Bid document

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF)

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE CONCEPTS, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (SAF/CDM)

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

FA7146-20-S-C001

for

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

PART I:

PART II:

OVERVIEW

FULL TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT

PART IIA: OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

PART IIB: INFORMATION CONCERNING POTENTIAL

AWARDS PART IIC: PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

PART IID: SECURITY REQUIREMENTS PART

IIE: REVIEW/EVALUATION CRITERIA

PART IIF: GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT

GLOSSARY:

APPENDIX A:

APPENDIX B:

Summary Description of Important Terms

"WHITE PAPER" Submission Requirements
"PROPOSAL" Submission Requirements

PART I: OVERVIEW

CSO SPONSOR: SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAF)

CONCEPTS, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (COM)

AUTHORITY: Section 879 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NOAA) [Pub. L. 114-328] "Defense Commecial Solutions Opening Pilot Program", as implemented via DoD Class Deviation 2018-00016 dated 26 JUN 2018, and SAF/AQC Contract Policy Memo 18-C-03 dated 20 SEP 2018

OBJECTIVE: Acquire Various Innovative Commercial Items, Technologies, and Services Using Streamlined Acquisition Procedures

COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO) SUMMARY

TITLE

CSO TYPE*

CSO NUMBER

PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY**

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENTACTIVITIES

CLOSED-OPEN TWO STEP WITH CALLS

FA7146-20-S-C001

DATE OF POSTING throuah 30 SEP 2025

*CSO TYPE: CLOSED-OPEN TWO STEP WITH CALLS - Means a CSO type issued in accordance with USAF guidance, and as defined in the Glossary for this particular CSO.

**PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY:

DUE DATE FOR FINAL WHITE PAPER SUBMISSIONS: 4:00PM

WASHINGTON, DC LOCAL TIME, 15 AUG 2026

DUE DATE FOR FINAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:

4:00PM WASHINGTON, DC LOCAL TIME, 15 SEP 2026

LAST DAY FOR AWARDS:

11:59PM WASHINGTON, DC LOCAL TIME, 30 SEP 2026

PART II: FULL TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT

PART IIA: OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

SAF/CDM is interested in the full range and full scope of innovative commercial items, technologies, and services to support various activities. This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is intended to represent a streamlined mechanism for engaging interested sources, in a manner consistent with the security classification requirements of this effort, and utilize flexible acquisition procedures consistent with statutue and regulation. Government interest in major program topic areas is as identified below. Respondents to this CSO will reference the particular major program topic area that is the subject of their submission to aid in timely government review.