CSO solicitation

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE GUNTER ANNEX ALABAMA

29 October 2026

Department of the Air Force Program Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

FA8771-26-S-C001

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. The Department of the Air Force (DAF), Business and Enterprise Systems (BES), invites commercial industry to participate in this Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). This competitive solicitation seeks to acquire innovative, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) IT and business solutions to enhance Air Force capabilities, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. The CSO is a streamlined acquisition process intended to reduce procurement timelines and is open to all interested parties, including traditional and nontraditional defense contractors, large and small businesses, and research institutions. 1.2. This document establishes the general framework for a multi-year process and is not a request for proposals. Specific opportunities will be announced through individual Calls for Proposals (Calls), which will be published as needed until 2 March 2030. Each Call will detail its own specific technical requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions, and is not limited by anything in this general CSO.. 1.3. This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), in accordance with 10 USC 3457 and RDFARS 212.70 may award of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) based contracts or Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) under 10 U.S.C. § 2371b. All awards are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations. The Government is not obligated to make any awards and is not responsible for any costs incurred by an offeror in responding to this CSO or any subsequent Call. The terms of this CSO will govern the process unless modified by a specific Call. This CSO is established under the authority of Section 7227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2023

2. CSO SPECIFICS

2.1. Calls- This CSO allows for both Closed Calls and/or Open Period Calls which will be published via amendments to the CSO. All Calls issued under this CSO will include specific instructions which may include but are not limited to submission dates, Focus Areas, Problem Statements, evaluation criteria and proposal instructions to potential offerors. While each offeror shall adhere to this CSO, the Calls will contain other information the Contractor shall adhere to. Each Call will be announced on the Government Point of Entry (GPE), currently SAM.gov, which may result in the award of