DSO-CSO Amended

Kessel Run DevSecOps (DSO) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) solicitation is issued in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 212.70 Defense Commercial Solutions Opening.” Federal Agency Name: Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) C3C/Kessel Run
Federal Agencies Capable of Issuing Contracts/Agreements: The DSO CSO is targeted to AFLCMC/C3C and any identified future participants. CSO Number: FA8730-22-S-C001

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Type: This is an Umbrella CSO issued for Kessel Run. As a Software Pathway program which falls under the authority of DoD 5000.87, Kessel Run routinely seeks DevSecOps services and peripherally related technologies that are widely available in the commercial marketplace. Parties that are interested in utilizing this acquisition approach can do so by executing individual CSO “ Calls”. Meaning this CSO will be “amended” to issue Calls as objectives requiring innovative solutions are identified by various organizations within the AFLCMC/C3C product lines. These Calls will be issued by acquisition teams within the C3C organization, posted on sam.gov in separate instances, and the Calls will reference the DSO CSO. This CSO will preclude the need for formal ASP approval for individual Calls. Since this solicitation vehicle is intended to result in a FAR Part 12 contract, we will use simplified procedures such as those provided for in FAR Part 13 to include FAR subpart 13.5, when applicable. The DSO CSO will remain open for the issuance of Calls until 30 Sep 2027. Contracts and agreements issued against this CSO are considered “commercial” notwithstanding the definition of Commercial Item in FAR 2.101. This document is not a request for a solution, brief, or proposal. Please note, interested parties will not be reimbursed by the Government for any/all costs associated with responding to this CSO, to include responses to Calls issued against this CSO. Calls: Calls will include areas of interest (AOI) defined by the organizations issuing the calls. Each Call can be designed to meet the needs of the issuing organization. Descriptions of potential Call structures can be found below. Calls will include (at a minimum):

● instructions to interested parties including the agency’s interest either for an individual program requirement or for broadly defined AOIs covering a full range of the agency’s requirements
● Projected Period of Performance (PoP) as well as expected for solution