Kronos FoS CSO 2.0

Kronos Program
Family of Systems (FoS)
Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Dated

01 July 2026

Record of Revisions
Revision
Initial Release 1.0
Amendment
Initial Release 2.0

Description
Establishment of CSO 1.0 and Opens 1st Call
Admin Changes
Establishment of CSO 2.0

Date

12 Nov 2025

02 Dec 2025

01 July 2026

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1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

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Space Systems Command (SSC), through its Kronos Program of Record, is issuing a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) in accordance with Revised Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (R-DFARS) 212.70, Defense Commercial Solutions Opening, 10 U.S.C. §4022 - “Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects,” and 10 U.S.C. §4023 - “Procurement for Experimental Purposes.” Under the Kronos Family of Systems (FoS) CSO, the Government may award proposals received in response to a general solicitation to acquire innovative products, technologies, or services based on a review of solutions by scientific, technological, or other subject matter expert peers within the program management office (PMO). “Innovative”, for CSO purposes and in accordance with (IAW) 10 U.S.C. § 3458 and R-DFARS 212.70, means any new technology, process, or method, including research and development (R&D), or any new application of an existing technology, process or method, that is new as of the date of the submission of a proposal . The Government may award FAR-based or Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awards as a result of this CSO. All awards under this CSO will be treated as commercial.

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The Government is interested in a broad range of solutions spanning from foundational cloud computing services to mission-specific software applications and software development services to include, but are not limited to: 
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Advanced cloud-native services
Scalable and secure platform solutions
Agile software development methodologies and tooling
Mission-driven C2 applications
Data integration, management, and visualization capabilities Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and decision-support tools Cybersecurity and zero-trust architectures

This CSO seeks to identify and leverage cutting-edge innovations that can enhance the scalability, flexibility, interoperability, and resiliency of the Kronos program in alignment with the evolving operational needs of the US Space Force (USSF) Command and Control (C2) mission.

2. PURPOSE

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This CSO is a competitive solicitation under R-DFARS 212.70. It is focused on identifying