MVD CW CSO

Mississippi Valley Division
Civil Works Areas of Interest
Commercial Solutions Openings

W912P926SC001

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION

The Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing this Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3458 and implemented by the Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 212.70 (DFARS CD 2026-O0028), Defense Commercial Solutions Opening. Under a CSO, the MVD and other DoD agencies may award a contract to any one or more offerors relative to that offeror’s submission received in response to this general solicitation to obtain innovative solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential innovative technological advancements. “Innovative” means any technology, process, or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal, or any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process, or method existing as of such a date.
All products, technologies, and services shall be treated as commercial items; products, technologies, and services do not have to be “commercially available” to be submitted in response to this solicitation. If the solution meets the requirements of the DFARS regulation, the solution is treated as commercial whereby the Contracting Officer will utilize commercial procedures to develop and execute the resultant award.
This CSO contains broadly defined Areas of Interest (AOI), however more specific Individual Program Requirements (IPRs) may be provided in the future. The AOIs are intentionally broad in nature, generally have no known funding specifically available, and will be posted under this CSO on an open-continuous basis for one (1) year from the date of original posting. Any specific IPRs that are posted under the authority of this CSO, will describe the desired end result, offer additional context for the needs that seek solutions, provide a funding profile, and will stipulate a specific due date for solutions.
The USACE MVD mission is to serve the region by providing vital public engineering services and stewardship of water resource infrastructure, partnering in peace and war, to strengthen our nation’s security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters. Investment is critical in generating near- and long-term benefits to the Civil Works Program. Therefore, MVD seeks