Solicitation

Engineer Research and Development Center
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO)
Solicitation Number: W9132T26SC001
SECTION A: Introduction
The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is issuing a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) pursuant to DFARS 212.70. Under a CSO, the ERDC-CERL may competitively select proposals received in response to a general solicitation, similar to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), based on a review of proposal by scientific, technological, or other subject matter expert peers within the ERDC. This CSO will be used to acquire innovative products, services, or technologies, and under this CSO, all products, services, and technologies 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. The regulation states that Contracting officers may use a CSO:
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To obtain innovative solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements,

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To close capability gaps, or provide potential innovative technological advancements; and

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When meaningful proposals with varying technical or scientific approaches can be reasonably anticipated.

The term “innovative” is defined as; a) any technology, process, or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal; or b) any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process, or method existing as of such date. This CSO contains broadly defined Areas of Interest (AOIs) that describe aspects of the CERL mission, however more specific individual program requirements (IPRs) may be added in the future. The CERL intends to obtain “innovative” solutions that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technology advancements within the Areas of Interest (AOIs) advertised. Solutions may include existing technologies or procedures that are not currently in use that would enhance or streamline their mission capabilities. 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