Air Force Operational Commercial Solutions Opening
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) is conducting a commercial solutions opening (CSO) authorized by Department of Defense Class Deviation 2022-O0007. Under a CSO, the Air Force may competitively award proposals received in response to a general solicitation, similar to a broad agency announcement, to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and services, based on a review of proposals by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers within the Air Force. Under this CSO, all items, technologies, and services shall be treated as commercial items.
The Air Force intends to obtain “innovative” solutions or potential new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technology advancements. Solutions may include existing technologies or procedures that are not currently in use by units at various locations that would enhance or streamline their mission capabilities. Based on available funding, this CSO is targeting solutions priced less than $100M.
Amendment A00012, dated 24 September 2024
The purpose of this amendment is to:
1. Extend this commercial Solutions opening (CSO) solicitation No. FA4484-20-S-C002 proposals due date from 30 September 2024 to 30 September 2025.
2. Proposal Submission time frame is corrected from:
In order for your proposal to be evaluated for a possible contract award, it must be submitted via email to 87CONS.CSO.Team@us.af.mil at any time through 30 September 2022. A hardcopy will not be accepted. No proposal will be accepted after 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 30 September 2024 as the authority to enter into a contract under the CSO program expires at this time.
To:
In order for your proposal to be evaluated for a possible contract award, it must be submitted via email to 87CONS.CSO.Team@us.af.mil at any time through 30 September 2025. A hardcopy will not be accepted. No proposal will be accepted after 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 30 September 2025 as the authority to enter into a contract under the CSO program expires at this time.