OCONUS Commercial Solution Opportunity - Defense Commissary Agency
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.
Quick Summary
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has issued an OCONUS Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) under DFARS 212.70 to identify innovative commercial technologies, products, and services. The CSO aims to modernize business operations and enhance the military non-pay benefit at DeCA's OCONUS locations. This continuous opening seeks solutions that improve the commissary benefit, decrease costs, and optimize processes. The overall CSO is open until December 31, 2026.
Overall Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
DeCA is leveraging a streamlined acquisition process to rapidly procure critical technologies, products, and services. This initiative supports the timely integration of cutting-edge solutions to improve the commissary benefit, decrease costs without diminishing the benefit, improve processes with high risk of fraud/waste/abuse, and reduce waste and process variation. Contracts awarded under this authority will be fixed-price and may extend through fiscal year 2028, with the potential for multiple awards.
Submission & Evaluation (General CSO)
The solicitation process may involve a multi-phased approach: a written solution brief (Phase 1), an oral presentation (Phase 2), and a full Commercial Solution Proposal (Phase 3). The government reserves the right to forgo phases. Submissions are evaluated based on responsiveness to the Area of Interest (AoI), technical merit, and affordability. Companies must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI) and be registered in SAM.gov and PIEE Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) prior to award.
Current Area of Interest (AoI): Warehouse Racking Solutions
The most recently posted AoI under this CSO, published on June 18, 2026, seeks innovative commercial warehouse racking solutions for two chill rooms at DeCA's cold storage warehouse in Kaiserslautern, Germany. This is a one-time purchase to maximize storage density and efficiency. Key requirements include solutions tailored to specific inventory types, vertical space optimization, improved FIFO inventory rotation, enhanced picking speed, and Conformité Européenne (CE) certification. Interested vendors must submit their Phase I commercial solution proposal in accordance with section 3.2 Solution Brief. Proposal Due: June 29, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central European Time (CET).
Additional Notes
DeCA encourages companies to frequently check SAM.gov for new AoI postings under this continuous Commercial Solutions Opening. All communications for the Warehouse Racking AoI should be sent via email to Ruth Ecker, Thomas Rittershofer, or David Bremer. For general CSO inquiries, contact David Bremer (david.bremer@deca.mil).