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Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

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Air Force Research Laboratory opened an enterprise solicitation framework for innovative technology and services, awarded as fixed-price contracts or prototype agreements. Specific needs come in separate Spiral solicitations. Amended through 2026; open until 2030.

Agency: Dept Of Defense · Dept Of The Air Force
Notice type: Special Notice
Set-aside: No set-aside (open to all)
NAICS: 541715
Place of performance: Not listed
Posted: Oct 29, 2026
Response due: Apr 30, 2030
Solicitation number: FA865226SC003

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29 Oct 2026: The CSO is amended to incorporate changes pursuant to Class Deviation 2026-O0028 Rev 1, 22 Oct 2026, and to correct the Attachment 1 - Areas of Interest - file name. No other attachments are affected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 Sep 2026: The CSO is amended. Attachment 1 - Areas of Interest and Mission Organization Alignment is revised to correct Tables 1.4 and 1.5. All other attachments remain unchanged. -------------------------------------------- 8 July 2026: The CSO is amended to remove all references to the Centralized Open Spiral. Attachment 1 - Areas of Interest is updated to include Mission Organization Alignment. All other attachments remain unchanged. The Spiral Tracker posted 4 June 2026 is unchanged. --------------------------------------------- 4 June 2026: Spiral Tracker is updated. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 April 2026: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Procurement Headquarters (PK), located at 1864 4th St, Bldg. 15, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433, has issued the AFRL Enterprise CSO under the authority of 10 USC 3458, as implemented by DFARS Subpart 212.70. The CSO serves as the overarching enterprise announcement broadly defining Areas of Interest (AOI) that encompass the full range of AFRL requirements. It provides the framework for the issuance of competitive centralized and decentralized Spirals releases which will solicit innovative technologies and services that fulfill the needs of the AFRL enterprise. Spirals will be posted to the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), https://sam.gov, as separate solicitations. Refer to the enclosed Spiral Tracker for active Spiral solicitation numbers and search for the soliciation within the GPE accordingly. Resulting solutions awarded under the CSO shall meet the definition of "innovative", which is defined as: (1) Any technology, process or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal; or (2) 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. Resultant awards will be fixed-price type FAR Part 12 contracts, or 10 USC 4022 Other Transactions for Prototype (OTP). Foreign participation is not authorized. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 April 2026: Q&A is posted in anticipation of the final CSO Announcement and Centralized Open Spiral posting later this week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 February 2026: Presolicitation Notice and Draft Announcement.

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