Call for Solutions_Enterprise Transformation Capability_Amendment 3.pdf

CALL FOR SOLUTIONS

ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION CAPABILITY FOR THE ARMY’S ORGANIC

INDUSTRIAL BASE (OIB)

Project Number PANRSA-26-P-0000 034783

Army Open Solicitation (AOS) Number W9128Z-25-S-A002

Call for Solution Title Enterprise Transformation Capability for the Army’s OIB

Issued By Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA), Redstone Services & IT Solutions Branch (CCAM-CAC-B)

Submission Instructions To respond to this Call for Solution, please refer to Sections 7 of this Call for Solution

*Solution Briefs Due Date/Time (Suspense)

11 Aug 2026 at 1700 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Point of Contracts (POCs) for Solution Brief Submission

Contracting Officer: Stephanie F. Dillon, stephanie.f.dillon.civ@army.mil

Contract Specialist: Portia R. Sampson, portia.r.sampson.civ@army.mil

NOTE: Please advise the cognizant Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist as soon as possible via the emails above if your organization intends to submit a Solution Brief in response to this Call for Solution.

*Any submissions that are received by the Contracting/Agreements Officer after the suspense date/time listed above will be deemed late and not evaluated. It is the sole responsibility of the company to ensure that its submission is received in the email inboxes listed above before the deadline specified.

This Call for Solution may result in the Government awarding Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracts or non-FAR agreements In Accordance With (IAW) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 212.70 – Defense Commercial Solutions Opening. Other Transaction (OT) that may be awarded from this Call for Solution are not subject to the FAR or its supplements, as applicable.

mailto:stephanie.f.dillon.civ@army.mil mailto:portia.r.sampson.civ@army.mil

1. BACKGROUND.

In alignment with the 2026 National Defense Strategy's directive to "supercharge the U.S. Defense Industrial Base," the Army is committed to a generational modernization of its Organic Industrial Base (OIB). The OIB is the bedrock of the Army's ability to generate, project, and sustain combat power. However, current modernization investments, while significant, are often executed as disconnected initiatives. This approach lacks the synchronization needed to build a truly adaptive and resilient enterprise. To remedy this, the Army is establishing a Government-owned Enterprise Industrial Transformation Capability. This capability will serve as the central mechanism to continuously translate strategic guidance into synchronized industrial action, ensuring the OIB remains aligned with evolving warfighter requirements.

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT.

The Army's OIB currently lacks a repeatable, enterprise-wide methodology to guide its transformation, which impedes its ability to adapt to contested logistics, emerging technologies, and industrial vulnerabilities. This gap results in fragmented modernization efforts and sub-optimal allocation of resources, creating risk for the future force.

The objective of this Call for Solutions is to procure an independent, solution-agnostic transformation partner to engineer, develop, and help institutionalize a Government-owned enterprise transformation capability. The Government does not seek a predetermined technical product or a contractor to implement solutions. Instead, this Call seeks innovative and repeatable methodologies that will equip the Government to improve enterprise-level decision-making. The partner will facilitate this transformation, while the Government retains all authority for policy, prioritization, investment, and operational decisions.

3. REQUIRED AND DESIRED SOLUTION ATTRIBUTES.

Offerors should propose a comprehensive methodology capable of achieving the following objectives.

Required Attributes (Non-negotiable):

• Methodology-Centric: The proposed solution must be a detailed and repeatable transformation methodology, not a specific materiel product, software, or implementation service.

• Preservation of Governmental Functions: The methodology must be explicitly designed to ensure the Government retains all decision authority. The partner’s role is to facilitate analysis and develop objective courses of action, not to perform inherently governmental functions or determine policy.

• Solution Agnostic & Vendor Neutral: The methodology must be engineered to be completely independent and objective, capable of evaluating any potential implementation solution without bias toward proprietary products or vendors. This is a strict Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) requirement.

• Knowledge Transfer: The proposal must include a robust and detailed plan to transfer the methodology and associated processes to Government personnel, ensuring an enduring, self-sustaining enterprise capability is established.

Desired Attributes (Will be viewed favorably):

• Integrated Methodological Approach: Demonstrates innovation by integrating disciplines such as industrial engineering, systems thinking, decision science, digital engineering, data analytics, and military planning methodologies.

• Enterprise-Wide Assessment Capability: A proposed process to assess the current state of the OIB enterprise, including its constraints, supply chain, workforce, facilities, and digital maturity, with a focus on enterprise optimization over local improvements.

• Future-State Development: A structured and repeatable process for developing multiple future-state operating concepts and objective courses of action for Government decision-makers.

• Decision Support Framework: A methodology to provide objective decision support, including trade studies, alternatives analysis, and investment prioritization frameworks, to inform Government choices.

• Governance and Performance: A proven approach to engineer and recommend enterprise governance structures, decision processes, and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) frameworks to measure transformation progress.

• Roadmap Engineering: The ability to translate Government-approved objectives into executable, phased implementation roadmaps that align 1–3 year operational priorities with 4–7 year modernization goals.

4. AWARDING INSTRUMENT

The Call will be awarded in accordance with the Army Open Solicitation procedures detailed within Solicitation W9128Z-25-S-A002, found here:

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b97c45e74bc41549af9a0858c931a88/view

This Call provides instructions to companies and how the Government will evaluate submissions.

The Government anticipates awarding a CSO FAR based contract under this Call for Solutions. The intended contract type is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery, https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b97c45e74bc41549af9a0858c931a88/view

Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with labor categories and labor rates established at the IDIQ level.

5. CALL INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTES

5.1 Overview of Submission Phases

The response process for this Call will generally consist of the following phases:

Phase 1: Solution Brief Offerors will submit a high-level summary of their proposed solution, addressing the government’s objectives and requirements.

Phase 2: Pitch (unless bypassed) Selected offerors may be invited to present and discuss their solution in a live or virtual setting.

Phase 3: Solution Proposal Offerors advancing to this phase will be invited to submit a detailed proposal for final evaluation and potential award.

Detailed submission requirements for Phase 1 are provided in Section 6. Evaluation criteria for Phase 1 are outlined in Section 7. Phase 2 and/or Phase 3 submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be provided via subsequent invitation letters.

5.2 General Notes

➢ Offerors are reminded that all awards are subject to the availability of funds and the Government reserves the right to make multiple awards, a single award, or no award as a result of this Call.

➢ Only a Contracting Officer has the authority to enter into, modify, or execute a binding instrument on behalf of the United States Government. All payment obligations are subject to Congressional appropriations.

➢ In order to be eligible for award, offerors must:

o Possess a Unique Entity ID (UEI) and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, and maintain active registration throughout the period of performance.

o Register in the prescribed government invoicing system (e.g., Wide Area Work Flow).

o Accurately represent their small business size and status as required.

o Be determined responsible by the Contracting/Agreements Officer and not be suspended, debarred, or otherwise prohibited from receiving an award.

o Disclose any actual or potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) to the Contracting Officer prior to award.

➢ Offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for any amendments or updates to this Call.

➢ Notice to Offeror(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this open Call, either before or after the closing date. If the Government cancels this open Call, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.”

6. SOLUTION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Phase 1 – Solution Brief

6.1.1 Phase 1 – Solution Brief Content

Solution Briefs shall not exceed five (5) written pages using 12-point Times New Roman font or, alternatively, may take the form of briefing slides not exceeding fifteen (15) slides using 12-point Times New Roman font for all standard text blocks and bullet points. Text within graphics, charts, and tables on either the written pages or the briefing slides may use a smaller font size (minimum 8-point) provided it remains easily legible.

The Government will not consider inserted textboxes/pop-ups or internet links to additional information as part of the Solution Brief and will not consider such information in its evaluation. Solution Briefs are intended to be clear and concise.

Solution Briefs shall include the following at a minimum:

a. Title Page (does not count against page limit)

i. Company Name, Title, Date, Point of Contact Name, E-Mail Address, Phone, Address, and Call reference number. If registered in SAM.gov, include the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and Unique Entity Identification (UEI) code.

ii. Specifically identify the Call for which the Solution Brief is submitted.

b. Executive Summary (one page)

i. Provide an executive summary of the technology.

c. High-Level Technology Solution/Concept

i. Describe the unique aspects of your solution/concept and its relevance to the respective Call/Topic.

ii. Explain whether the solution/concept is innovative and/or a potential capability.

iii. Describe how your proposed solution/concept solves a capability gap/problem and/or provides innovative technological advancements.

iv. Outline the capabilities and scalability of the solution/concept.

v. Describe the benefits of your solution/concept as it applies to the respective

Call/Topic.

vi. Explain how the proposed technical approach is feasible, achievable, and supported by a technical team with the expertise and experience to accomplish the proposed solution/concept.

vii. Provide a proposed project schedule and total estimated out-the-door price, and describe how the proposed schedule is achievable for the proposed solution/concept.

viii. Identify whether the proposed solution/concept includes a pilot or demonstration of an existing commercial technology (identified as commercially ready and viable technology), or the development of technology for potential defense application. If development or adaptation is proposed, identify a suggested path to mature the technology. Identify aspects which may be considered proprietary.

d. Company Viability

i. Provide a brief overview of the company. Include a summary of current fundraising to date or a summary of top-line (gross sales/revenues).

ii. If CSO, provide a summary of product/solution commercialization and go-to-market strategy.

e. Intellectual Property Statement/Agreement/Disclosures (does not count against page limit)

i. As needed, include a separate disclosure for each company that would be a participant in the solution/concept.

The Government may be unable to evaluate the Solution Brief if a Company fails to provide the information requested above.

6.2 Phase 2 – Pitch

Phase 2 submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be outlined in the invitation to this phase, unless bypassed.

6.3 Phase 3 – Proposal

Phase 3 submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be outlined in the invitation to this phase.

7. EVALUATION CRITERIA

7.1 Phase 1 – Solution Brief Basis of Evaluation

Solution briefs correctly submitted in response to the Call will be evaluated against the below criteria. The Government reserves the right to use external market research in the evaluation of a Company's viability. The Government reserves the right to not respond to solution briefs incorrectly submitted under this Call. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the solution submissions submitted in response to this Call.

The Government intends to evaluate the Solution Brief to determine which proposed solutions have the potential to best meet the Governments needs utilizing the two-part evaluation criteria below.

Solution Briefs submitted in response to this open solicitation will be evaluated using the following factors in descending order of importance are: (a) Technical Merit, (b) Schedule, and (c) Viability.

a. Technical Merit: The Government will evaluate the Company’s Solution Brief submission in accordance with Section C, i through vi. The Government will evaluate the Company’s Offeror’s proposed solution/concept relevance to the respective Call; innovation or a potential capability; solves a capability/gap/problem or provides potential innovative technological advancements; capabilities and scalability of the solution; benefits of the solution/concept; and technical approach.

b. Schedule. The Government will review the Offeror Solution Brief submission in accordance with Section C, vii through xi. The Government will evaluate the Company proposed solution/concept project schedule and estimated out-the-door total cost, as well as maturity path.

c. Viability. The Government will evaluate the Company Solution Brief in accordance with Section D, i and ii. The Government will evaluate the submitted company overview, and if applicable, summary of product/solution commercialization and market strategy.

7.2 Phase 1 - Solution Brief Selection Process

Based on the evaluation, the Solution Brief will be categorized as Selected for Further Consideration or Not Selected for Further Consideration. The selection of one (1) or more submissions into the next Phase will be based on the criteria listed above and funding availability. Solution Briefs considered not to have (1) sufficient merit or relevance to the topic, (2) a Government need, or (3) funds are not expected to be available, the submission may be declined without further review.

Selected for Further Consideration: The submitted Solution Brief has been determined to be of technical merit, represents an achievable schedule and viable maturity pathway. As such, the Government intends to invite the Company to participate in next phase should funding be available.

Not Selected for Further Consideration: The submitted Solution Brief does not represent either the necessary degree of technical merit, technical innovation, or relevance to agency priorities to warrant further proposal effort or consideration.

The Army anticipates Topics may routinely receive more Solution Briefs than resources to award. All submissions will be fairly evaluated, however, only select Solution Briefs will be invited to Phase 2 and/or Phase 3. The government reserves the right to limit the number of Companies invited to Phase 2 and/or Phase 3. As such, a Company’s solution may be evaluated to be of merit but not invited to Phase 2 and/or Phase 3.

Solution Briefs that are chosen for Phase 2 and/or Phase 3 will be notified in writing as soon as practicable. The Government reserves the right to bypass Phase 2 into Phase 3 to request a formal proposal should funding be available.

8. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI)

The Offeror shall perform an OCI analysis and submit the results of that analysis in addition to the Solution Brief submission. Specifically, the Offeror shall analyze the details of the Call and the implementation of their proposed Solution for actual or potential OCI situations associated with the performance of the Offeror, or any of the Offeror’s proposed teammates or subcontractors, under any contract or agreement the Offeror or the Offeror’s teammates or subcontractors have been or may be awarded by any federal agency or other entity. The Offeror shall describe in detail the methodology used to identify actual or potential OCI issues. The level of detail for OCI analysis may not be the same for all vendors. FAR 9.5 may be used as guidance for OCI analysis. If no conflicts are identified, a risk mitigation plan is not required; however a description of the analysis methodology, and an affirming statement that no conflicts are identified shall be included. This section will not count against submission page limits.

If the Offeror identifies any actual or potential OCIs with respect to the performance of the Offeror or the Offeror’s subcontractors or teammates, the contractor shall provide an OCI Mitigation Plan to be incorporated as an attachment to any resulting contract or agreement. Any proposed avoidance or mitigation techniques shall be consistent with FAR 9.5 and the most recent decisions of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.