Dcsa innovation gateway
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- HS0021-26-CSO-DCSA
- Agency
-
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Place of performance
- Quantico, Virginia, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Small Business Office dcsa.small-business@mail.mil
- Daniela Garavito daniela.garavito2.civ@mail.mil (571) 305-6720
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) seeks prototype solutions addressing four technical priority areas—Digital Transformation Enablement, Data Integration and Advanced Analytics, Cyber and Industrial Security, and Digital Workforce and Governance—through a competitive solicitation open from June 23, 2026, through June 22, 2031. Awards will be issued as Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) for prototype projects. The first Innovation Call, "Unified Application Access and Integration Prototype," published September 10, 2026, on SAM.gov.
Place of performance is Quantico, Virginia. The NAICS code is 541512, Computer Systems Design Services; PSC is DA01.
DCSA will issue separate Innovation Calls at various times during the five-year solicitation window, each published via SAM.gov as a distinct solicitation posting referencing the DCSA Innovation Gateway. Proposals must be submitted only in response to published Innovation Calls using the Solution Concept Paper Template (six pages maximum). Unsolicited proposals outside an Innovation Call will not be reviewed.
OTA statutory eligibility requires at least one nontraditional defense contractor or nonprofit research institution participation, or all small businesses and nontraditional contractors, or at least one-third cost sharing from non-federal sources. Vendors must maintain active SAM registration with a Unique Entity Identifier, hold relevant security clearances if required, register with the PIEE invoicing system, and obtain suspension/debarment clearance and responsibility determination.
Evaluation follows a three-phase process: Phase 1 rates the Solution Concept Paper on concept viability, mission alignment, and affordability; Phase 2 is an optional invitation-only evaluation; Phase 3 involves collaborative negotiation and final award. The solicitation permits iterative development and modification during performance and allows follow-on production awards without competition upon successful prototype completion.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Innovation Gateway is a competitive solicitation that will result in the award of prototype projects under Other Transaction Agreements (OTA).
It is our commercially-focused front door for innovators.
Our goal is simple: to partner with creative companies to solve our most critical mission challenges.
Innovation Gateway Process
The Innovation Gateway is a general announcement of DCSA’s general areas of interest (Digital Transformation Enablement, Data Integration and Advanced Analytics, Cyber and Industrial Security, Digital Workforce and Governance). The general soliciation includes criteria for selecting Solution Concept Papers and soliciting the participation of all proposers capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.
Proposal requests will be issued via ‘Innovation Calls’ that are published separately under the DCSA Innovation Gateway at various times during the open period of this solicitation.
Innovation Calls will be published via Sam.gov through separate solicitation postings referencing the DCSA Innovation Gateway. Proposers are required to use the Solution Concept Paper Template (DCSA Innovation Gateway Attachment 1) to submit their solutions.
The Government will only accept proposals in response to Innovation Calls. Unsolicited proposals that are not in response to an Innovation Call will not be reviewed by the Government. Additionally, industry representatives wishing to submit general capability statements or schedule capability briefings should direct their inquiries to the DCSA Small Business Office at dcsa.small-business@mail.mil
Innovation Call Publications:
Innovation Call #01 - Unified Application Access and Integration Prototype
- Notice ID: DCSAInnovationCall01
- Publication Date: 09/10/2026
- https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8edbc404f99d46caa7f41a9bb760f4a9/view
Update #2 ·
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Innovation Gateway is a competitive solicitation that will result in the award of prototype projects under Other Transaction Agreements (OTA).
It is our commercially-focused front door for innovators.
Our goal is simple: to partner with creative companies to solve our most critical mission challenges.
Innovation Gateway Process
The Innovation Gateway is a general announcement of DCSA’s general areas of interest (Digital Transformation Enablement, Data Integration and Advanced Analytics, Cyber and Industrial Security, Digital Workforce and Governance). The general soliciation includes criteria for selecting Solution Concept Papers and soliciting the participation of all proposers capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.
Proposal requests will be issued via ‘Innovation Calls’ that are published separately under the DCSA Innovation Gateway at various times during the open period of this solicitation.
Innovation Calls will be published via Sam.gov through separate solicitation postings referencing the DCSA Innovation Gateway. Proposers are required to use the Solution Concept Paper Template (DCSA Innovation Gateway Attachment 1) to submit their solutions.
The Government will only accept proposals in response to Innovation Calls. Unsolicited proposals that are not in response to an Innovation Call will not be reviewed by the Government. Additionally, industry representatives wishing to submit general capability statements or schedule capability briefings should direct their inquiries to the DCSA Small Business Office at dcsa.small-business@mail.mil
Update #1 ·
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Innovation Gateway is a competitive solicitation that will result in the award of prototype projects under Other Transaction Agreements (OTA).
It is our commercially-focused front door for innovators.
Our goal is simple: to partner with creative companies to solve our most critical mission challenges.
Innovation Gateway Process
The Innovation Gateway is a general announcement of DCSA’s general areas of interest (Digital Transformation Enablement, Data Integration and Advanced Analytics, Cyber and Industrial Security, Digital Workforce and Governance). The general soliciation includes criteria for selecting Solution Concept Papers and soliciting the participation of all proposers capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.
Proposal requests will be issued via ‘Innovation Calls’ that are published separately under the DCSA Innovation Gateway at various times during the open period of this solicitation.
Innovation Calls will be published via Sam.gov through separate solicitation postings referencing the DCSA Innovation Gateway. Proposers are required to use the Solution Concept Paper Template (DCSA Innovation Gateway Attachment 1) to submit their solutions.
The Government will only accept proposals in response to Innovation Calls. Unsolicited proposals that are not in response to an Innovation Call will not be reviewed by the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DCSA Innovation Gateway_20260623.pdf | ||
| Att 1 _Solution Concept Paper_Template_20260623.docx | DOCX document |
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