Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Annual Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, through its Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), is issuing a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) to procure innovative solutions in the form of products, services, or technologies that support Infrastructure Science and Engineering (ISE) and Operation Science and Engineering (OSE). This broad-based solicitation seeks solutions across seven primary areas of interest, including sustainable engineered wood and bio-structural building solutions, energy and water efficiency technologies, additive construction methods, robotic engineering operations, operational energy innovations, training lands and infrastructure management, and sustainment management systems. The government seeks to obtain innovative solutions that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide technological advancements with particular emphasis on deployable, ruggedized, and autonomous solutions that reduce logistics burden and minimize construction time and costs. Evaluation will be conducted using a two-step process focusing on three primary factors: technical innovation, importance to agency programs, and funds availability, with initial solution briefs followed by potential virtual or in-person demonstrations. Solutions must be submitted electronically through the ERDCWERX portal by October 30, 2026, and all submissions must include a cover letter, technical volume with solution brief and pitch deck, and a price volume.

This solicitation contains no set-aside designation and does not identify any incumbent contractors or specific award values. All resulting contracts will be firm-fixed price commercial items, with the government maintaining flexibility to award through various methods including FAR-based contracts and Other Transactions arrangements tailored to individual solutions proposed. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov to participate, and submissions will be accepted on a continuous basis throughout the solicitation period. While no specific quantity of goods or service duration timeline is stipulated, the one-year open period through October 30, 2026, allows vendors to submit solutions at any time during this window. Place of performance is not specified, as this CSO accommodates a broad range of innovative solutions that may be developed, tested, or delivered across various locations depending on the nature of the proposed capability.