Project Sabre - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Project Sabre is a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) issued by the Department of Defense's Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to solicit innovative commercial technologies for developing mission system capabilities across Air Force weapon system platforms. Posted on November 21, 2025, with Call 001 released on February 6, 2026, this streamlined acquisition vehicle seeks platform-agnostic hardware and software solutions that leverage existing and emerging commercial technologies. The CSO represents a base solicitation with future calls to be issued as amendments, allowing the government to continuously evaluate new vendor solutions over time. No specific proposals were initially requested; instead, interested companies were directed to monitor for future calls. The primary intent is to enhance warfighting capabilities, improve system survivability, and accelerate rapid capability delivery through innovative commercial approaches. This notice demonstrates the Air Force's commitment to leveraging commercial innovation rather than solely developing proprietary military solutions.

Call 001, the first specific solicitation under this CSO, focuses on five distinct technical focus areas: SOSA Consortium Nano Hardware, SOSA 3U Hardware Conformance Tool, MBSE Automated Documentation and Code Generation, Big Iron and AMS GRA Transition Guide Maturation, and AMS GRA Software Conformance Tool. The submission process employs a two-step evaluation approach, with Step 1 Solution Briefs due by March 6, 2026, limited to five pages or ten slides, followed by Step 2 involving in-person oral presentations, live demonstrations in Dayton, Ohio, and full price proposals for selected vendors. The government intends to award multiple Firm Fixed Price contracts or Other Transaction Agreements, with pricing proposals requiring detailed labor breakouts and bills of materials in editable formats. Vendors must demonstrate capability to work in Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) environments and present novel applications of commercial products, with no specific company eligibility restrictions stated. All submissions must be directed to aflcmc.wa.projectsabrecso@us.af.mil, with questions addressed to identified contracting, program management, and engineering contacts.