U. S. Army Contracting Command – Watervliet Arsenal (ACC-WVA) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
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- Solicitation number
- W911PT26SC001
- Agency
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ACC Warren
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Watervliet, New York 12189, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Army Contracting Command–Watervliet Arsenal (ACC-WVA) is conducting a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for Organic Industrial Base modernization at Watervliet Arsenal and Benet Laboratories, continuously open until September 30, 2027, using authority under Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and implemented through DFARS Subpart 212.70. The solicitation (W911PT26SC001) is unrestricted and welcomes both traditional and non-traditional defense contractors, including foreign-owned businesses. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend the closing date by amendment.
ACC-WVA seeks innovative commercial products, technologies, and services—or adaptations of existing commercial technologies—to enable seamless integration of manufacturing resources, including linking legacy analogue systems with modern digital platforms, expanding modeling and simulation capabilities, and improving materiel delivery speed and precision. The CSO may result in various contract types: immediately available commercial technologies, technologies supported by commercial or strategic investment, concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities. All resulting contracts will be fixed-price (including fixed-price incentive fee structures) and treated as commercial item acquisitions under FAR Part 12.
Evaluation proceeds in up to three phases. Phase 1 requires solution briefs (maximum five pages or fifteen slides) including company information, executive summary, technology concept or gap coverage, and rough order of magnitude pricing, evaluated within 30 calendar days on responsiveness, technical merit and uniqueness, and funding availability. Phase 2 involves presentations addressing technical viability, ROM pricing, schedule, and intellectual property. Phase 3 requests full Commercial Solution Proposals in two volumes (Technical and Price). ACC-WVA reserves the right to select all, some, or none of submissions and to skip Phase 2 or proceed directly to Phase 3 based on proposal quality.
Multiple Areas of Interest have been posted on SAM.gov addressing advanced cannon manufacturing, test and inspection equipment, automated manufacturing lines, electrical infrastructure, facility conversion, access control systems, cooling tower automation, and specialized tooling—each with separate response deadlines ranging through November 2026. Responses to any AoI must be submitted via email to usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.commercial-solutions-opening@army.mil. All respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). Awards are subject to funding availability and successful negotiations; this announcement neither obligates the Government for proposal development costs nor authorizes performance commencement without a written contractual document from the Contracting Officer. Primary contacts are Lauren Scripps (lauren.a.scripps.civ@army.mil) and Joseph Pokrentowski (joseph.s.pokrentowski.civ@army.mil).
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Update #9 · Latest ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Current AOIs and current closing dates:
A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2027
A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026
A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026
A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026
A007 Automated Cooling Tower Treatments closes on 31 December 2026
A008 Advanced CNC Vertical Turning Lathe with Pallet System to Fit Existing Foundation closes on 20 November 2026
A009 Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging closes on 20 November 2026
Update #8 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Current AOIs and current closing dates:
A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2027
A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026
A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026
A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026
A007 Automated Cooling Tower Treatments closes on 20 October 2026
A008 Advanced CNC Vertical Turning Lathe with Pallet System to Fit Existing Foundation closes on 20 November 2026
A009 Advanced Tooling Manufacturing for Radial Forging closes on 20 November 2026
Update #7 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Current AOIs and current closing dates:
A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2026
A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026
A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026
A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026
A007 Automated Cooling Tower Treatments closes on 20 October 2026
A008 Advanced CNC Vertical Turning Lathe with Pallet System to Fit Existing Foundation closes on 20 November 2026
Update #6 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Current AOIs and current closing dates:
A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2026
A002 UT System closes on 30 September 2026
A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026
A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026
INACTIVE A005 Electronic Access Control System closes on 30 September 2026
A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026
A007 Automated Cooling Tower Treatments closes on 20 October 2026
A008 Advanced CNC Vertical Turning Lathe with Pallet System to Fit Existing Foundation closes on 20 November 2026
Update #5 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Current AOIs and current closing dates:
A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2026
A002 UT System closes on 30 September 2026
A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026
A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026
A005 Electronic Access Control System closes on 30 September 2026
A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026
A007 Automated Cooling Tower Treatments closes on 20 October 2026
A008 Advanced CNC Vertical Turning Lathe with Pallet System to Fit Existing Foundation closes on 20 November 2026
Update #4 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Current AOIs and current closing dates:
A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2026
A002 UT System closes on 30 September 2026
A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026
A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026
A005 Electronic Access Control System closes on 30 September 2026
A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026
A007 Automated Cooling Tower Treatments closes on 20 October 2026
Update #3 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Current AOIs and current closing dates:
A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2026
A002 UT System closes on 30 September 2026
A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026
A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026
A005 Electronic Access Control System closes on 30 September 2026
A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026
Update #2 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs.
This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications.
ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO.
The following phases will be used:
Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief,
Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and
Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP).
A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO.
Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf"
Update #1 ·
The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National De-fense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO).
Contracting officers may use CSO’s to obtain innovative solutions or potential capabili-ties that fulfill requirements, to close commercial capability gaps, or provide potential inno-vative technological advancements; and when meaningful proposals with varying technical or scientific approaches can be reasonably anticipated. Under a CSO, the Department of War may competitively select proposals received in response to a general solicitation, simi-lar to a broad agency announcement, based on a review of proposals by scientific, techno-logical, or other subject-matter expert peers. Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts.
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