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AIR COMBAT COMMAND HEADQUARTERS (ACC HQ) ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION CENTER (AMIC) COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO)

Closed — responses were due 30 Sep 2026 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Department of the Air Force, DoD · Langley AFB, VA · NAICS 541715 · Solicitation FA4890-CSO-0001-24

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Solicitation details

Solicitation numberFA4890-CSO-0001-24
Notice ID34780046cc414514ab0854efec34a3e4
AgencyDepartment of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agencyDepartment of the Air Force
Contracting officeFA4890 HQ ACC AMIC
NAICS code541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product / service code (PSC)AC11
Set-asideUnrestricted (full and open)
Notice typeSolicitation
Posted21 April 2026
Response deadline30 September 2026 (closed)
Place of performanceLangley AFB, VA, USA

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What is being bought

Proposals for innovative, commercial technologies and services to accelerate attainment of Air Combat Command mission capabilities.

  • Target custody and object management systems
  • Cross-domain security solutions for data transfer
  • Automated coordinate mensuration and object detection
  • Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) capabilities
  • Aircraft sunshade sustainment and management solutions
  • AI/ML for cyber attack prediction and countermeasure development

Competition

Full and open competition — no set-aside restrictions; any responsible offeror may bid.

Deal-breakers

  • Phase II proposals will only be accepted from Offerors who are invited by the Contracting Officer to submit a full proposal.
    “Phase II proposals will only be accepted from Offerors who are invited by the Contracting Officer” — p. 2
  • Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to be considered for award under Phase II.
    “offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov” — p. 2

Key risk

  • White Papers are strictly limited to five pages; any pages submitted in excess will not be read or evaluated, demanding extreme conciseness for the initial submission.
    “White Paper narrative... no longer than five pages... Pages exceeding the page limitation will not be read or evaluated.” — p. 7
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Description

UPDATE 21 April 2026 - Added Topics 019-021; administrative changes throughout UPDATE 4 March 2026 - Removed Topic 016; Added Topics 017 and 018; updated POC information in Secion 3.2 UPDATE 2 September 2025 - extend open period by one year UPDATE 22 May 2025 - Removed Topics 014 and 015 UPDATE 13 March 2025 - Added Topic 016 This Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs), issued in accordance with DFARS 212.70, is a competitive solicitation seeking proposals for innovative, commercial technologies and services that accelerate attainment of capabilities to meet ACC’s mission. ACC HQ intends to obtain innovative solutions or potential new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technology advancements. Solutions may include existing technologies or procedures, not currently in use by the United States Air Force (USAF), that would enhance or streamline USAF mission capabilities. "Innovative", as defined in DFARS 212.70, means any technology, process, application, or method, including research and development, which is new as of the date of proposal submission. This CSO seeks the best commercial approaches to meet various technology objectives of ACC. All items, technologies, and services acquired using this CSO will be treated as commercial items. The Government encourages white-paper proposals that span a wide spectrum of possible technical and business solutions in response to the specific technology topics listed. Awards of efforts as a result of this announcement will be in the form of FAR Part 12 contracts or other transactions (OT) as codified in 10 U.S.C. § 4022. Industry responses will be carefully reviewed and prioritized, with funding sought by ACC HQ to pursue innovative and optimal solutions. The Government reserves the right to fund all, some, one, or none of the proposals submitted; may elect to fund only part of a submitted proposal; and may incrementally fund any or all awards under this CSO. All awards are subject to the availability of funds. Questions regarding this CSO must be emailed to ACCAMIC.AMIC.CSO@us.af.mil, with a copy to aimee.black@us.af.mil. Emails should be formatted as FA4890-CSO-0001-24 Topic # (AMIC-001, 002, etc.) Company Name.

Version history

SAM.gov has posted 10 notices under solicitation FA4890-CSO-0001-24, oldest first.

Documents in the solicitation package

1 file is attached to this notice.

  • Statement of Work (SOW)

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Market context: DoD and NAICS 541715

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  • In fiscal year 2026, DoD obligated $10.1B across 5,114 contract actions under NAICS 541715.
  • 4,054 contracts worth $40.5B in this category end within the next 18 months.

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