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Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

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FA865226SC003Federal

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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) FA865226SC003 is an overarching enterprise announcement authorizing the issuance of competitive Spiral solicitations to acquire innovative technologies and services across air, space, cyberspace, and cross-domain domains. Authorized under 10 USC 3458 and implemented through DFARS Subpart 212.70, the CSO serves as a framework for both centralized and decentralized procurement actions, with all solicitations posted on SAM.gov. Solutions must meet the definition of “innovative,” meaning they are either new technologies, processes, or methods as of the proposal submission date, or new applications of existing technologies. Awards will be made as fixed-price FAR Part 12 contracts or Other Transactions for Prototype (OTP) under 10 USC 4022, with foreign participation explicitly prohibited. The CSO is structured around a two-step evaluation process: first, offerors submit a Commercial Solution Brief (CSB), consisting of a seven-slide PowerPoint and a two-page white paper, followed by a Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP) only if invited. The CSP must include a detailed technical proposal, a separate Statement of Work, a fully detailed electronic pricing model in Microsoft Excel, and mandatory supporting documents such as the Security Program Questionnaire, Research and Related Senior and Key Person Profile, Privacy Act Statement, Organizational Conflict of Interest analysis, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, and Science and Technology Protection Appendices. Proposal evaluations are conducted through peer review by subject matter experts and assess technical merit, applicability, importance to AFRL programs, price reasonableness, and funding availability—all factors weighted equally unless otherwise specified at the Spiral level. Contracts are subject to stringent security reviews to mitigate foreign influence risks, requiring disclosure of all covered individuals’ affiliations, funding sources, and foreign ties, with non-compliance leading to award denial. All technical data and software must be properly marked in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.227-7989, -7990, -7992, and -7997, and contractors must comply with CMMC requirements for handling Controlled Unclassified Information, maintain annual compliance affirmations in SPRS, and adhere to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130 for physical item marking. Invoicing is processed exclusively through WAWF, requiring contractors to be registered in SAM.gov and WAW

General Info

AFRL CSO solicits innovative tech proposals in air, space, cyber, fixed-price contracts, no foreign participation.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Air Force Research LaboratoryView Agency

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)View NAICS

Place of Performance

Not specified

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(23)

AFRL Enterprise CSO Spiral Tracker

XLSX•spiral-tracker

Areas of Interest DRAFT - Air, Space, Cyberspace, and Cross-Domain Technologies

PDF•8 pages•other

Comment Resolution Matrix (CRM) for Contract Documentation Review

XLSX•2 pages•other

AFRL Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening CSO FA8652-26-S-C003 DRAFT

PDF•11 pages•cs-opening

AFRL Security Risk Review Solicitation Language

PDF•special-notice

AFRL Solicitation Language for Security Risk Review

PDF•3 pages•special-notice

AFRL Enterprise CSO Open Centralized Spiral FA8652-26-S-C003

PDF•3 pages•sources-sought

Commercial Solutions Proposal (CSP) Template

PDF•4 pages•csp-template

Commercial Solutions Proposal (CSP) Template

PDF•csp-template

Research and Related Senior and Key Person Profile Worksheet

PDF•profile-worksheet

AFRL CSO Q&A Document April 2026

PDF•q-and-a

Areas of Interest for Air, Space, Cyberspace, Cross-Domain, and Basic Research Technologies

PDF•areas-of-interest

Areas of Interest and Mission Organization Alignment Amendment 01

PDF•amendment

AFRL Enterprise CSO FA8652-26-S-C003 Amendment 01 8JUL2026

PDF•amendment

Commercial Solutions Briefing (CSB) Template

PDF•sow

Security Program Questionnaire for Research Funding

DOCX•security-program-questionnaire

AFRL Privacy Act Statement for Covered Individuals

PDF•1 page•privacy-act-statement

Representative List of Provisions and Clauses

PDF•contract-clauses-list

AFRL Enterprise CSO Commercial Solutions Briefing Template

PDF•3 pages•sow

AFRL Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening CSO FA8652-26-S-C003

PDF•presolicitation

AFRL Enterprise CSO Spiral Tracker FA865226SC005

XLSX•spiral-tracker

AFRL Privacy Act Statement for Covered Individuals

PDF•privacy-act-statement

Research and Related Senior and Key Person Profile Worksheet

PDF•senior-key-person-profile

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Timeline

4 updates
Posted

special-notice

Amendment 1

Contract was updated

Amendment 2

Contract was updated

Amendment 3

Contract was updated

Amendment 4

Contract was updated

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Air Force Research Laboratory
Contacts1 person available
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Department Of Defense → Air Force Research Laboratory
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8 July 2026:


The CSO is amended to remove all references to the Centralized Open Spiral. Attachment 1 - Areas of Interest is updated to include Mission Organization Alignment. All other attachments remain unchanged. The Spiral Tracker posted 4 June 2026 is unchanged. 


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4 June 2026:


Spiral Tracker is updated.  


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29 April 2026:


The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Procurement Headquarters (PK), located at 1864 4th St, Bldg. 15, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433, has issued the AFRL Enterprise CSO under the authority of 10 USC 3458, as implemented by DFARS Subpart 212.70. The CSO serves as the overarching enterprise announcement broadly defining Areas of Interest (AOI) that encompass the full range of AFRL requirements. It provides the framework for the issuance of competitive centralized and decentralized Spirals releases which will solicit innovative technologies and services that fulfill the needs of the AFRL enterprise. Spirals will be posted to the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), https://sam.gov, as separate solicitations. Refer to the enclosed Spiral Tracker for active Spiral solicitation numbers and search for the soliciation within the GPE accordingly. 


Resulting solutions awarded under the CSO shall meet the definition of "innovative", which is defined as:


(1) Any technology, process or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal; or (2) Any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process or method existing as of such date.


Resultant awards will be fixed-price type FAR Part 12 contracts, or 10 USC 4022 Other Transactions for Prototype (OTP). 


Foreign participation is not authorized. 


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27 April 2026: Q&A is posted in anticipation of the final CSO Announcement and Centralized Open Spiral posting later this week. 


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26 February 2026: Presolicitation Notice and Draft Announcement.

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