Area of Interest (AoI) – Information Technology and Security Support (CSO-W912CH25SC001)

This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) under solicitation number W912CH25SC001-AoI013, issued by the Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal, seeks innovative commercial information technology and personnel security support services to assist the Office of the Chief Information Officer for the CPE Ground Combat Platforms. The acquisition is structured as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Fixed-Price Level-of-Effort contract with potential for task-order surges, anticipated to have a total performance period from August 2026 through August 2031, beginning with a separately priced 60-day phase-in effort. Performance is required at government-approved facilities in Macomb, Oakland, or Wayne counties, Michigan, including the Detroit Arsenal and Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The solicitation is a total 8(a) set-aside under NAICS Code 541512, exclusively targeting small business concerns, and will be awarded under FAR Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures, favoring fixed-price contracts based on commercially available products and services. Proposals must be submitted electronically by June 19, 2026, at 1700 EST, in two phases: an initial solution brief limited to five pages or fifteen slides, followed by a full Commercial Solution Proposal if selected, with both volumes required to be unclassified and include proprietary data disclaimers. The government will evaluate responses through a multi-stage process including Solution Brief, Presentation/Pitch, and Commercial Solution Proposal, with mandatory pass/fail gates requiring an Acceptable rating on technical merit and Fair and Reasonable pricing. Contractor personnel must be United States citizens capable of obtaining and maintaining Common Access Card eligibility through a background investigation and must possess security clearances aligned with specified labor categories, including Secret/TS3 or NACI/T1 levels. All staff are required to complete annual training in Antiterrorism Level I, Operations Security, and DoD Cybersecurity Awareness, and must comply with CUI, OPSEC, and Antiterrorism/Force Protection protocols. Administrative requirements include active SAM.gov registration, Unique Entity ID verification, and enrollment in the PIEE invoicing system prior to award. Proposal preparation costs are non-recoverable, and neither the government nor any resulting contract assumes liability for expenses incurred during response development. The contract enforces strict controls on data disclosure under FOIA, protecting proprietary business and technical information for five years. Work hours are standard