ARMY OPEN SOLICITATION (AOS)
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The Army Open Solicitation (AOS), identified by solicitation number W9128Z-25-S-A002, is an indefinite, open solicitation issued by the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground to rapidly acquire innovative commercial technologies and research-driven solutions across all Army mission areas. Designed to revitalizing the industrial base and enhancing Warfighter lethality, the solicitation leverages a flexible acquisition framework under multiple FAR, DFARS, and U.S. Code authorities, including Other Transactions, Commercial Solutions Opening, and prototype authorities. It supports both Active Capability Gap submissions and periodic Calls for Solutions, with responses evaluated based on technical merit, feasibility, schedule, price estimation, viability, and desirability using a trade-off approach rather than lowest price technically acceptable. The solicitation remains open indefinitely until canceled, with recent amendments through March 2026 expanding and clarifying Army Example Areas, refining submission procedures, and updating contracting information including Active Capability Gap mailboxes. All submissions must adhere to strict formatting requirements, including a single PDF submission not exceeding five pages or fifteen slides, with mandatory inclusion of an executive summary, company information, and rough order of magnitude cost and schedule estimates. Offerors must be registered in SAM, use WAWF for invoicing, and comply with stringent data storage and security requirements, including U.S.-only data hosting and full organizational conflict of interest disclosures. The solicitation encourages participation from small businesses, nontraditional defense contractors, and nonprofit research institutions, with specific certifications required through the Affirmation of Business Status Certification. Performance may occur at government facilities including Aberdeen Proving Ground and other CONUS/OCONUS locations as directed, with award timing anticipated in fiscal year 2026, and support expected through 2032. No fixed contract value is provided, as pricing is determined through competitive evaluation of commercial proposals under the solicitation's open-ended structure.
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26 MARCH 2026 AMENDMENT 11 - The AOS document and Attachment 1 document are revised to add Army Example Area (AEA) updates, which are posted under "Attachments".
23 FEBRUARY 2026 AMENDMENT 10 - AOS document is revised to add a new Army Example Area (AEA) and posted under "Attachments".
3 DECEMBER 2025 AMENDMENT 9 - AOS document and Attachment 1 document are revised and posted under "Attachments".
7 AUGUST 2025 AMENDMENT 8 - AOS document and Attachment 1 document are revised and posted under "Attachments".
24 JULY 2025 AMENDMENT 7 - AOS document is revised and posted under "Attachments". The revision provides an update to the Active Capability Gap (ACG) mailboxes listed under Section J - Contracting Information. Additionally, Request for Information (RFIs) will at times be posted under "Links" to create more awareness to AOS interested vendors. RFIs posted under AOS are for market research purposes only and the Government has no obligation to post a subsequent Call for Solution under AOS for the requirement.
10 JULY 2025 AMENDMENT 6 - Attachment 1 document is revised and posted under "Attachments".
1 JULY 2025 AMENDMENT 5 - AOS document is revised and posted under "Attachments". The revision provides the remaining Active Capability Gap (ACG) mailboxes listed under Section J - Contracting Information.
24 JUNE 2025 AMENDMENT 4 - AOS document is revised and posted under "Attachments".
11 JUNE 2025 AMENDMENT 3 - AOS and Attachment 1 documents are revised and posted under "Attachments".
20 MAY 2025 AMENDMENT 2 - Going forward, all Call(s) for solutions will be posted under "Links" within this AOS Special Notice.
15 MAY 2025 AMENDMENT 1 - Attachment 1 for the Army Open Solicitation (AOS) Active Capability Gap (ACG) Procedures is incorporated within this special notice.
*Note* - The mailboxes for the Active Capability Gap (ACG) Portion are available in the AOS document, Section J - Contracting Information
The Army Open Solicitation (AOS) aims to support all Army Mission Areas and to revive the industrial base in order to maximize the lethality of the Army. This solicitation will enable the Army to rapidly acquire and deliver innovative solutions to the Warfighter using commercial technology advancements and research and development solutions. Additionally, this solicitation highlights procurements subject to the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP).
The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground is interested in making awards by maximizing existing authorities and combining any single authority or a combination of the authorities below:
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) – Other Competitive Procedures
- FAR 35.016 Broad Agency Announcement / Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 235.016 Broad Agency Announcement / DFARS 235.006-71 – Competition
- 10 U.S.C. §4021 – Research projects: transactions other than contracts and grants
- 10 U.S.C. §4022 – Authority of the Department of Defense (DoD) to carry out certain prototype projects
- 10 U.S.C. §4023 – Procurement for experimental purposes
- 10 U.S.C. §3458 – Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services using general solicitation competitive procedures / DFARS 212.70 – Defense Commercial Solutions Opening
- Employee Stock Ownership Pilot (ESOP) Program authorized by Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, as amended by Section 872 of the NDAA for FY2024.
ACC-APG is seeking to obtain commercial, innovative solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential innovative technological advancements, and pursue meaningful proposals with varying technical or scientific approaches that can be reasonably anticipated. ACC-APG is also seeking to obtain basic research, applied research, advanced technology development, and advanced component development, prototypes and incidental production that demonstrate that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, and/or provide meaningful solutions.
Interested parties are highly encouraged to review the Army Open Solicitation to obtain additional information on the process for providing solutions under this solicitation. The Army Open Solicitation enables companies to respond to Active Capability Gaps within the Army Mission Areas and through the Government release of Calls for Solutions. Both methods are outlined in the solicitation but utilize two separate processes.
As Amendments are posted on the Army Open Solicitation, the Government will delete the previous version and upload the latest conformed version. All revisions will be highlighted in yellow to allow for transparency of the revisions made.
Request for Information (RFIs) posted under AOS are for market research purposes only and the Government has no obligation to post a subsequent Call for Solution under AOS for the requirement.
Please note that this Army Open Solicitation will remain open in perpetuity until canceled by the U.S. Army. However, Call for Solutions will be open for a limited period of time and will include individual response times.
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