SOF AT&L Innovative Technology and Agile Acquisition Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) CALL CSO003 PEO Maritime, Special Operations Forces Combat Diving Development

The Department of Defense, through the USSOCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida, has issued Solicitation SOF_ATL_Combat_Dive for innovative technology and agile acquisition under the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) CALL CSO003. The contract seeks solutions to enhance Special Operations Forces Combat Diving capabilities by integrating commercial off-the-shelf and non-developmental items focused on propulsion, navigation, communications, maritime environmental protection, life support systems, and signature management. The solicitation emphasizes rapid prototyping with a performance period generally up to 18 months and includes subsequent potential follow-on production contracts or agreements awarded non-competitively under 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f), utilizing either FAR-based contracts or Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs). Solutions are expected to conform with open systems architecture principles, utilizing industry standards such as OMS, UCI, and SOSA to ensure modularity and government integration, and must comply with cybersecurity requirements including obtaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) for software or firmware components. There are no socioeconomic set-asides; however, offerors must be registered in SAM and WAWF for contract eligibility and payment processing. The evaluation of proposals is based equally on three main factors: technical merit and innovation, importance to agency programs including business viability and mission alignment, and affordability considering price reasonableness. The award will be made using a trade-off process to select the best value rather than a lowest-price technically acceptable method. Offerors submit concise white papers or solution briefs limited to five pages or ten slides, respectively, by June 2, 2026. Data rights requirements stipulate unlimited or government purpose rights depending on funding, with an emphasis on IP strategies that allow government sustainment and integration flexibility. Inspection and acceptance procedures are linked to government testing and evaluation phases without specified physical locations. Special requirements include strict confidentiality protections for evaluation materials, potential export control compliance for foreign-owned entities, the need for contractor personnel expertise within SOF domains, and the opportunity for streamlined transition to production leveraging non-traditional defense contractors via OTA authorities. Specific contract clauses, packaging, and detailed pricing data are not provided in the solicitation text. Points of contact for submission and inquiries include named contracting and technical staff at USSOCOM in Tampa.