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USAFA Rapid Acquisition Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

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FA7000-25-S-C001Federal

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The United States Air Force Academy is leveraging a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) numbered FA7000-25-S-C001 to procure innovative commercial technologies and services across multiple domains critical to its mission, operating under a flexible, umbrella framework that allows for targeted calls for proposals over its open period through May 29, 2030. This CSO is structured to treat all acquisitions as commercial items under FAR Part 12, with the government retaining the right to use Other Transactions as alternative award vehicles. The initiative is not seeking proposals at this initial stage but will issue specific Calls for proposals at designated windows throughout the period, each addressing a distinct area of interest aligned with USAFA priorities. These include strategic outreach to increase applicant pools, AI-powered automation of admissions transcript processing, autonomous virtual perimeter monitoring for security situational awareness, AI-enabled exoskeleton technology to enhance warfighter lethality, comprehensive brand analysis and roadmap development, and warfighter training support services for a 47-month cumulative cadet training continuum. Proposals must be submitted in response to individual Calls, following detailed guidance including Quad Charts and Solution Briefs for initial screening, with invited offerors advancing to Phase III with comprehensive technical, cost, and statement of work submissions. Proposals are evaluated based on three equally weighted factors: technical merit and applicability, importance to USAFA programs, and funds availability, assessed through peer or scientific review rather than competitive comparison. The government will select the most technically capable and competent offerors, with pricing considered only to ensure fairness and reasonableness. Performance will be monitored with quality assurance measures specific to each Call, such as preventing AI accuracy degradation in transcript processing or limiting content revisions in brand messaging to no more than two per quarter. All services are to be delivered at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with core hours of operation from 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. MST, Monday through Friday. Contractors must be registered in SAM, meet responsibility requirements under FAR Part 9.1, and maintain a satisfactory performance record. Foreign IT companies and foreign nationals are prohibited from participating in certain Calls, particularly those involving sensitive systems. Security clearances are generally not required beyond CUI access protocols, and no Mission Essential status has been assigned. Contract administration will be overseen by a designated Contracting Officer Representative, and awards may include a base year with up to four option years, depending on the scope. All pricing must be submitted in Excel

General Info

USAFA seeks innovative commercial technologies through CSO for military training, AI, exoskeletons, and outreach.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA7000 10 Cons LgcView Agency

NAICS

611512 - Flight TrainingView NAICS

Place of Performance

USAF Academy, CO, 80840, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA 5 May 2026

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FA700025SC001 Call 006 USAFA Brand Analysis

PDFsources-sought

FA700025SC001 Call 003 USAFA Virtual Perimeter CSO

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FA700025SC001 Call 004 USAFA Warfighter Training Support Services

PDFsources-sought

FA700025SC001 Call 006 USAFA Brand Analysis Amendment 1

PDFamendment

FA700025SC001 Call 004 Q&A on Warfighter Training Support Services

PDFq-and-a

FA700025SC001 Call 002 - USAFA Military Exoskeleton Technology

PDFcall-for-proposals

CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA

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CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA 5 May 2026

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USAFA Commercial Solutions Opening FA7000-25-S-C001

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CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA 27 April 2026

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FA700025SC001 Call 005 USAFA AI Transcript Processing RFP

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Amendment 1 to Rapid Acquisition CSO Call 002 FA700025SC001 - USAFA Military Exoskeleton Technology

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FA700025SC001 Call 001 QnA Document 29 Jul 2025

PDFq-and-a

FA700025SC001 CSO Call 001 USAFA Admissions Outreach

PDFcso-call

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Organization & Contact Information

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA7000 10 Cons Lgc
Contacts2 people available
OfficeUSAF ACADEMY, CO, 80840-2303, USA
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Department Of Defense → FA7000 10 Cons Lgc
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Office AddressUSAF ACADEMY, CO, 80840-2303, USA
Contacts
Christian A. Cornell
Alex W. Kephart

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Call 006 Focused Area of Interest Period - For the period of 27 May 2026 to 18 Jun 2026, the United States Air Force Academy has a focused interest in exploring innovative, commercial methodologies for a comprehensive Brand Analysis and development of a Strategic Brand Roadmap. Please see the attached "FA700025SC001 Call 006 - USAFA Brand Analysis" for more details.


Call 005 Focused Area of Interest Period - For the period of 20 Apr 2026 to 06 May 2026, the United States Air Force Academy has a focused interest in exploring solutions to implement an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered automated high school and college transcript processing and scoring capability. Please see the attached "FA700025SC001 Call 005 - USAFA Admissions AI Transcript" for more details.


Call 004 Focused Area of Interest Period - For the period of 6 Apr 2026 to 20 Apr 2026, the United States Air Force Academy has a focused interest in exploring solutions for Warfighter Training Support Services (WTSS). Please see the attached "FA700025SC001 Call 004 USAFA Warfighter Training Support Services" for more details.


Call 003 Focused Area of Interest Period - For the period of 26 Feb 2026 to 16 Mar 2026, the United States Air Force Academy has a focused interest in exploring solutions for autonomous, self-sufficient virtual perimeter monitoring to provide situational awareness and tracking. Please see the attached "FA700025SC001 Call 003 - USAFA Virtual Perimeter" for more details.


Call 002 Focused Area of Interest Period - For the period of 4 Sep 2025 to 15 Sep 2025, the United States Air Force Academy has a focused interest in exploring how passive and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled exoskeleton technology can enhance warfighter lethality. Please see the attached "FA700025SC001 Call 002 - USAFA Military Exoskeleton Technology" for more details.


Call 001 Focused Area of Interest Period - For the period of 23 Jul 2025 to 4 Aug 2025, the United States Air Force Academy has a focused interest in exploring solutions for strategic outreach services and technology to increase applicants to USAFA. Please see attached "FA700025SC001 CSO Call 001 USAFA Admissions Outreach" for more details.


Please see the full text PDF attachment for details. Note: the Government is not seeking proposals under this initial issuance. Calls for proposals will be issued by the government as amendments to this CSO and may be made at any time during its open period when support for innovative commercial requirements supporting USAFA priorities are identified.


This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) seeks innovative commercial technologies and services to meet various objectives of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) as detailed in Attachment 8 using a streamlined and flexible acquisition method to ensure cadets continue to receive the world-class education and training required by the mission and policy directives. All items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO will be treated as commercial items.


This CSO is a “CSO with Calls.” The CSO with calls technique utilizes the publication of this umbrella CSO solicitation that contains the basic information but does not request proposals with its initial issuance. This type of CSO functions as the framework for future Calls by identifying the technical areas detailed in Attachment 8 and the basic terms and administrative information of the CSO. Calls for proposals will be issued by the government as amendments to this CSO and may be made at any time during its open period when support for innovative commercial requirements supporting USAFA priorities are identified. Offerors may submit proposals only in response to a specified AoI issued during an open call for proposals.  The Government reserves the right to award any combination of proposals which offer the best overall value to the Government, and to oversee any and all processes and approaches once initiated. Awards as a result of this announcement will be in the form of FAR Part 12 commercial contracts. The Government also reserves the right to award Other Transactions (OT).

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