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USAFA Rapid Acquisition Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

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FA7000-25-S-C001Federal

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The USAFA Rapid Acquisition Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) FA7000-25-S-C001 is an umbrella solicitation designed to acquire innovative commercial technologies and services to support the United States Air Force Academy. This framework utilizes a closed CSO with calls technique, where the government issues specific amendments to identify focused areas of interest. Awards are made based on the best overall value, evaluating technical merit, importance to agency programs, and funds availability. Contracts are issued as FAR Part 12 commercial contracts or Other Transactions (OT), and all acquired items are treated as commercial. The CSO has issued six distinct calls covering a wide range of operational and strategic needs. These include strategic admissions outreach (Call 001), military exoskeleton technology for warfighter lethality (Call 002), autonomous virtual perimeter monitoring (Call 003), warfighter training support services for a 47-month cadet continuum (Call 004), AI-powered automated transcript processing and scoring (Call 005), and a comprehensive brand analysis and strategic roadmap (Call 006). Due to the handling of Controlled Unclassified Information, participation is restricted to U.S. Persons, including citizens and lawful permanent residents, with a strict prohibition on foreign IT company participation. The acquisition process is phased, typically requiring a Quad Chart and a Solution Brief for initial evaluation, potentially followed by a pitch and a full technical proposal. While some calls have specific budget constraints, such as Call 006 at 65,000 dollars, the government generally does not provide a fixed budget ceiling for the overall CSO. Large business offerors with subcontracting opportunities exceeding 750,000 dollars must provide small business subcontracting plans in accordance with FAR and DFARS regulations.

General Info

USAFA umbrella solicitation for innovative commercial technologies and services via six specific calls.

NAICS

611512 - Flight Training

Place of Performance

USAF Academy, CO, 80840, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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

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CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA 27 April 2026

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CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA 5 May 2026

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CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA 5 May 2026

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FA700025SC001 Call 001 QnA Document 29 Jul 2025

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FA700025SC001 Call 002 - USAFA Military Exoskeleton Technology

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FA700025SC001 Call 003 USAFA Virtual Perimeter CSO

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FA700025SC001 Call 004 Q&A on Warfighter Training Support Services

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FA700025SC001 Call 004 USAFA Warfighter Training Support Services

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FA700025SC001 Call 005 USAFA AI Transcript Processing RFP

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FA700025SC001 Call 006 USAFA Brand Analysis

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FA700025SC001 Call 006 USAFA Brand Analysis Amendment 1

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FA700025SC001 CSO Call 001 USAFA Admissions Outreach

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USAFA Commercial Solutions Opening FA7000-25-S-C001

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CSO FA700025SC001 Call 005 QnA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA7000 10 Cons Lgc
Contacts2 people available
OfficeUSAF ACADEMY, CO, 80840-2303, USA
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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