Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Procurement Headquarters has issued an Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) under the authority of 10 USC 3458 and DFARS Subpart 212.70. This special notice serves as an overarching framework for defining Areas of Interest across the full range of AFRL requirements. The laboratory utilizes this enterprise announcement to release competitive centralized and decentralized "Spirals," which are individual solicitations for innovative technologies and services. Resulting awards are issued as either fixed-price FAR Part 12 contracts or 10 USC 4022 Other Transactions for Prototypes. Innovative solutions are defined as any technology, process, method, or application that is new at the time of proposal submission.

This federal opportunity is identified under solicitation number FA865226SC003 and is managed by the Department of the Air Force. The primary classification for these requirements is NAICS 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and PSC AC13 for National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development. Foreign participation is not authorized for this program. The response deadline for the CSO is April 30, 2030, and Amber Taylor serves as the designated Contracting, Grants, and Agreements Officer.

The notice includes 22 total attachments, such as a Spiral Tracker for identifying active solicitation numbers, security program questionnaires, representative lists of provisions and clauses, and various administrative worksheets. The Spiral Tracker and general CSO documentation are updated periodically to manage the active requirements within the enterprise framework. Performance is centered through AFRL facilities at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.