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Secretary of the Air Force Concepts Development and Management (SAF/CDM)
Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for Defense-Related Activities
FA7146-21-S-C001
Summary
**Title: **CDM Defense-related activities
**Type: **Closed/Open Two-Step CSO with Calls:
Open PeriodInitiation to 1 September 2026 (for receipt of White Papers)Ordering PeriodInitiation to 30 September 2026
Active Calls for White Papers & Point of Contact (PoC) Information
Call A002 (Posted 03/20/2026): AF/A1 Agile Refactoring and Integration (AR&I)
A call for white papers for the AF/A1 Agile Refactoring and Integration (AR&I) has been issued
For details, please refer to the full attachments to the posting.
Points of contact for this specific call are located within the call documentation.
Purpose and Objectives
This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is initiated under the Defense Commercial Solutions Offering Pilot Program. It allows for the competitive selection of innovative commercial items, technologies, and services. An award may result from a general CSO that identifies areas of mission or technical interest and includes a technical evaluation by subject matter experts.
SAF/CDM seeks innovative commercial solutions or new capabilities that fulfill its requirements, close existing capability gaps, and/or offer technological advancements in meeting the Objectives and Focus Areas detailed in the CSO attachment.
Submission Process
This CSO follows a two-step process before any award.
**Step 1 ****White Paper Submission: **Contractors may submit White Papers at any time during the Open Period. These should include a Cover Page, a Technical/Management section, and a Rough Order of Magnitude. When submitting, the email subject line must include the CSO number (FA7146-21-S-C001) and the specific call number, if applicable. Multiple submissions are permitted.
**Step 2 ****Proposal Submission: **Following a review of the White Papers, the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) may invite selected contractors to submit a full Technical/Management and Price proposal. A proposal will not be considered without a prior White Paper submission and an invitation from the PCO.
Eligibility and Award Information
Eligibility: This is a full and open acquisition. White Papers will be considered from all interested vendors, including small businesses and non-traditional contractors. Foreign participation is allowed as specified in the attachment.
Award: The Air Force anticipates making multiple awards under the Federal Acquisition Regulations or via Other Transaction Agreement authority. The Government reserves the right to award some, all, part, or none of a contractor's proposal.
Points of Contact (POC)
Procuring Contracting OfficerKevin Adamskevin.adams.20@us.af.mil(301) 203-4766
Program ManagerMs. Catherine Andersoncatherine.anderson.5@us.af.mil
The CSO seeks innovative commercial solutions or new capabilities that fulfill SAF/CDM requirements, close existing capability gaps, and/or offer technological advancements. Under Call A002, the focus is on AF/A1 Agile Refactoring and Integration (AR&I), which involves re-architecting legacy systems into a modern, secure, and sustainable SaaS portfolio; utilizing DevSecOps with CI/CD pipelines; employing Human-Centered Design (HCD) & Discovery; building reusable APIs for enterprise integration; and securely migrating data from legacy sources to a modern cloud environment. The work supports over 700,000 personnel and addresses a fragmented portfolio of over 118 disparate applications and 84 legacy systems.
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