Department of DefenseIssuing agency·Maryland·via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities APISecretary 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.
Update 8/12/2026: The Phase 2 for this call is on hold until further notice due to priority changes in the department. An update to the SAM posting will be issued once the activity continues.
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 work calls for innovative approaches to refactor legacy HR code into modernized CRM platforms such as Salesforce, ServiceNow and Outsystems, re-architecting into a secure sustainable SaaS portfolio, using DevSecOps and CI/CD for rapid secure delivery, employing human-centered design to define requirements and de-risk development, building reusable APIs to connect disparate systems and create a unified data environment, and securely migrating and validating data to the modern cloud environment, as well as broader concept development in countering malign influence, big data and AI/ML, and emerging cyber technologies, pursued through white papers followed by invited technical and price proposals.
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