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Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Research Laboratory in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
AFRL enterprise announcement for innovative research and development, open to US companies with prototype solutions
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued an enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening to buy innovative technologies and services across broadly defined Areas of Interest. Awards are fixed-price FAR Part 12 contracts or Other Transactions for Prototype. Foreign participation is not authorized.
Who can win it
- For Other Transactions for Prototype, at least one nontraditional defense contractor or nonprofit research institution must participate to a significant extent
- Or all significant participants other than the Federal Government are small businesses or non-traditional defense contractors
- Or at least one-third of the total prototype project cost is paid from non-Federal funds
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- How bids are judged
- Technical merit and applicability, funding availability, and price, with equal importance for the Open Spiral
- Published
- 08 Jul 2026
- Reference
- FA865226SC003
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