AIR COMBAT COMMAND HEADQUARTERS (ACC HQ) ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION CENTER (AMIC) COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO)
This solicitation funds innovative commercial technologies, services, or other solutions that address specified Air Combat Command mission topics for the Air Force, including possible R&D and non-R&D approaches, under FAR Part 12 contracts or other transactions.
⚑ Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) under DFARS 212.70; awards may be FAR Part 12 contracts or OT agreements. · Applicant restrictions are for federal contract/industry-style respondents; public universities are not direct applicants. · Government may fund all, some, one, or none of the proposals and may partially or incrementally fund awards. · Open solicitation with multiple topical white-paper responses; check topic-specific instructions and any proposal formatting requirements.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 60 good | funds commercialization; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
UPDATE 21 April 2026 - Added Topics 019-021; administrative changes throughout UPDATE 4 March 2026 - Removed Topic 016; Added Topics 017 and 018; updated POC information in Secion 3.2 UPDATE 2 September 2025 - extend open period by one year UPDATE 22 May 2025 - Removed Topics 014 and 015 UPDATE 13 March 2025 - Added Topic 016 This Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs), issued in accordance with DFARS 212.70, is a competitive solicitation seeking proposals for innovative, commercial technologies and services that accelerate attainment of capabilities to meet ACC’s mission. ACC HQ intends to obtain innovative solutions or potential new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technology advancements. Solutions may include existing technologies or procedures, not currently in use by the United States Air Force (USAF), that would enhance or streamline USAF mission capabilities. "Innovative", as defined in DFARS 212.70, means any technology, process, application, or method, including research and development, which is new as of the date of proposal submission. This CSO seeks the best commercial approaches to meet various technology objectives of ACC. All items, technologies, and services acquired using this CSO will be treated as commercial items. The Government encourages white-paper proposals that span a wide spectrum of possible technical and business solutions in response to the specific technology topics listed. Awards of efforts as a result of this announcement will be in the form of FAR Part 12 contracts or other transactions (OT) as codified in 10 U.S.C. § 4022. Industry responses will be carefully reviewed and prioritized, with funding sought by ACC HQ to pursue innovative and optimal solutions. The Government reserves the right to fund all, some, one, or none of the proposals submitted; may elect to fund only part of a submitted proposal; and may incrementally fund any or all awards under this CSO. All awards are subject to the availability of funds. Questions regarding this CSO must be emailed to ACCAMIC.AMIC.CSO@us.af.mil, with a copy to aimee.black@us.af.mil. Emails should be formatted as FA4890-CSO-0001-24 Topic # (AMIC-001, 002, etc.) Company Name.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA4890 HQ ACC AMIC.
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