Coming Soon—Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is issuing a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authorized by the Department of Defense (DoD) Class Deviation 2018-O0016. Under a CSO, the ERDC-CERL may competitively award proposals received in response to a general solicitation, similar to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and services based on a review of proposals by scientific, technological, or other subject matter expert peers within the ERDC. Under this CSO, all items, technologies, and services shall be treated as commercial items.
The ERDC-CERL often functions as the project execution arm of the Installations of the Future program administered by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Strategic Integration. This program is focused on many different aspects of installation modernization, specifically following the Army Installations Strategy lines of effort: take care of people, strengthen readiness and resilience, modernize and innovate, and promote stewardship. |
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The ERDC-CERL 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 that are not currently in use that would enhance or streamline their mission capabilities.
Awardees must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of any agreement resulting from this solicitation.
Awardees must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of any agreement resulting from this solicitation.
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The ERDC is an integral component of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and helps solve the Nation’s most challenging problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences for the Army, Department of Defense (DoD), civilian agencies, and our Nation’s public good. This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is authorized by the Department of Defense (DoD) Class Deviation 2018-O0016.
