Contract

Sovereign Defense Cloud for High-Performance Computing Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: VICKSBURG, MS
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 20 days (Aug 7, 2026)
Posted: May 7, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541511

What this contract is for

The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is issuing a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) pursuant to DFARS Subpart 212.70. Under a CSO, the ERDC may competitively award proposals received in response to a general solicitation, similar to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), to acquire innovative commercial products, technologies, or services based on a review of solutions by scientific, technological, or other subject matter expert peers within the ERDC. “Innovative,” for CSO purposes, means any new technology, process, or method, including research and development (R&D), or any new application of an existing technology, process, or method. Under this CSO, all products, technologies, and services shall be treated as commercial items; products, technologies, and services do not have to be “commercially available” to be submitted in response to this solicitation. If the solution meets the requirements of the regulation, the solution is treated as commercial whereby the Contracting Officer will utilize commercial procedures to develop and execute the resultant award. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) seeks to accelerate the transformation of the HPCMP into a cloud-forward ecosystem that redefines user experience, workflows, and infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of the government. This initiative seeks to foster innovation by encouraging participants to envision and design a future-ready HPCMP platform that integrates emerging technologies, modern cloud principles, and advanced architectures to deliver a resilient, scalable, and secure solution. The High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP)’s current computing ecosystem...

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