Contract

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY
Location: CRANE, IN
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 603 days (Mar 12, 2028)
Posted: Mar 12, 2025
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 54171

What this contract is for

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) N00164-25-S-C001 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC, Crane) The procedures outlined in this CSO apply to Areas of Interest posted under N00164-25-S-C001 OBJECTIVE: this announcement is intended to enable the rapid selection of innovative commercial solutions through a three-phased, competitive process. Including commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing Government-owned capabilities, or concepts for defense application. SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background and Authority NSWC Crane’s mission is to deliver innovative solutions and readiness to the Nation and its Warfighters through application of Technical Capabilities; advance all-domain system of systems within the Mission Areas of Expeditionary Warfare, Strategic Missions, and Electromagnetic Warfare; conduct science and technology, research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition and in-service engineering across the Defense lifecycles. To achieve these mission imperatives, NSWC Crane regularly partners with private industry using a variety of collaborative tools in order to streamline the incorporation of innovative technology into the products and services delivered to the Warfighter. To accelerate the adoption of advanced technology, curate solutions to technology gaps, and lead rapid prototyping NSWC Crane issues this Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation. In this context “Innovative” means— (1) Any technology, process, or method, including r...

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