What the agency is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governsThe Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Innovation Gateway is a competitive solicitation that will result in the award of prototype projects under Other Transaction Agreements (OTA). Proposers are required to use the Solution Concept Paper Template to submit their solutions. The Government will only accept proposals in response to Innovation Calls.
Scope
- Prototype projects for digital transformation, data integration, cyber and industrial security, and digital workforce and governance
- Prototype projects for digital transformation, data integration, cyber and industrial security, and digital workforce and governance
From USAspending awards and the notice text, recomputed nightly (Oct 7). A signal, not a verdict.
How to get the bid documents
- Download the 2 documents below (no portal account needed)
- Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
- Submit by email before 11:59 PM ET on Jun 22, 2031
Details
- Place of performance
- Quantico, Virginia
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation no.
- HS0021-26-CSO-DCSA
- Category
- IT & Software · beta
- Size standard
- $34M revenue SBA table, NAICS 541512
- Contract type
- Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) for prototypes IAW 10 U.S from notice
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- 3, last Oct 7
- Contact
- Daniela Garavito
- Office
- DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA) · DEFENSE CI AND SECURITY AGENCY
Not stated in the notice: estimated value, period of performance. Check the bid documents.
Contact details from the source notice. Contact the buyer only about this solicitation.
Key dates
- Amendment 1
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026
- Amendment 2
- Thu, Sep 10, 2026
- Amendment 3
- Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · The government has clarified the process for submitting proposals, specifically stating that only proposals in response to Innovation Calls will be accepted.
Change log
verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET- Posted · SolicitationTue, Jun 23 · 10:04 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceTue, Jul 28 · 12:53 PM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceThu, Sep 10 · 6:35 AM ET
- Updated · description text changedWed, Oct 7 · 12:32 AM ET
- Amendment · The government has clarified the process for submitting proposals, specifically stating that only proposals in response to Innovation Calls will be accepted.Wed, Oct 7 · 12:33 AM ET
Change log starts Oct 5, 2026 (tracking began); earlier amendments at SAM.gov are being pulled in.
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Notice as published
DCSA INNOVATION GATEWAY
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Innovation Gateway is a competitive solicitation that will result in the award of prototype projects under Other Transaction Agreements (OTA). It is our commercially-focused front door for innovators. Our goal is simple: to partner with creative companies to solve our most critical mission challenges.
Innovation Gateway Process The Innovation Gateway is a general announcement of DCSA's general areas of interest (Digital Transformation Enablement, Data Integration and Advanced Analytics, Cyber and Industrial Security, Digital Workforce and Governance). The general soliciation includes criteria for selecting Solution Concept Papers and soliciting the participation of all proposers capable of satisfying the Government's needs. Proposal requests will be issued via Innovation Calls that are published separately under the DCSA Innovation Gateway at various times during the open period of this solicitation.
Innovation Calls will be published via Sam.gov through separate solicitation postings referencing the DCSA Innovation Gateway. Proposers are required to use the Solution Concept Paper Template (DCSA Innovation Gateway Attachment
- to submit their solutions.
The Government will only accept proposals in response to Innovation Calls. Unsolicited proposals that are not in response to an Innovation Call will not be reviewed by the Government.
What this office paid before
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