What the agency is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governsThe Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services seeks innovative commercial solutions and prototype projects from traditional and nontraditional defense contractors and non-profit research institutions to enhance mission effectiveness and defense capabilities. Awards will be made under 10 U.S.C.
Scope
- Prototype projects enhancing DoD mission effectiveness and defense capabilities
- Innovative commercial products, services, concept demonstrations, and agile development activities
How to get the bid documents
- Download the 1 stored document below; 1 more open at the source
- Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
- Submit by portal before 12:00 AM ET on Mar 12, 2030
Details
- Place of performance
- WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Solicitation no.
- HQ0034259WHSCSO
- NAICS
- NAICS 54171
- Period of performance
- 5 years from notice
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- 19, last Oct 10
- Contact
- Erin Eslinger
- Office
- WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) · WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
Not stated in the notice: estimated value, contract type. Check the bid documents.
Contact details from the source notice. Contact the buyer only about this solicitation.
Key dates
- Amendment 1
- Wed, Mar 12, 2025
- Amendment 2
- Thu, Mar 20, 2025
- Amendment 3
- Mon, Jun 16, 2025
- Amendment 4
- Mon, Jun 16, 2025
- Amendment 5
- Fri, Jan 2, 2026
- Amendment 6
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026
- Amendment 7
- Thu, Mar 26, 2026
- Amendment 8
- Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 9
- Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · The government procurement notice has been updated with additional information about the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) and its Areas of Interest (AOIs), but the overall scope and timeline remain.
- Amendment 10
- Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 11
- Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 12
- Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 13
- Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 14
- Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · The government procurement notice has been updated to include additional information about the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) and its Areas of Interest (AOIs), as well as the process for issuingam
- Amendment 15
- Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 16
- Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 17
- Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · The government procurement notice has been updated with additional information about the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) and its Areas of Interest (AOIs), but the overall scope and timeline remain.
- Amendment 18
- Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · description text changed
- Amendment 19
- Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · description text changed
Change log
verified Sat, Oct 10 · 12:30 AM ET- Posted · Special NoticeWed, Mar 12, 2025 · 8:19 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceWed, Mar 12, 2025 · 8:47 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceThu, Mar 20, 2025 · 7:36 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceMon, Jun 16, 2025 · 9:05 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceMon, Jun 16, 2025 · 9:07 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceFri, Jan 2, 2026 · 9:03 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceMon, Mar 9, 2026 · 7:55 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceThu, Mar 26, 2026 · 6:07 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedWed, Oct 7, 2026 · 12:34 AM ET
- Amendment · The government procurement notice has been updated with additional information about the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) and its Areas of Interest (AOIs), but the overall scope and timeline remain.Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 12:35 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedThu, Oct 8, 2026 · 12:32 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedThu, Oct 8, 2026 · 12:33 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedThu, Oct 8, 2026 · 12:33 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedThu, Oct 8, 2026 · 12:38 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedThu, Oct 8, 2026 · 12:38 AM ET
- Amendment · The government procurement notice has been updated to include additional information about the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) and its Areas of Interest (AOIs), as well as the process for issuingamThu, Oct 8, 2026 · 12:38 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedFri, Oct 9, 2026 · 12:32 AM ET
- Amendment · The government procurement notice has been updated with additional information about the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) and its Areas of Interest (AOIs), but the overall scope and timeline remain.Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 12:33 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedSat, Oct 10, 2026 · 12:33 AM ET
- Amendment · description text changedSat, Oct 10, 2026 · 12:33 AM ET
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Notice as published
Washington Headquarters Services Commercial Solutions Opening
The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) is interested in awarding Agreements with nontraditional and traditional defense contractors and non-profit research institutions to carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of personnel of the DoD or improving platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the DoD, or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces; as well as to acquire innovative commercial products and services. This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) seeks innovative, commercial approaches to accelerate the attainment of defense capabilities. This CSO anticipates awarding prototype agreements under the authority in 10 U.S.C.
4022 or 10 U.S.C. 3458. This includes 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, concepts for defense application, or innovative commercial products or services.
The information provided in this CSO is intended to ensure that to the maximum extent practicable, competitive procedures are used when entering into agreements to carry out these prototype projects. The CSO solicits solutions via topic Areas of Interest (AOIs), published separately on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) https://sam.gov Additional mediums may also be utilized to maximize exposure of this CSO and its AOI opportunities to non-traditional defense contractors.
The Government may issue amendments to this CSO and any AOI. Companies are responsible for monitoring the GPE for AOI and amendment postings. This CSO is open for five
- years.
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