Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

About this funding opportunity

8 July 2026:

The CSO is amended to remove all references to the Centralized Open Spiral. Attachment 1 - Areas of Interest is updated to include Mission Organization Alignment. All other attachments remain unchanged. The Spiral Tracker posted 4 June 2026 is unchanged.

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4 June 2026:

Spiral Tracker is updated.

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29 April 2026:

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Procurement Headquarters (PK), located at 1864 4th St, Bldg. 15, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433, has issued the AFRL Enterprise CSO under the authority of 10 USC 3458, as implemented by DFARS Subpart 212.70. The CSO serves as the overarching enterprise announcement broadly defining Areas of Interest (AOI) that encompass the full range of AFRL requirements. It provides the framework for the issuance of competitive centralized and decentralized Spirals releases which will solicit innovative technologies and services that fulfill the needs of the AFRL enterprise. Spirals will be posted to the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), https://sam.gov, as separate solicitations. Refer to the enclosed Spiral Tracker for active Spiral solicitation numbers and search for the soliciation within the GPE accordingly.

Resulting solutions awarded under the CSO shall meet the definition of "innovative", which is defined as:

(1) Any technology, process or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal; or (2) Any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process or method existing as of such date.

Resultant awards will be fixed-price type FAR Part 12 contracts, or 10 USC 4022 Other Transactions for Prototype (OTP).

Foreign participation is not authorized.

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27 April 2026: Q&A is posted in anticipation of the final CSO Announcement and Centralized Open Spiral posting later this week.

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26 February 2026: Presolicitation Notice and Draft Announcement.

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Security and Defense, Advanced Manufacturing and Industry.

Funding amount

This contract provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are due Apr 30, 2030. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• SME
• MidCaps
• Large Company
• Startups
• University
• Research Organization
• NGOs
• Public Authorities

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is administered by Department Of Defense (DOD), listed via SAM.gov.