U.S. Army Contracting Command � Anniston Army Depot (CCTA-HDA) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

AoI 0001 - Oil Test Stand - Please see the attached AoI document for further information regarding this AoI The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) established innovation as a central line of effort in the national defense strategy of the United States. The decisive military advantage of the United States over its adversaries and peer competitors is steadily eroding. Consequently, under section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (Pub. L. 117-807 contracting officers may acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, or services using a competitive procedure called a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). Under a CSO, the Department of Defense may competitively select proposals received in response to a general solicitation, similar to a broad agency announcement, based on a review of proposals by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers. Use of a CSO in accordance with Class Deviation 2022-O0007 is considered to be …

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