DoD Increases Use of Commercial Solutions Opening Procedures

Section 813 of the NDAA directs the Secretary of Defense to—at least four times per Fiscal Year (“FY”)—exercise the authority under 10 USC 3458 ...

Commercial Solutions Opening - Adaptive Acquisition Framework

The Defense Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Pilot is a competitive program authorized by Section 879 of the FY17 NDAA to obtain solutions or new ...

Trends in DOD's Use of Commercial Solutions Openings - GovWin IQ

“Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is a competitive process to obtain solutions or new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close ...

DoD Implements a New Pilot Program - Cherry Bekaert

114-328, authorized the Department of Defense (“DoD”) to use a new procedure known as a commercial solution opening (“CSO”) to acquire commercial technologies ...

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) - Four Things Government ...

A Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is a streamlined acquisition process that enables DoD agencies to quickly acquire “innovative” commercial products, ...

DoD - Spring 2024 Session Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO ...

As you can see the use of CSOs across the Department of Defense has increased ... ➢ Ability to use streamlined procedures for commercial ...

Defense Commercial Solutions Opening (DFARS Case 2022-D006)

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National ...

Defense Commercial Solutions Opening (DFARS Case 2022-D006)

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense ...

DOD Modernization Relies on Rapidly Leveraging Commercial ...

"To gain and maintain operational advantage over competitors, the DOD requires an order of magnitude increase in its adoption of commercial ...

Silicon Valley Meets Washington, D.C.: DOD's CSO Authority Is Here ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has finalized a proposed rule authorizing the acquisition of commercial products and services using ...

NGA Announces First Commercial Solutions Opening

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has announced its first commercial solutions opening to provide ...

Part 212 - ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND ...

(3) 10 U.S.C. 3458 – Supplies or services resulting from a commercial solutions opening pursuant to subpart 212.70. (ii) Prior use of FAR part 12 procedures. ( ...

Innovations: How the DIU Delivers Commercial Capabilities at Speed

The CSO process is a pipeline to nontraditional businesses that develop and sell emerging technology. It allows for diverse competition of solutions and the ...

OTHER TRANSACTIONS GUIDE - OUSD(A&S)

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). This guide describes the CSO solicitation process that leverages OT authority as opposed to the authority under the ...

FAR Alternatives on the Rise with Increase in Space and ...

Tamayori noted a shift across the DoD shift to adopt non-traditional forms of contracting, including the use of other transaction authorities, or OTAs.

Doing business with the DoD just got easier DFARS Update - LinkedIn

The use of a commercial solutions opening in conjunction with a FAR part 12 contract is also expected to benefit offerors and contractors as it ...

DHS Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot Program Guide_Apr 2023

COs may bind the Government only to the extent of the authority delegated to them. IV. Procedures. A. Appropriate Use of CSOP Authority. Within ...

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Guide | GSA

commercial services for the Federal Government using streamlined procedures. ... use the CSO procedure. The email must include the following ...

Commercial Solutions Openings Are Here to Stay: What That Means ...

On January 31, 2023, the Department of Defense proposed amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to ...

Innovation-Boosting Solicitations Now Here to Stay

The DoD created CSOs so that defense organizations can acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services, including research and development (R&D), ...