# Call for Solution - AI-Enabled Software Development Coding Capabilities

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/cdao2601

- Solicitation number: CDAO_26-01
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W6QK ACC-APG Contr CTR (W9128Z)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Product or service code: DA10 Support services, delivered as a service contract (SaaS or Subscription) involved with the analysis, design, development, code, test and release packaging services associated with application development projects, as well as off-the-shelf Business software.
- Place of performance: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
- County: Harford County (FIPS 24025). https://abierto.us/counties/harford-county-md-24025
- City: Aberdeen Proving Ground. https://abierto.us/cities/aberdeen-proving-ground-md-2400175
- First posted: February 19, 2026
- Last posted: April 20, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9ddd0d01081b4de7b7c23da6b53f771c/view

## Description

04 MARCH 2026 UPDATE

: The Call for Solution has been amended with the following:

The Questions and Answers document has been provided in the Attachments section below. A revised Call For Solution document (dated 04 MAR 2026) is uploaded Attachments section, to replace the original document. Section 5.2 was revised to include a statement regarding Government use of AI to support proposal review and analysis. Section 6.1.1 was revised to include a clarifying statement regarding font size. All other sections remain the same. All other details, including the solution brief submission date, remain unchanged.

**19 FEBRUARY 2026 CALL FOR SOLUTION:** The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Digital Capabilities Contracting Center of Excellence (DC3oE), on behalf of the Department of War, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), and in coordination with the Department of the Army, is seeking innovative solutions for AI-Enabled Software Development Coding Capabilities.

The Call for Solution document (.pdf), outlining the full problem statement, required solution attributes, submission requirements, and evaluation phases can be found in the "Attachments" section below. Please advise the Contracting Office as soon as possible via the Microsoft Forms link if your organization intends to submit a Solution Brief in response to this Call for Solution. The Forms link can be found in the “Links” section below.

The deadline to submit questions for Phase 1 is February 27, 2026 at 1:00PM ET. The following shall be utilized in the email subject line: "Call for Solution — CDAO_26-01" The Army Open Solicitation (AOS) that this Call for Solution is associated with can be found at:https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/798d833d411d4aa7aa46ceb17ab5b67e/view Please review the AOS posting and associated attachments, in addition to the attachment to this call, for further information on how the AOS is structured.

## Publications

- February 19, 2026: Solicitation, due March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice a13c653b5a1440fca2fb4457c192b5fb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a13c653b5a1440fca2fb4457c192b5fb/view
- March 4, 2026: Solicitation, due March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 1b82e9d117f44b4cb15222956e0da13b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b82e9d117f44b4cb15222956e0da13b/view
- April 20, 2026: Solicitation, due March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 44400abe60244cd086dafe01a47ef487. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/44400abe60244cd086dafe01a47ef487/view
- April 20, 2026: Solicitation, due March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 9ddd0d01081b4de7b7c23da6b53f771c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9ddd0d01081b4de7b7c23da6b53f771c/view

## Points of contact

- Thomas Lueddeke, thomas.j.lueddeke.civ@army.mil
- Kristen Weiman, kristen.l.weiman.civ@army.mil

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