# DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO) for Commercial Strategy

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/hr001125re003

- Solicitation number: HR001125RE003
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Contracting office: Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- NAICS: 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: B541 Defense Studies
- Place of performance: Arlington, Virginia
- County: Arlington County (FIPS 51013). https://abierto.us/counties/arlington-county-va-51013
- City: Arlington. https://abierto.us/cities/arlington-va-5103000
- First posted: May 1, 2025
- Last posted: July 14, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/36fddf82c963428998b5d4e550130921/view

## Description

Amendment 0001 - The purpose of this amendment is to update the DCSO solicitation and Attachment 1 - SOW template. Proposals submitted 7/14/2024 and after must conform to the updated DCSO solicitation and Attachment 1 - SOW template dated 7/14/2025.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) mission is to create technological surprise for national security, which drives its Research and Development (R&D) programs to transform revolutionary concepts into practical capabilities for the military and civilian society. Under DARPA’s Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO), DARPA seeks to close military and civilian capability gaps with commercial solutions derived from the Agency's R&D programs.

This DCSO is solicited by DARPA Commercial Strategy within the Director’s Office. The Commercial Strategy team oversees the implementation of the DCSO, which includes the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI). The EEI, through the DCSO, awards participants with funds to support bringing in an embedded entrepreneur (EE) to assist performers with commercialization and business efforts.

Proposals for the DCSO are solicited for transitioning and commercializing innovative solutions derived from DARPA R&D-funded technologies into capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide new technological advancements. DARPA reasonably anticipates meaningful proposals with varying technical, scientific, and business approaches in response to this DCSO.

## Publications

- May 1, 2025: Solicitation, due April 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice c1846bd10ef846ea817b0d1e84c446d0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c1846bd10ef846ea817b0d1e84c446d0/view
- July 14, 2025: Solicitation, due April 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 36fddf82c963428998b5d4e550130921. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/36fddf82c963428998b5d4e550130921/view

## Points of contact

- Melissa Ramirez, DARPACSO@darpa.mil

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