# U.S. Army Contracting Command – Watervliet Arsenal (ACC-WVA) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w911pt26sc001 - Solicitation number: W911PT26SC001 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT - Department: Department of the Army - Agency: Department of the Army - Contracting office: W6QK ACC Wva (W911PT) - Place of performance: Watervliet, New York - First posted: April 16, 2026 - Last posted: September 10, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9479231893bf4648a0d341f1d9e2d0e5/view ## Description The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority is per Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which amended Section 3458 of Title 10, as codified by Public Law 119-60. DFARS Subpart 212.70 implements 10 U.S.C. 3458 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation known as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). This CSO is a competitive solicitation posted on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) www.sam.gov continuously open until 30 September 2027. This CSO will be utilized specifically for Watervliet Arsenal, and Benet Laboratories. ACC-WVA reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment. Under this CSO the DoW may seek solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals from traditional and non-traditional business entities. This CSO is intended to seek proposals for innovative commercial products, commercial technologies and services or adaptations/modifications of existing commercial product technologies and services to enable the seamless integration of manufacturing resources from across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs. This includes, but are not limited to, the linking of legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, the expansion of modeling and simulation to speed up decision making and the ability to deliver the right materiel solution to the soldier at the right time and in the right place. This CSO may result in the award of various types of contracts, which may include but are not limited to commercially-available technologies immediately available, commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense applications. ACC-WVA intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures based on specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI. The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific AoIs. The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories that will be published under this CSO. The following phases will be used: Phase 1 – Submission of Written Solution Brief, Phase 2 – Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and Phase 3 – Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP). A CSO is considered a competitive process, intended to ensure that competitive procedures are used to the maximum extent practicable. All solution briefs, presentations/pitches and/or proposals submitted in response to any AoI will be in response to and governed by this CSO. Use of a CSO in accordance with DFARS Subpart 212.70 is considered to be a competitive procedure for the purposes of 10 U.S.C. 221 and FAR 6.102. Finally, Contracting Officers shall treat items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO as commercial items. Contracts or purchase orders resulting under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts. Additional information inclusive of instructions and definitions can be found on the attachment "CSO-Watervliet Arsenal FY26 Final.pdf" Current AOIs and current closing dates: A001 Advanced Cannon Technology closes on 30 September 2026 A002 UT System closes on 30 September 2026 A003 Electrical Infrastructure closes on 30 October 2026 A004 Chrome Facility Conversion closes on 30 November 2026 A005 Electronic Access Control System closes on 30 September 2026 A006 Automated Manufacturing Line of Minor Components closes on 20 November 2026 A007 Automated Cooling Tower Treatments closes on 20 October 2026 ## Publications - April 16, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 3616671423584f7ca153cce782c96a2f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3616671423584f7ca153cce782c96a2f/view - April 16, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 8598b4bbe7654a4bb6837a4fd14562b3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8598b4bbe7654a4bb6837a4fd14562b3/view - April 16, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 95889d25fc174a759e1b0ed095464ef1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/95889d25fc174a759e1b0ed095464ef1/view - April 28, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 2246c1732d854746a16bab4c9f7b9888. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2246c1732d854746a16bab4c9f7b9888/view - April 28, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 497632d50c614801a68f991c068c0e1d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/497632d50c614801a68f991c068c0e1d/view - April 28, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice d38b0886904f455c8f002c473a3e7ae3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d38b0886904f455c8f002c473a3e7ae3/view - May 11, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice ac4eb7f341ec4541a220320790a8f31d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ac4eb7f341ec4541a220320790a8f31d/view - June 11, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 06367e96738d481c9b605cde8d4fc741. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/06367e96738d481c9b605cde8d4fc741/view - June 30, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 76b5a8d6271d4e90a26732ec872ce3e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/76b5a8d6271d4e90a26732ec872ce3e8/view - July 28, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 312307890e8b4d01b7d967010f523d38. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/312307890e8b4d01b7d967010f523d38/view - September 9, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 001c64c7e5604d3ea3d57a9b4ce5daa5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/001c64c7e5604d3ea3d57a9b4ce5daa5/view - September 9, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 15d8d2936e02402f9495c88dd6cf47d3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/15d8d2936e02402f9495c88dd6cf47d3/view - September 9, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 424904eaeb28428a9efbeaf91a31a963. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/424904eaeb28428a9efbeaf91a31a963/view - September 9, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice bc797a23212142eeb7bec3276899e07c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bc797a23212142eeb7bec3276899e07c/view - September 10, 2026: Special notice, due September 30, 2027 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 9479231893bf4648a0d341f1d9e2d0e5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9479231893bf4648a0d341f1d9e2d0e5/view ## Points of contact - ACC- WVA CSO Mailbox, usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.commercial-solutions-opening@army.mil - Lauren A. Scripps, lauren.a.scripps.civ@army.mil --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/w911pt26sc001.