U.S. Army Contracting Command – Watervliet Arsenal (ACC-WVA) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

The U.S. Army Contracting Command Watervliet Arsenal is seeking innovative commercial products, commercial technologies, and services to modernize its Organic Industrial Base. The agency needs to seamlessly integrate manufacturing resources across the enterprise to meet U.S. Army needs at Watervliet Arsenal and Benet Laboratories. Specific problem areas include linking legacy analogue manufacturing systems with modern digital systems, expanding modeling and simulation to accelerate decision-making, and delivering the right materiel solutions to soldiers efficiently. The scope of work covers the acquisition of commercially available technologies, concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that incrementally improve commercial technologies or existing government-owned capabilities. The agency will publish specific Areas of Interest under this general solicitation to target focused topics and categories. Bidders must submit proposals, solution briefs, presentations, or pitches as traditional or non-traditional business entities. The evaluation process utilizes a multi-phased approach starting with a Phase 1 written solution brief, followed by an optional Phase 2 presentation or pitch, and concluding with a Phase 3 request for a commercial solution proposal. The agency will award Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures. All resulting contracts or purchase orders must be fixed-price or fixed-price incentive fee contracts. This competitive solicitation remains continuously open on the government point of entry website until September 30, 2027. The agency reserves the right to extend this open period beyond the current closing date through an amendment. Additional instructions, definitions, and specific guidelines are detailed in the attached solicitation document.