Commercial Solution Opportunity - Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) CONUS
- Client
- Department of Defense
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/2/2026
- Category
- Software, System and Application
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- —
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Christina Ellison
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedThe Defense Commissary Agency seeks innovative commercial technologies, products, and services to modernize its continental United States business operations and deliver the military pay benefit at significant patron savings. The agency requires solutions that improve the commissary benefit, decrease costs without diminishing benefits, improve processes prone to fraud, waste, or abuse, and reduce waste while decreasing process variation. The solicitation uses a Commercial Solutions Opening authority to award fixed-price contracts through a streamlined acquisition process. The provided text does not state specific applicant eligibility rules, implementation countries, application submission details, deadlines, evaluation criteria, contract terms, or budget information.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Commercial Solutions Opening - Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) CONUS.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
DeCA is seeking innovative commercial technologies, products, and services to modernize business operations and enhance the military non-pay benefit. Solutions will be procured through a Commercial Solutions Opening process under DFARS 212.70 authority. Commercial entities are eligible to submit solutions in response to Areas of Interest and Calls for Solutions.
- Issued by
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
- CSO Open Period
- open continuously from the date of publication through September 30, 2031
- How to submit
- Electronic via email
- Submission details
- Solution briefs emailed to POCs in applicable C4S. Written briefs capped at 10 single-sided pages (12-pt font) or 20 briefing slides, excluding cover.
- Funding
- DFARS 212.70
How proposals are evaluated
| Phase 1 Solution Brief: Responsiveness in addressing C4S with commercially available product or process | |
| Phase 1 Solution Brief: Technical merit including uniqueness or innovation to government application | |
| Phase 1 Solution Brief: Affordability of proposed solution | |
| Phase 2 Presentation: Level of relevance of commercial product or service to C4S | |
| Phase 2 Presentation: Technical merit and demonstrated feasibility | |
| Phase 2 Presentation: Uniqueness or innovative approach | |
| Phase 2 Presentation: Technical risk or maturity | |
| Phase 2 Presentation: Risk in milestone schedule and company viability/business solution |
Scope of work
- Commercially available products, services, and COTS technologies
- Products or services fueled by commercial or strategic investment
- Proof-of-concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development efforts
- Existing Government-owned capabilities
- Validation of emerging resale concepts
Minimum qualifications
- Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Registered in System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award
- Registered in Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) application
- Determined responsible by Contracting Officer and not suspended, debarred, or prohibited from award
Documents to include with the bid
- Phase 1 Solution Brief (written brief or slide deck) with Cover Page, Executive Summary, Technical Concept, and Price
- Phase 3 Commercial Solution Proposal Volume I Business and Price Proposal
- Phase 3 Commercial Solution Proposal Volume II Technical
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- HQCAAA2701
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Defense Commissary Agency (Deca) › Defense Commissary Agency
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Sep 30, 2031, 4:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 2, 2026
- Place of performance
- Fort LEE, VA
- Contracting contact
- Christina Ellison
[email protected]
8047348000 - Additional contact
- Donna Diroma
[email protected]
804734800048263
Read the official notice description
This is a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) issued under the authority of DFARS 212.70. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is focused on modernizing business operations by actively seeking innovative commercial technologies, products and services that will enhance our ability to deliver the military pay benefit at a significant patron savings. Authorized under DFARS Subpart 212-70, this CSO enables DeCA to competitively procure solutions through a streamlined acquisition process, allowing for rapid decisions. This approach underscores our mission to expedite the award and delivery of critical technologies, products, and services, ensuring that DeCA can leverage advancements in the grocery resale industry swiftly and efficiently. By prioritizing speed in our contracting efforts, we aim to support the timely integration of cutting-edge technologies, products, and services that enhance our ability to: improve the commissary benefit; decrease costs without diminishing the benefit; improve processes that have a high risk of potential fraud, waste, or abuse; and reduce waste and decrease variation in processes. Contracts awarded under this authority will be structured as fixed-price contracts. Through this initiative, DeCA reaffirms its commitment to fostering innovation and enhancing business operations, ultimately delivering a vital benefit of the military compensation package that improves quality of life and readiness by providing grocery items at significant savings.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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