DoD Communities of Interest: R&D Research and Development
Subject: DIU Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Webinar
Due Date: 04 JUNE 2020 3-4pm EST (register by 3 June)
Government Organization: DIU
Description:
On June 4, 2020, Learn about DIU's Commercial Solutions Opening, our solicitation, and competitive evaluation process, which allows DIU to rapidly execute agreements to prototype and scale commercial technologies within the Department of Defense.
DIU’s solicitation & competitive evaluation process allows us to rapidly execute agreements to prototype and scale commercial tech into DoD.
On June 4, 2020, DIU is hosting a public webinar explaining our solicitation and competitive evaluation process, which we call the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). Chris Hetz, DIU’s Director of Acquisition, and Army Contracting Command-New Jersey’s Chris Fotiadis, Branch Chief, Innovative Concepts Division, will share how the CSO allows us to prototype and acquire technology quickly, providing a streamlined and flexible process that makes it easier for commercial companies to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD).
DIU’s CSO begins with a public DIU solicitation seeking out commercial solutions to a DoD challenge and completes with a prototype agreement (or agreements) with the potential to scale to a large-volume defense contract. Initial barriers to entry are low: companies must only submit a short solution brief to compete. As the evaluation and down-selection process progresses, we request increasingly detailed explanations of proposed solutions and schedule pitch meetings. Upon receiving a Request for Prototype Proposal, selected companies have the opportunity to inform agreement scope and milestone development with DIU and its DoD partners.
We want to make it easy for entrepreneurs to say yes to working with DoD. By keeping our CSO process simple, DIU reduces the time to award and opens the defense market to more nontraditional competitors who can deliver advanced, innovative solutions to our service members. There are several ways to do business with DoD, but not every pathway may be the best fit for your company or DoD organization. Join our webinar to learn more about why the CSO could work for you.
Questions or assistance, contact:
North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)
Dennis Lewis
703-217-3127
Bob Burton
910-824-9609
