Defense Innovation Unit Commercial Solutions Opening

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has released a streamlined Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) to seek proposals for innovative, commercial technologies that accelerate the attainment of asymmetric defense capabilities. This CSO is seeking prototype projects directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense (DoD), or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the Armed Forces of the United States. Interested parties with current or new/developmental innovative technological solutions or enhancements are encouraged to visit the DIU website to obtain more information regarding the process of presenting their solutions to DIU and the potential for securing said Agreements under this CSO. This CSO is a competitive solicitation seeking proposals for innovative, commercial technologies that accelerate attainment of defense capabilities. The CSO outlines the competitive procedures to submit a response to an Area of Interest (AOI) and consists of three phases: Solution Brief, Pitch, and full written proposal. Agreements will be sought under an open (available for five (5) years), competitive (solution brief/demonstration followed by proposal) CSO.