CHEERS MAA Open Period 3 - All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C 3458 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
Air Force and Space Force · FA2384 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RAKH
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA238424S2336 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 2, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
- Oct 2, 2026SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
**28 September 2026: Amendment 02 � Annual Update & Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Revisions** Solicitation: FA238424S2336, "Open Period 3 - All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C. 3458 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)" Solicitation Authority: 10 U.S.C. � 3458 - Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services using general solicitation competitive procedures (R-DFARS Part 212) The purpose of this update (Amendment 02) is to incorporate annual solicitation updates, align applicable commercial provisions and clauses with current RFO and DoD cybersecurity requirements, … (show all)
and reaffirm submission guidelines for commercial solutions. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS (AMENDMENT 02): 1. Commercial Innovation Scope (10 U.S.C. � 3458): Proposals submitted under this CSO must provide innovative commercial products, commercial technologies, or commercial services that meet or exceed 711 HPW operational requirements. Solutions must demonstrate commercial viability or novel adaptation of commercial technology for military utilization. 2. Provisions and Clauses Update: Attachment 1 has been updated to reflect current RFO commercial contracting provisions and mandatory DoD cybersecurity safeguarding requirements (including NIST SP 800-171 SPRS assessment posting and task-specific CMMC compliance per DFARS 252.204-7019, 7020, and 7021). 3. Contract Types & Terms: Awards resulting from this CSO may include fixed-price commercial contracts, Other Transactions under 10 U.S.C. � 4022, or other authorized commercial acquisition vehicles. 4. Reference to Updated Overarching Industry Guide: Offerors must refer to the revised CHEERS Industry Guide (Revision September 2026) located on the parent MAA notice for detailed submission templates and instructions. List of Attachments: 1. "Open Period Solicitation 3_CSO Amend 02.pdf" 2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (CSO).pdf" Related Notice: Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233, "Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)" Note: You MUST refer to the related notice identified above in order to obtain all additional attachments referenced herein (e.g. CHEERS Industry Guide, Statements of Objectives (SOO), and S&T Protection Appendices). Previous Amendment History 20 Nov 2025: Amendment 01 - Annual Update Solicitation: FA238424S2336, "Open Period 3 - All Technical Areas" Solicitation Authority: 10 U.S.C. 3458 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) List of Attachments: 1. "Open Period Solicitation 3_CSO Amend 01" 2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses_CSO" Related Notice: Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233, "Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)" Note: You MUST refer to the related notice identified above in order to obtain all additional attachments referenced herein (e.g. CHEERS Industry Guide, Statements of Objectives (SOO), and S&T Protection Appendices)
Who won similar work
113 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (113): middle half $2.3M to $30.5M, median $7.3M; range $35K to $33.2B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH · $10.7B | 5 | $46.6M | Sep 24, 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · $LMT · $67.6B | 5 | $40.1M | Jan 8, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 4 | $39.5M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC | 4 | $18.3M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| DCS Corporation | 3 | $33.3B | Feb 23, 2026 |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP · $SPCX | 3 | $49.4M | Mar 6, 2026 |
| MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2 | $33.2B | Mar 26, 2025 |
| MATRIX RESEARCH INC | 2 | $109.9M | Jan 20, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2 | $31.8M | Jul 21, 2026 |
| SAAB, INC | 2 | $8.5M | Jul 23, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $BAH reported $10.7B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 113 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $LMT reported $67.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 113 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $RTX reported $68.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 113 past awards, $7.3M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 6, 2026DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$2.2MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)
- Oct 1, 2026DEFENSE ENGINEERING CORP$37.6MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)
- Sep 30, 2026INVISIBLE PACK INC$225K316 SFS Ghoul Attachable Tool
- Aug 5, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$8.0MCombat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 05
- Aug 3, 2026Arete Associates Niwot CO 80503 USA$1.5MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)
- Jul 28, 2026SAAZ MICRO, INC.$1.9MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)
- Jul 21, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$14.8MCombat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) Call 06
- Jul 20, 2026RADIAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD$6.0MMulti-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)
- Jul 15, 2026RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Fairfax VA 22033 USA$3.8MCOSMOS Bridge
- Jul 15, 2026VANTAGE ANALYTICAL LLC$499.0MNew Award- Space Systems and Hardware Integration for Novel Experiments (SSHINE)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (8 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $780K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 1 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 4 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.