Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W6QK ACC- DTA
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W50NH9-26-S-0001
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
541512
Product service code
DA01
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-09-10
Response deadline
Sep 11, 2027, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Fort Belvoir, VA
Contracting contact
usarmy.belvoir.inscom.mbx.aie-its@army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 541512 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
The procedures outlined in this CSO apply to Areas of Interest posted under W50NH9-26-S-0001. NOTE: Proposed Solutions that may meet the needs of other Federal Agencies may be shared, as appropriate. This announcement serves as the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for the Army Intelligence Enterprise- Information Technology Services (AIE-ITS), issued by Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) under solicitation W50NH9-26-S-0001. The objective of this CSO is to leverage agile acquisition authorities to enhance, secure, sustain, and modernize the global Information Technology (IT) environment supporting Army Intelligence operations across Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations at the Project, Activity, or Enterprise scale. By lowering barriers to entry for commercial innovators, small businesses, and nontraditional defense contractors, the Government seeks best-of-breed solutions that transition the enterprise away from rigid, labor-hour execution toward outcome-oriented service delivery. This CSO will remain open until September 11, 2036. The CSO operates under a strict Dual-Track architecture: Track 1: General Submissions (Continuously Open). Vendors may submit written Solution Briefs (White Papers) at any time against the Open Areas of Interest (AoIs) outlined in Section 9.0 of the attached CSO document. Track 2: Calls for Innovative Solutions (Targeted Closed Deadlines). The Government will periodically issue targeted, "Calls for Innovative Solutions" addressing specific Closed Areas of Interest. These notices will be published via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module with concurrent notices posted to SAM.gov. Vendors responding to a targeted Call must adhere strictly to the specific instructions, formats, and closing deadlines specified within that closed AOI. Late submissions will be rejected. The competitive process under this CSO will generally follow a streamlined, multi-phased evaluation approach: Phase 1 (Submission of Written Solution Brief), Phase 2 (Presentation/Pitch, if applicable), and Phase 3 (Request for Commercial Solution Proposal). Resulting awards may include FAR Part 12 Fixed-Price contracts or non-FAR agreements. The Government will not reimburse companies for costs associated with developing submissions. For complete details, the full CSO document is provided in the attachments. Please review the attached file, which describes all requirements, evaluation factors, and other pertinent information governing this solicitation.
Contact
Point of contact
USARMY INSCOM AIE-ITS CSO
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
usarmy.belvoir.inscom.mbx.aie-its@army.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
