DHS/CBP Commercial Solutions Opening - General Solicitation Release - Illegal Transshipment Pilot - CSOP-BP-GS-26-0001

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<p><strong>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is a Non-Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) based solicitation authority for acquiring innovative and commercial solutions. Section 880 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), as extended, authorizes DHS to implement a pilot program to competitively procure innovative commercial items, technologies, and services using CSO procedures. The CSO acquisition mechanism provides a streamlined, flexible process and simplified contract terms designed to maximize efficiency and minimize administrative burden for both the Government and industry.</strong></p> <p><strong>DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Acquisition (OA) will use CSO procedures to acquire innovative, commercial items, technologies, and services currently in the production/commercialization phase, as well as adaptations of existing commercial products. The CSO procedures are described throughout sections 1, 3, and 4 of the attached General Solicitation document. This General Solicitation announcement invites prospective offerors to respond to the attached solicitation document.</strong></p> <p><strong>For purposes of this posting, &ldquo;Innovative&rdquo; is defined as follows:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Any item that is&mdash; <ul> <li>A new technology, process, or method as of the date of submission of a proposal; or</li> <li>A new application or adaptation of an existing technology, process, or method as of the date of submission of a proposal.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>CBP will assess the value of Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven commercial solutions that identify imports which pose a high risk for illegal transshipment. The development and implementation of these private sector solutions will enable CBP to explore how cutting-edge technologies may be leveraged to inform enforcement actions that prevent high-risk imports from entering the U.S. and/or lead to the identification of additional duties owed.</strong></p> <p><strong>The CSO solicitation process will include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Phase 1</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Submission and Evaluation of the Written Solution Brief, which may also include an optional invitation for Oral Presentations/Technical Demonstrations.</li> <li><strong>Phase 2</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Request for Full Proposal Submission.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Potential submitters are hereby advised of the following:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The solicitation for solution briefs is not a guarantee that award and obligation of funds will be made.</li> <li>The costs incurred by companies in the preparation and submission of their solution briefs in response to solicitations will not be paid by the government.</li> <li>Submission and proposals are evaluated on their individual merits rather than on a comparative basis, and the Government has considerable latitude in determining which of the submitted proposals it will fund.</li> <li>All potential recipients of CSO awards must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before the recipient is awarded the CSO contract.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Submission Instructions:</strong></p> <ul> <li>All questions or requests for clarifications regarding this solicitation must be electronically submitted in writing no later than 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, April 7, 2026 to&nbsp;aristide.horugavye@cbp.dhs.gov,&nbsp;peter.a.giambone@cbp.dhs.gov&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;joshua.bedregal@cbp.dhs.gov. The subject of the e-mail must be titled &ldquo;Request for Clarifications re: CSOP-BP-GS-26-0001.&rdquo; Requests, questions, or comments which are time stamped after the question due date and time may not be accepted, nor receive a response from the Government, in the sole discretion of the CO.</li> <li>Written solution briefs as described in section 3.2 of this solicitation must be submitted electronically by 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, April 24, 2026 to the following e-mail boxes:&nbsp;aristide.horugavye@cbp.dhs.gov,&nbsp;peter.a.giambone@cbp.dhs.gov&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;joshua.bedregal@cbp.dhs.gov.</li> </ul>

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