Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Dhscbp Commercial Solutions Opening General Solicitation Release Illegal Transshipment Pilot Csopbpgs260001
Deadline: 24 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 01 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138802140
Document Ref. No.: CSOP-BP-GS-26-0001
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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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.
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.
For purposes of this posting, “Innovative” is defined as follows:
Any item that is—
A new technology, process, or method as of the date of submission of a proposal; or
A new application or adaptation of an existing technology, process, or method as of the date of submission of a proposal.
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.
The CSO solicitation process will include a multi-phased sol...
Notice ID: csop-bp-gs-26-0001
Department/Ind. Agency: homeland security, department of
Sub-tier: us customs and border protection
Office: mission support contracting division
Product Service Code: da01 - it and telecom - business application/application development support services (labor)
NAICS Code: 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services
Inactive Dates: sep 30, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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