Solicitation
DCSA INNOVATION GATEWAY
Dept of Defense · Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (Dcsa) · Sol. HS0021-26-CSO-DCSA
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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has opened its Innovation Gateway, a general solicitation for prototype projects awarded as Other Transaction Agreements. It covers areas like digital transformation, data analytics, and cyber and industrial security. Actual proposal requests come later as separate Innovation Calls, with Innovation Call #01 already published.
Watch out for
- Only Innovation Call responses accepted. You cannot pitch on your own; you must wait for and respond to a specific Innovation Call.
The Government will only accept proposals in response to Innovation Calls.
- Unsolicited proposals ignored. Anything sent outside an Innovation Call will not even be reviewed, so effort spent early is wasted.
Unsolicited proposals that are not in response to an Innovation Call will not be reviewed by the Government.
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Full brief
What they want
- Solution Concept Papers from innovators in DCSA's general areas of interest
- Digital Transformation Enablement solutions
- Data Integration and Advanced Analytics solutions
- Cyber and Industrial Security solutions
- Digital Workforce and Governance solutions
- Innovation Call #01: Unified Application Access and Integration Prototype
- Contract type
- Prototype projects under Other Transaction Agreements (OTA)
- Place of performance
- Quantico, VA, USA
- Contract vehicle
- DCSA Innovation Gateway (Other Transaction)
- Offers due
- Listed as 2031-06-22T23:59:00-04:00 in the SAM fields
What to include when you submit
- Use the Solution Concept Paper Template (DCSA Innovation Gateway Attachment 1)
- Only respond to published Innovation Calls
- Capability statements and briefing requests go to the DCSA Small Business Office at dcsa.small-business@mail.mil
You must have
- Submit solutions on the required Solution Concept Paper Template
Proposers are required to use the Solution Concept Paper Template (DCSA Innovation Gateway Attachment 1) to submit their solutions.
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation criteria for Solution Concept Papers (the notice says they are included but does not list them)
- Contract values and periods of performance
- Dates and requirements of future Innovation Calls
- How to submit concept papers
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Key facts
- Response due
- Jun 23, 2031, 3:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- HS0021-26-CSO-DCSA
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (Dcsa)
- Office
- Defense Ci and Security Agency
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 541512
- Product/service code
- DA01
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Place of performance
- Quantico, VA
- Contracting contact
- Daniela Garavitodaniela.garavito2.civ@mail.mil
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Innovation Gateway is a competitive solicitation that will result in the award of prototype projects under Other Transaction Agreements (OTA). It is our commercially-focused front door for innovators. Our goal is simple: to partner with creative companies to solve our most critical mission challenges. Innovation Gateway Process The Innovation Gateway is a general announcement of DCSA’s general areas of interest (Digital Transformation Enablement, Data Integration and Advanced Analytics, Cyber and Industrial Security, Digital Workforce and Governance). The general soliciation includes criteria for selecting Solution Concept Papers and soliciting the participation of all proposers capable of satisfying the Government’s needs. Proposal requests will be issued via ‘Innovation Calls’ that are published separately under the DCSA Innovation Gateway at various times during the open period of this solicitation. Innovation Calls will be published via Sam.gov through separate solicitation postings referencing the DCSA Innovation Gateway. Proposers are required to use the Solution Concept Paper Template (DCSA Innovation Gateway Attachment 1) to submit their solutions. The Government will only accept proposals in response to Innovation Calls. Unsolicited proposals that are not in response to an Innovation Call will not be reviewed by the Government. Additionally, industry representatives wishing to submit general capability statements or schedule capability briefings should direct their inquiries to the DCSA Small Business Office at dcsa.small-business@mail.mil Innovation Call Publications: Innovation Call #01 - Unified Application Access and Integration Prototype Notice ID: DCSAInnovationCall01 Publication Date: 09/10/2026 https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8edbc404f99d46caa7f41a9bb760f4a9/view
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