Solicitation
Kronos Family of Systems Commercial Solutions Opening
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA8806-26-S-0001
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Space Systems Command, through its Kronos program, is running a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) to buy innovative software, technologies or services for the Kronos Family of Systems. It works as a rolling series of Calls for different Areas of Interest, each with its own white paper due date. Prototype awards are planned to begin in November 2026 with an approximate 6 month performance period; the place of performance is listed as El Segundo, CA.
Watch out for
- Deadlines are set per Call, not by this notice. The SAM.gov due date is not the real deadline, so you must watch each Call and the Kronos Gateway to avoid missing a window.
The due date of the parent CSO (FA8806-26-S-0001) on SAM.GOV is not the due date for white paper submission.
- Schedule and awards are not guaranteed. The Government can change, delay or cancel Calls and is not committed to make awards, so bid and proposal effort may not pay off.
The Government reserves the right to accelerate, delay, modify, add, remove, or cancel calls/AOIs at any time without notice.
- Key details are in attachments. The CSO 2.0 document and First Call document hold the actual requirements and submission details, and they are not in this text.
Read the attached Kronos FoS CSO 2.0 for further information.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Innovative products, technologies or services for the Kronos Family of Systems (space command and control and battle management)
- White papers answering each open Call for an Area of Interest (AOI)
- Prototype solutions, with awards made on a rolling basis
- Contract type
- Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) with prototype awards
- Period of performance
- Prototype performance period approximately 6 months following award
- Place of performance
- El Segundo, CA, USA
- How they'll choose
- Peer review of proposed solutions by scientific, technological or other subject matter experts within the program management office
- Offers due
- Parent notice date is not the due date; each Call has its own. Notice ID FA8806-26-S-0001_Kronos_FoS_CSO_AOI3_FAS01_02_03_04_05 submissions due 25 September 2026 05:00 pm PDT
- How to submit
- Register and submit white papers through Kronos Gateway, following the instructions in each Call
What to include when you submit
- Register on Kronos Gateway
- Follow the First Call document and each later Call for white paper deadlines and format
- Read the attached Kronos FoS CSO 2.0 for details
- Monitor SAM.gov for amendments, new Calls and schedule changes
Not in the notice text
- Technical needs for each Area of Interest (in the attached CSO 2.0 and Call documents)
- White paper format, page limits and detailed evaluation criteria
- Award sizes and dollar values
- Eligibility rules, including any security or clearance requirements
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Key facts
- Response due
- Aug 29, 2030, 12:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- FA8806-26-S-0001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8806 Battle Mngmnt C3 SSC/BCK
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 513210
- Product/service code
- AR12
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Place of performance
- El Segundo, CA, 90245
- Contracting contact
- Heather BaldwinSSC.BMZ.SYD85@spaceforce.mil
- Versions
- 17 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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