Red River Army Depot W911RQ-27-S-C001: who can submit, the deadline and the page limit
- Notice
- W911RQ-27-S-C001, "Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)"
- Issued by
- U.S. Army Contracting Command, Red River Army Depot (ACC-RRAD), Texas
- Open until
- September 30, 2027, 5:00 p.m. Central (SAM.gov)
- First step
- a solution brief of up to five pages or 15 slides.
Checked on October 29, 2026.
Who can submit
the notice says "Both traditional and non-traditional defense contractors may be awarded contracts under this CSO." (1.2). "Foreign-Owned businesses may independently submit a solution or do so as part of a teaming arrangement with one or more United States-Owned businesses. However, the ability to obtain an agreement based upon a submission may depend upon the ability of the Foreign-Owned business to obtain necessary clearances and approvals to obtain proscribed information." (3.1). The notice says "A company must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI) and must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving an award or agreement." (4.1)
The deadline
the CSO is "continuously open until September 30, 2027" (1.3), and "The government reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment if the authority is extended." (1.3). Areas of interest posted separately as attachments on SAM.gov have their own, earlier deadlines.
Page limit and contents
"Solution briefs should not exceed five (5) single-sided written pages using 12-point font or, alternatively, solution briefs may take the form of briefing slides which should not exceed fifteen (15) slides unless otherwise stated on the subject AoI." (3.2.1). "The title page does not count against page limit, however, the executive summary does." (3.2.1). A brief must include the company and contact details and the area of interest, an executive summary, the technology concept, and "Price: Provide a rough order of magnitude price for the proposed solution and include desired payment terms." (3.2.1)
What decides a brief
the criteria "are listed in order of importance from top to bottom": "1. Responsiveness of the solution brief in addressing the AoI with a commercially available product and/or process readily available to meet the immediate needs" / "2. The technical merit of the proposed solution, including the extent to which the proposed solution is unique, and/or innovative to government application" / "3. The extent to which funding is available" (3.2.2). Briefs are evaluated "not against other solution briefs submitted in response to the same AoI" (3.2.2). "Innovative" includes "any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process, or method existing as of such date" (2, item 7).
The ten continuously open areas (6.1)
Agile / Flexible Facilities; Advanced Manufacturing; Paint Process; Automation; Advanced Analytics; Workforce Development; Human Capital; Tire Process; Inventory Process; Energy and Chemical.
Contract type
"Contracts or agreements under this authority shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts." (1.1). The notice says "The government intends to award FAR-based contracts under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures, but reserves the right to award additional types of contracts depending on the specific Area of Interest (AoI) and industrial base responses to the AoI." (1.3)
How to submit
"Submissions must be submitted electronically to usarmy.rrad.acc.mbx.cso@army.mil as prescribed in the respective AoI." (3.1). "Please include the AoI title in subject line when submitting." (6.1). "All solution briefs, presentations/pitches, and proposals must be unclassified. Do NOT mark any documents as "CONFIDENTIAL"." (3.1)
After the brief
"Phase 1 - Submission of written solution brief, Phase 2 - Presentation/Pitch (if applicable), and Phase 3 - Request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP)." (1.3). "The government will not pay companies for the costs associated with solution brief submissions." (1.3). "If government funding and/or resources are unavailable for the propose effort, all Phase 1 Solution Briefs will be retained in ACC-RRAD library." (6.1)
Summary of the public notice by Thesis Federal, an independent consultancy with no government affiliation. Read the notice before you submit. This page does not decide whether a company is eligible, and nothing here predicts selection or award.
Sources
Checked October 29, 2026.