USAFA Rapid Acquisition Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Key Scope Items

• Strategic admissions outreach solutions for U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA)
• SAT/ACT "name buy" services: purchasing student contact info from test-proctoring organizations
• Innovative solutions to increase quality/volume of applicant pipeline
• Phase I: Quad Chart and Solution Brief submissions (ROM estimates)
• Phase II: Further development based on Phase I selections
• Current baseline: ~10,000 annual applications, mean SAT ~1,380, mean ACT ~30
• Professional services FTE may be included in proposed solutions at vendor discretion

Notable Requirements

• Phase I submissions may be marked proprietary/confidential
• Only internal government reviewers evaluate Phase I (no third-party evaluators)
• Quad Chart template provided in Attachment 1 of base CSO document
• Solution Brief instructions in Attachment 2 of base CSO document
• Performance KPIs not established at Phase I; metrics determined post-award per solution

Critical Dates

• Q&A issued: July 29, 2025
• No pre-bid meeting, RFI deadline, bid due date, award date, or NTP date specified in this document

Red Flags

• No contract value, ceiling, or budget range disclosed in this Q&A document
• No evaluation criteria details included here: must reference base CSO body for scoring methodology
• Performance metrics explicitly deferred to post-award, creating undefined contract success standards