Acquire commercial solutions through general solicitations and follow-on awards
- Objective
- Bring a prototype into use
- Family / instrument
- Acquisition, transition and contract finance · Commercial acquisition
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense and military-department Secretaries
- Executor · routing lead
- Warranted contracting officer and program manager
- Eligibility & funds
- Match your project to the applicable program. Read the recorded gates and funding conditions.
- What this does not authorize / limits
- §3458 CSO authority is distinct from DIU’s CSO solicitation technique used with §4022 OTs; do not merge requirements.
- Awards above $100m require congressional notification within 45 days.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
- P.L. 119-60 §1802 / 10 U.S.C. 1732 — portfolio plans, budgets, execution and reporting chain
- DIU Work With Us — mission customer, liaison, funding and prototype execution
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.