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Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), near Fort Walton Beach, FL, is conducting a commercial solutions opening (CSO) authorized by section 879 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017... Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), near Fort Walton Beach, FL, is conducting a commercial solutions opening (CSO) authorized by section 879 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328). Under a CSO, the Air Force Test Center may competitively award proposals received in response to a general solicitation, similar to a broad agency announcement, to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and services, based on a review of proposals by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers within the Air Force Test Center. Under this CSO, all items, technologies, and services shall be treated as commercial items. The Air Force Test Center intends to obtain "innovative" solutions or potential new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technology advancements. Solutions may include existing technologies or procedures, not currently in use by the Air Force Test Center, that would enhance or streamline Air Force Test Center mission capabilities. "Innovative" is defined as any technology, process or method that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal. It also includes any new application of an existing technology, process, or method. This CSO contains a single topic of interest. Please carefully read the attached submital instructions for further details. Version 2 of the RATS 2 submittal instructions and Q&A have been posted. Offerors shall adhere to Version 2 of the RATS 2 submittal instructions. Version 3 of the RATS 2 submittal instructions has been posted. This version supercedes Version 2 of the RATS 2 submittal instructions.