48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

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6 sections with “CSO”

  • DFARS 212.7002 Policy.
    (a) Contracting officers may only use a CSO— (1) To obtain innovative solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements; (2) To close capability gaps, or provide potential innovative technological advancements; and (3) When m…
  • DFARS 212.7004 Procedures.
    This section prescribes procedures for the use of a CSO. (a) The CSO shall— (1) Describe the agency's interest for an individual program requirement or for broadly defined areas of interest covering the full range of the agency's requirem…
  • DFARS 212.7000 Scope of subpart.
    …rvices through the use of a general solicitation known as a commercial solutions opening (CSO).
  • DFARS 212.7003 Limitations.
    …urement executive approval to award a contract in excess of $100 million resulting from a CSO.
  • DFARS 212.7005 Congressional notification.
    …equirements for contracts valued at more than $100 million that are awarded pursuant to a CSO.
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    … the timelines established in the SPOT Business Rules at https://www.acq.osd.mil/asds/log/cso/ocs/spot.html. (h) Contractor personnel. (1) The Contracting Officer may direct the Contractor, at its own expense, to remove and replace any Con…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.