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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">571.103</ph> Definitions.</title><conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody "><p class="- topic/p ">As used in this part—</p><p class="- topic/p ">“Agency Acquisition Innovation Advocates” are the GSA Acquisition Officials nominated by the Senior Procurement Executive and serving on the Office of Management and Budget Acquisition Innovation Council.</p><p class="- topic/p ">“Commercial solutions opening (CSO)” is a competitive procedure for acquiring innovative commercial products and commercial services, including products, technologies, and services through a competitive selection of solution briefs resulting from a general solicitation and peer review of such solution briefs.</p>“Innovative” means any item that is — <ol class="- topic/ol "><li class="- topic/li "><p id="id18AJE700B08" class="- topic/p "><ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>A new technology, process, or method, including research and development as of the date of submission of a solution brief;</p></li><li class="- topic/li "><p id="id18AJE700GJM" class="- topic/p "><ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>A new application or adaptation of an existing technology, process, or method as of the date of submission of a solution brief;</p></li><li class="- topic/li "><p id="id18AJE700PET" class="- topic/p "><ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>An existing product or service within the production/commercialization phase (i.e. after design or development, and before widespread government or commercial adoption); or</p></li><li class="- topic/li "><p class="- topic/p "><ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(d)</ph>A new adaptation of existing commercial products or commercial services. (See also the definition of “commercial product” and “commercial service” in FAR 2.101.)</p></li></ol><p class="- topic/p ">“Peer Review” means a process where scientific, technological, or other subject matter experts within the U.S. Government evaluate solution briefs submitted against specified selection criteria.</p><p class="- topic/p ">“Solution Brief” means a solution proposed by an offeror in response to a solicitation issued using the CSO procedure.</p></conbody></concept></dita>