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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">571.103</ph> Definitions.</title>
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         <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 items, 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>
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                  “Innovative” —</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                         Means
any item that is—</p>
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                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                               A new technology, process,
or method as of the date of submission of a solution brief; or</p>
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                               A
new application or adaptation of an existing technology, process,
or method as of the date of submission of a solution brief.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                         Includes
existing items within the production/commercialization phase (i.e.
after design or development, and before widespread government or
commercial adoption) as well as new adaptations of existing commercial
items.</p>
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         <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>
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