SolicitationPosted Oct 8, 2026·Responses due Oct 19, 2026

BEYOND Phase 2

FAA · 697DCK REGIONAL ACQUISITIONS SVCS

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
5417
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
697DCK-26-R-00423
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
AJ11
Place
Not stated
Contact
Kristin Frantz, Contracting Officer (Kristin.T.Frantz@faa.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 697DCK-26-R-00423 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 27, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 9, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 8, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
  • Oct 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 8, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026, middle of the range Nov 19, 2026.
Measured from 23 past solicitations at Federal Aviation Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 27, 2026).
Responses are due Oct 19, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

Amendment 0003 is hereby issued to extend the proposal due date of the SIR to October 19, 2026 at 3:00pm ET. No other changes result from Amendment 0003. Questions and Answers are forthcoming. __________________________________________________ Amendment 0002 is hereby issued to extend the proposal due date of the SIR to October 9, 2026 at 3:00pm ET. No other changes result from Amendment 0002. Questions and Answers are forthcoming. __________________________________________________ Amendment 0001 is hereby issued to extend the proposal due date of the SIR to September 25, 2026 at 3:00pm ET. No… (show all)

other changes result from Amendment 0001. __________________________________________________ This is the Screening Information Request (SIR) 697DCK-26-R-00423 for the BEYOND Phase 2 Selection. This procurement is in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Office (AUS). The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L.118-63) Section 920 allows for the expansion of the BEYOND program. The FAA will implement a BEYOND Phase 2 competitive selection process, through this SIR. This competitive selection process is not a procurement or acquisition under the FAA Acquisition Management System. The FAA did not develop any acquisition requirements for this competitive selection process, and the process will not result in the award of a procurement contract. Consistent with the FAA Administrator�s authorities under 49 U.S.C. �106(l) and (m), this process will result in the award of an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). The FAA intends to award up to eight (8) OTAs through this solicitation. BEYOND Phase 2 has four programmatic focus areas: infrastructure, scalability, safety and automation. Five operational focus areas have also been identified as the greatest challenges that will need to be addressed for progress to be made: public safety, controlled airspace, remote, rural areas with inadequate infrastructure, on-airport operations and cross international borders. This SIR is seeking Offerors who can deliver successful outcomesin support of the BEYOND Phase 2 focus areas. See SIR for details. The FAA intends to competitively award up to eight (8) Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) with SLTTs in accordance with the SIR. The FAA reserves the right to execute additional OTAs if resources permit (49 U.S.C. � 106(l)). The Government will make OTA awards to the Offeror�s determined to best meet the selection criteria which are included in this SIR and reflected in the evaluation of the proposals. To be considered for award of this requirement, the Offeror must have a current/valid registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database website: www.sam.gov. Registration must be active by the offer due date. Proposals must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 3:00 pm ET on September 10, 2026. Please see attached SIR for proposal submission requirements. Questions are to be submitted, in writing, as specified in the SIR. Please reference the SIR number and BEYOND Phase 2 program on all question submissions. All questions must be received no later than 1:00pm ET on September 3, 2026. Questions will be answered in an Amendment to the SIR if deemed necessary and posted to SAM.GOV for all interested parties to consider. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to frequently visit SAM.GOV for any updates to this requirement. Any questions regarding this announcement should be directed to Kristin Frantz, Contracting Officer, at Kristin.T.Frantz@faa.gov and Jackson LeMay, Contract Specialist, at Jackson.T.Lemay@faa.gov Any proposals received after the closing date and time, will not be considered in accordance with this SIR. This SIR is not to be construed as a contract or a commitment of any kind. The Government will not be liable for payment of any costs attributed to the preparation and submission of requested proposal documentation.

Who won similar work

125 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (FAA), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ADB SAFEGATE AMERICAS LLC3$24.7MJun 5, 2025
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC2$752.8MJul 10, 2025
GUARDIAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.2$11.1MAug 24, 2026
FREQUENTIS USA, INC2$8.6MDec 16, 2025
UNIQUE FACILITY RESOURCES INC2$8.1MSep 14, 2026
Frontgrade Technologies Inc.2$4.9MSep 8, 2026
Quarterwave Corp.2$1.5MJun 22, 2026
X-CLEAN CORP2$1.2MAug 18, 2025
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC.2$826KNov 8, 2024
ALPHA CONTRACTORS GROUP INC2$568KSep 28, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 2024 (10 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) job
  • $58K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 2 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 982 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 1 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.