Post Quantum Cryptography Support for FAA Information Technology and National Air Space Systems
FAA · 697DCK REGIONAL ACQUISITIONS SVCS
FAA is planning to buy "Post Quantum Cryptography Support for FAA Information Technology and National Air Space Systems". This is an early notice: it is not taking bids yet. The work is in USA. The original due date (Apr 10, 2026) has passed; check the latest amendment for the current one. In the last 2 years, similar work (matched on the agency only, a loose match) went to 10 or more companies, usually for about $1.3M per award.
Put together from the facts on this page; the details and sources are below.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 697DCK-26-RFI-PQC in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NOTE: The Government will not be entertaining or responding to questions regarding this RFI at this time. To ensure a comprehensive review of industry perspectives, respondents are encouraged to include any clarifying questions, assumptions, or concerns as a formal attachment to their RFI response. Any clarifying questions do not count against the 30 page limit, and the Government may use these questions to inform future solicitations or formal Q&A sessions. ______________________________________________________ This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI Number 697DCK-26-RFI-… (show all)
PQC).? This is NOT a Request for Proposal.? The FAA is seeking capable respondents who demonstrate in their responses capabilities to support the objectives of this RFI (Section 2) based on the responses to the topics and questions (Section 3) as reviewed in accordance with the instructions and criteria established in Section 1. Companies interested in responding to this request for information should send their response as well as comments or questions to Mr. Jackson LeMay at Jackson.T.LeMay@faa.gov and Mrs. Kristin Frantz at Kristin.T.Frantz@faa.gov.? All responses must be received no later than 4:00 PM ET on April 10, 2026. All questions and comments must be in writing, no telephone calls. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. ?Please mark PROPRIETARY on all documents submitted as necessary. The anticipated Product Service Code for this requirement is DA01 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES. The anticipated NAICS code for this requirement is 541511-Custom Computer Programming Services. Note:? FAR references cited in SAM.gov are not applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA has its own policies and guidance referenced in the Acquisition Management System (AMS).
Recent Agency Awards (Loose Match)
124 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (FAA), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (124): middle half $381K to $11.6M, median $1.3M; range $19K to $1.4B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREQUENTIS USA, INC | 3 | $208.6M | Oct 20, 2026 |
| ADB SAFEGATE AMERICAS LLC | 3 | $24.7M | Jun 5, 2025 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC · $7.4B | 2 | $752.8M | Jul 10, 2025 |
| GUARDIAN CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 2 | $11.1M | Aug 24, 2026 |
| UNIQUE FACILITY RESOURCES INC | 2 | $8.1M | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Frontgrade Technologies Inc. | 2 | $4.9M | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Quarterwave Corp. | 2 | $1.5M | Jun 22, 2026 |
| X-CLEAN CORP | 2 | $1.2M | Aug 18, 2025 |
| FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC. | 2 | $826K | Nov 8, 2024 |
| ALPHA CONTRACTORS GROUP INC | 2 | $568K | Sep 28, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $SAIC reported $7.4B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 124 past awards, $1.3M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 20, 2026FREQUENTIS USA, INC$200.0MThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made a direct award of an definitized single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract number 693KA8-26-D-00018 to Frequentis USA, IncNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026TROPICAL TREE CARE, INC.$708KUPP VOR Tree Trimming ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026ALPHA CONTRACTORS GROUP INC$308KRefurbish/Repaint Antenna TowersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 21, 2026VALOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC$96KRetrofit Stair Landing Platforms, Fort Lauderdale Air Traffic Control Tower (FLL ATCT), Fort Lauderdale, FL.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026BRAVE ONE CONTRACT AGENCY, LLC$704KMEM/ZME Elevator MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 14, 2026UNIQUE FACILITY RESOURCES INC$1.2MJanitorial Services in Manchester and Merrimack, NHNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2026SRCTEC, LLC$420KUpgrade of SR Hawk radar systemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 8, 2026Frontgrade Technologies Inc.$604KL-Band ModulesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2026ARC TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC$572KDESIGN ARSR4 POWER AMP MODULE TEST STATIONNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026VISION QUEST SOLUTIONS INC$84.5MNotice of Award for Supplier Information Request (SIR) 693KA8-26-R-00003: Central Service Area Contract Armed Security Officer ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 (11 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
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.
- 3 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 988 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.