Special NoticePosted Oct 16, 2026·Responses due Nov 13, 2026

Domestic Aviation Design Industry Day

TSA · TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
488190
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
TSA25-04-0644
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
C1BE
Place
Springfield, VA, USA
Contact
Not stated
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation TSA25-04-0644 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 16, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (1 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

Domestic Aviation Design Industry Day Important Dates: Industry Day Registration Deadline -- 3:00 PM EDT on Friday, November 13, 2026 Industry Day -- 9:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 1. Introduction For over 10 years, TSA has held regular events to engage with external aviation security stakeholders, including airports, airport designers, airlines, equipment vendors, industry groups, and other domestic and international industry stakeholders in support of TSA�s mission. TSA has capitalized on these events to: Promote TSA�s checkpoint system of systems designs and standards; Encourage … (show all)

collaboration within the aviation security community; Share best practices from a variety of operating environments, facility sizes, and capabilities; Learn about the latest security technology advances and industry innovations; and Engage with stakeholders early in the design process to allow TSA to influence designs and support public-private partnerships. 2. Purpose The Domestic Aviation Design Industry Day is a forum for engaging the communities implementing aviation security in a collaborative environment, consistent with TSA strategic priorities to Improve Security, Safeguard the Transportation System, and Accelerate Action. 3. Event Description: Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Location: Virtual (Microsoft Teams) TSA intends to cover updates related to the Checkpoint Requirements and Planning Guide (CRPG), the Planning Guidelines and Design Standards (PGDS), and Donations. 4. Agenda (See attached) 5. Required Criteria for Attendance: Participation in the Industry Day is limited to representatives from the following organization categories: a. Transportation security equipment manufacturers; b. Checkpoint designers; c. Checked baggage inspection system designers; d. Systems integrators; e. Airlines; f. Airport authorities; g. Aviation industry associations; and h. Federal, state, and local government entities. To be considered for attendance, each responding organization must submit a one- to three-sentence summary describing its relevant experience and any other pertinent information demonstrating that it qualifies under one or more of the categories listed above. 6. Registration: The following information must be submitted (with the information in Section 5) to CheckpointRequirements@tsa.dhs.gov no later than 3:00 PM EDT on Friday, November 13, 2026 in the format below: Attendee First Name, Attendee Last Name, Agency/Company/Airport, Attendee Email Address/ Category/Categories per Section 5, one- to three-sentence summary describing Relevant Experience and any other pertinent information demonstrating qualification under the referenced category. TSA will send a confirmation email with Industry Day details to those who are accepted by TSA to attend this Industry Day. Acceptance from TSA for attendance at this event is subject to TSA�s sole review and discretion. Satisfaction of the Required Criteria for Attendance, registration for the event, and acceptance by TSA is required. 7. Post Industry Day Any questions or comments after the industry day should be directed to CheckpointRequirements@tsa.dhs.gov. **Disclaimer- This Industry Day is being held for market research and industry engagement. Attendance is voluntary and the Government will not pay for attendance or travel. Organizations responding to this announcement are solely responsible for all expenses associated with their responses to this announcement and with attendance.**

Who won similar work

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

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Leidos, Inc · $LDOS2$3.3BSep 30, 2026
Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.1$23.3MNov 17, 2025
NORTH BELT OFFICE CENTER, LLC1$14.5MNov 25, 2025
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A1$7.5MDec 1, 2025
GLOBAL SUPPLY MANAGEMENT INC1$1.1MSep 17, 2025
DS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS CORP1$210KDec 1, 2025
CHARPIE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.1$207KOct 7, 2026
TS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS. LLC1$51KSep 5, 2025
MIKE'S ELECTRIC, INC.1$47KOct 1, 2026
DSA DETECTION LLC1$38KOct 1, 2026

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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 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) since 2024 (5 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Transportation Security Administration (TSA) job
  • $247K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 2 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 3 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.