TSA Gold+ COMMERCIAL SERVICES IDIQ CONTRACT SOLICITATION
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is soliciting proposals under an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, designated as 70T05026R5900N005, to implement the TSA Gold+ initiative, which requires a complete turnkey solution for airport security screening. This contract will provide comprehensive services including the deployment, maintenance, and management of advanced security screening technology and a fully trained workforce capable of detecting explosives, weapons, and other prohibited items at participating airports. The scope encompasses all phases of implementation—from schematic and 100% design development to construction, testing, and operational readiness—with strict adherence to TSA-specific standards, including the PGDS v8.0, CBIS performance requirements, and the Performance Work Statement. Deliverables include detailed design packages, configuration management artifacts, acceptance testing reports, and ongoing program management support under a firm fixed-price structure, with the potential for incentive payments of up to 12% above base pricing for exceeding performance metrics. The solicitation applies to all airports designated in individual task orders and requires full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including Title 49 CFR and STM-D-3951 for packaging and shipping, as well as robust safeguarding protocols for Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Contractor personnel must undergo TSA suitability determinations, obtain PIV and SIDA credentials, and sign mandatory non-disclosure agreements. All subcontracts must flow down contractual obligations related to security, training, accessibility, and information protection. Evaluation for the base IDIQ award is based solely on cost efficiency relative to the Federal Cost Estimate, while task order awards prioritize airport-specific solutions, operational readiness, innovative concepts, stakeholder alignment, program management, and compliance, with pricing being a secondary consideration. Proposals must be submitted electronically by July 23, 2026, and must meet strict formatting, volume, and page limitations as outlined in the solicitation. The contract has a ten-year ordering period beginning September 28, 2026, with a minimum guaranteed award of $5,000 per contractor, and includes requirements for performance reporting under CPARS, payment adherence to FAR 52.212-4, and compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Springfield, VA, USASet-Aside
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Full Description
July 10, 2026:
Questions and Answers Set #1 is posted. Solicitation Amendments are to follow. You can find a copy of the Questions and Answers Set #1 in the Attachments/Links section titled "70T05026R5900N005 Questions and Answers Set 1"
TSA GOLD +
COMMERCIAL SERVICES INDEFINITE-DELIVERY INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACT SOLICITATION
Services needed by the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) to implement the TSA Gold+ initiative. The TSA Gold+ requires a complete, turnkey solution to deliver and manage both security screening technology, including maintenance and a skilled workforce capable of screening passengers and their property at participating airports for explosives, weapons, and other prohibited items.
Please see Solicitation 70T05026R5900N005 attached below along with following attachments.
Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement
Attachment A - Gold+_CM Req_Attachment_4.13.26
1 Gold+_CM Req_Attachment
2 L001 - Configuration Management Plan
3 L002 - Master Configuration Item List
4 L003 - Engineering Change Proposal
4 L003 - Engineering Change Proposal
6 L005 - Request for Waiver
7 L007 - Configuration Status Accounting Report
8 L008 - Configuration Audit Plan
9 L009 - Configuration Audit Summary Report
Attachment B - Gold+_Maintenance Req_Attachment_4.13.26
10 Attachment A - Radiation Survey and Radioactive Leak Test Rec
11 Attachment B - TSE Metrics Terms and Definitions and RMA Metrics
12 Attachment C - Failure Mode Indicator Codes
13 Attachment D - TSE Database
14 Attachment E -SLA Performance Metrics
15 Attachment F - TSE RMA Metrics
16 Attachment G - TSA Media Sanitization Certificate
17 Gold+_Maintenance Req_Attachment
18 Attachment C - SSI Policies and Procedures Handbook
19 Attachment D - ITAR_Terms-Conditions GOLD+
20.1 Attachment E - cap_acceptable_capability_list _R
Attachment F - checkpoint-requirements-and-planning-guide
21 Checkpoint-requirements-and-planning-guide
22 PGDS+v8.0+Appendices
23 PGDS+v8.0+Main
24 Attachment G - TSA T&E Guidebook Rev 6 – Final
25 Attachment H - TSA Handbook 1100.73-2, FINAL, 201218
Attachment I - Governance
27 OD-400-50-1-5H Reporting Customer Thruput-Wait_Times_111220_FINAL_sig
28 TSA MD 200.51, FINAL, 171114
29 TSA MD 200.52, FINAL, 2, 160829
30 TSA MD 1000.15, FINAL, 221118, 508C
31 TSA MD 1900.18, FINAL, eff 24.12.04
32 TSA MD1900.8, FINAL, 231025, eff231105
33 TSA-RTWT-Requirements_Final_2026-04-27
Attachment J - SPP
35 SAFETY ACT BLOCK DESIGNATION NOTICE
36 ESTIMATED CONSUMABLES LIST
37 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
38 SUITABILITY DETERMINATIONS
39 ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
40 DHS Form 700-23
41 Gold+ Performance Metrics
42 Airport Task Order Summary - Sample
Note: There are no attachments 26 or 34.