Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Industry Day: Horizon 25 OrchestrateSI and TalentSI

Industry Day Notice: FY2027

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Industry Day: Horizon 25 OrchestrateSI and TalentSI

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will host an Industry Day to engage industry partners on technology evolution efforts under the Horizon 25 Strategy: an integrated airport-operations capability and talent acquisition.

The event will take place on October 20, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at TSA Headquarters in Springfield, Virginia. A virtual option will be available for registered participants unable to attend in person.

TSA is working to strengthen security, elevate travelers’ experience, improve checkpoint efficiency, and improve mission-support operations. TSA welcomes both traditional and non-traditional partners with agile, scalable, and mature solutions. Through this effort, TSA seeks practical technologies that can help the agency move from reactive processes to proactive, data-driven operations.

Questions and suggestions may be submitted before or after the Industry Day to Horizon25.Industry@tsa.dhs.gov.

TSA may consolidate and publicly post Government responses through an appropriate official channel. This Industry Day is for market research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, commitment, or authorization for the Government to pay for information submitted.

Registration Instructions

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by October 16, 2026 to Horizon25.Industry@tsa.dhs.gov with “TSA Horizon 25: OrchestrateSI and TalentSI Industry Day RSVP” in the subject line. Attendance is limited to those who RSVP by the deadline.

Please provide the following information in your RSVP:

• If you are planning to attend in person, please attach the following info in a password-protected document: First Name, Last Name, Company, Foreign National -Yes/No, Date of Birth (DOB) and SSN. A MS Teams Virtual Meeting invitation will be sent to all registered industry partners along with the full agenda for the event.
• Company Name
• Attendee Name(s) and Title(s)
• Primary Point of Contact, including email address and phone number
• Primary NAICS Code
• Product Service Code
• Intended attendance: in person or virtual
• Relevant engagement area(s):
  • Workforce Orchestration and Optimization
  • Checkpoint Visualization, Digital Twin, and Bottleneck Detection
  • Real-Time Airport Wait Time and Queue Intelligence
  • Talent SI

Note: Interested parties may submit non-proprietary capability statements, technical questions, and recommendations concerning technical requirements, pricing structure, evaluation criteria, and procurement strategy with their RSVP or after the event. Submitted materials should identify the applicable engagement area(s).

TSA welcomes industry input as it refines requirements and acquisition approaches for these modernization efforts.

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Update October 20, 2026.

Submission of Responses and Contact Information

Any questions suggestions, capabilities or considerations from this Industry day shall be submitted via email no later than 16:30 PM local time (Springfield, VA) on October 26, 2026 to Horizon25.Industry@tsa.dhs.gov and TSAIL@tsa.dhs.gov.  Questions not received by the closing date and time may not be considered or reviewed by TSA. Questions in support of this event may or may not be addressed. 

Responses shall be submitted electronically, in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format with standard margins, 8.5”x11” paper size, and minimum of 11-point font and 9-point font for tables.

Review of Responses

The Government will review interested party questions for market research purposes only.

The Government does not intend to provide responses to submitted questions directly but will consider or incorporate responses into any future solicitation relating to these requirements. The Government reserves the right to arrange a technical information exchange, demonstration, or pilot program directly with interested parties following review of the questions.

 Disclaimer

This Industry Day is solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation, which may or may not follow or restrict the Government's eventual acquisition approach. The Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice, and no basis for a claim against the Government shall arise from a response to this notice or Government use of any information provided. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Industry Day.

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Update October 23, 2026.

Any questions, comments, suggestions, or capability statements regarding this Industry Day and/or the associated Statements of Objectives (SOO) must be submitted via email no later than 16:30 PM local time (Springfield, VA) on October 26, 2026.

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Update October 26, 2026.

This update clarifies the due date/time for questions, comments, suggestions. All areas have been updated to reflect 16:30 PM local time (Springfield, VA) on October 26, 2026.

Any questions, comments, suggestions, or capability statements regarding this Industry Day and/or the associated Statements of Objectives (SOO) must be submitted via email no later than 16:30 PM local time (Springfield, VA) on October 26, 2026.