Attachment 1_TSA25-04-0640.pdf

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, Virginia 20598

CPSS Industry Day TSA25-04-0640

TSA Industry Day Announcement

Checkpoint Property Screening System (CPSS)

1.0 Introduction

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Capabilities (SC) Accessible Property (AP) office is hosting a virtual Industry Day for the Checkpoint Property Screening System (CPSS) program.

The goals of this Industry Day are to:

• Communicate TSA's CPSS Program expectations and milestones;

• Share system requirements for the next generation of the CPSS systems, discuss TSA's vision for their implementation, allow the industry to provide feedback or questions regarding the requirements which may be received during or following the Industry Day; and

• Initiate discussions between industry and Government surrounding TSA's strategy and timeline to procure CPSS systems based on new capabilities.

2.0 Purpose

The TSA leverages technology advancements to meet aviation security challenges. CPSS seeks to advance technology and detection algorithms to improve checkpoint screening and expand networking.

3.0 Event Description

Date: October 2, 2026 Location: Virtual [Teams Link to be sent to attendees one day prior to event]

This Industry Day will be held virtually. Details will be provided to participants after participation is confirmed.

4.0 Draft Agenda

The following topics may be discussed during the Industry Day:

• Welcome and Introductions

• CPSS Program Overview

• CPSS Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

• TSA Capabilities Readiness

• IT System Configuration

• Integrated Test & Evaluation

• Configuration Management

5.0 Required Criteria for Attendance

Participation in this Industry Day is limited to those who are working for (a) current Qualified Product List (QPL) CPSS manufacturers and (b) third-party screening technology developers and manufacturers.

To be considered for attendance, each company must submit a short summary of the company’s background, including any relevant CPSS projects and other pertinent information that will show that they

6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, Virginia 20598 are eligible to attend via (a) or (b) above. The total page count for showing that a participant meets the required criteria for attendance shall not exceed one (1) page, per Section 5.1 below.

Attendance at this event is subject to TSA’s sole review and discretion.

5.1 Registration:

Satisfaction of the required criteria for attendance, registration for the event, and acceptance by the TSA is required. Attendance is limited to no more than five (5) representatives from each accepted organization.

Attendees shall register electronically by submitting the required information specified below to the following email address: CPSSComms@tsa.dhs.gov no later than 10:00 AM EDT on September 30th, 2026.

Description Format Institution/Company Name and Institution/Company Type (i.e., manufacturer, academia, private sector organization, small business, non-profit organization, FFRDS, Department of Energy National Laboratory, or other federally funded entity) (1 page)

Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF

Names, Titles, and Contact Information of Representatives (Limited to no more than five (5) persons. Contact information must include phone number and email address) (1 page)

Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF

Required Criteria for Attendance See Section 5.0 for required information (1 page)

Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF

*Can be combined into 1 document.

Due to TSA restrictions on the size of emails, ensure that all emails submitted are less than 5MB. If the submission exceeds 5MB, please divide into multiple emails and include in the subject line the Institution/ Company name, CPSS Industry Day and # of # emails. There will be no exceptions to the time and date on which responses are due, unless determined otherwise by the Government.

The TSA will send a confirmation email to those who are accepted by the TSA to attend this Industry Day one day prior to the event. In addition to the confirmation, the following information will be provided via email to accepted attendees:

1. Instructions to attend via Teams

5.2 Instructions for Virtual Industry Engagement session:

• Video or audio recording of presentations by participants is strictly prohibited. The Government assumes no responsibility for any attendee’s inability to access a virtual platform.

• Each Attendee will be placed in a Listen Only mode during the Meeting. Nonetheless, participants shall ensure that the device(s) in which they are participating in the meeting are also muted.

• The Government may elect to receive questions via email, or may periodically open up for Questions and Answers (Q&A) throughout the meeting. With the latter option, the Government may indicate mailto:CPSSComms@tsa.dhs.gov

6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, Virginia 20598 when during the meeting questions will be received. Once the Q&A window is opened and announced, attendees will be invited to ask the Government questions by utilizing the “raise hand” feature. When called on, participants shall type their name and company and their question(s) into the chat dialogue box. {For MS Teams, the Government may choose to utilize the Q&A option, which provides participants with the ability to input their questions into the system. Please note that the Chat dialogue box may be saved and maintained by the Government}.

• If the Government chooses to accept oral questions, attendees will be invited to ask the Government questions by utilizing the “raise hand” feature. The Government will unmute callers, and when called on, participants shall unmute themselves on their devices and state their name and company and state their question(s).

• The Government will generate a list of all questions and answers for inclusion in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.Gov, where required, or other distribution medium.

• The Government welcomes an informative conversation. All parties are reminded to practice social etiquette.

• The Government will obtain an attendance list for the event.

6.0 Post Industry Day

Following the Industry Day event, organizations who attended the event are permitted to submit non-SSI questions via email to CPSSComms@tsa.dhs.gov, no later than 3:00 PM EDT on Monday, October 5, 2026.

TSA reserves the right to respond to post Industry Day feedback submissions.

7.0 Security Requirements for Documents to be provided Post – Industry Day:

Following the event, TSA intends to release the draft CPSS requirements: Functional Requirements Document (FRD), Interface Control Document, and relevant appendices. The goal of sharing these documents is to ensure industry understands both the requirements and their operational/mission context, allow industry to ask questions, and to provide the opportunity for early engagement and product development. After the release of documents, a time and date will be provided for submission of questions related to the documents. All documents are classified as Sensitive Security Information (SSI), and those interested in viewing these documents must satisfy the following requirements prior to receiving them.

Attendees shall request SSI electronically by submitting the required information specified below to the following email address: CPSSComms@tsa.dhs.gov no later than 5:00 PM EDT on October 2, 2026.

Description Format Representative Vetting Information See Section 7.0, D (b) and G for required information

Password Protected Microsoft Word or Excel*

*Email password separately.

The process to gain access to SSI is as follows:

SSI will be available to participants following the Industry Day. Participants must obtain specific authorization to obtain SSI. SSI will not be available or otherwise provided or disclosed to any person not specifically authorized to receive it. SSI provided pursuant to this Industry Day event may only be used to

6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, Virginia 20598 satisfy requirements to obtain SSI documents after Industry Day.

A. Senior Corporate Official. Each participant (and subcontractor/team member) must separately designate in writing to the TSA Contracting Officer a single, corporate official who will serve as the single point of contact for sensitive information. This individual must certify that all appropriate protections will be followed, that only authorized individuals will have access to sensitive information, and that those individuals adequately understand their responsibilities to protect this information. This official must also certify to the TSA Contracting Officer every 60 days that all appropriate protections have been followed, that only authorized individuals have access to sensitive information, and that those individuals with access adequately understand their responsibilities to protect this information. A copy of this certification shall also be emailed to RFP.Access@tsa.dhs.gov. This official will also ensure that the TSA Contracting Officer is notified of staffing changes or circumstances in which individuals no longer need access to SSI.

B. Participant Responsibility. The TSA will review SAM.gov and Dun & Bradstreet report to ensure that the corporate entity would not otherwise be precluded from receiving a contract award. While this review does not replace the responsibility determination required by FAR part 9, it may prohibit participants from receiving SSI information during the pre-solicitation phase.

C. Criteria for Release. Immediately following Industry Day, SSI may only be accessed by individuals who have successfully passed a Security Threat Assessment. This assessment may include a verification of site facility clearance in the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), contractor suitability determination or other federal background investigation, individual security clearance(s), and if required, a criminal history records check (CHRC) and/or a check against terrorism or other databases.

D. Information Requirements. Consistent with the criteria for release described above, any Industry Day participants’ Senior Corporate Officials must provide the appropriate information to the TSA as identified below. Note that this requirement applies likewise to any prospective subcontractor, joint venture partner, or “team” company whose access to the specified SSI and subsequent input into a planned proposal is necessary to prepare and complete the proposal. All information must be emailed to RFP.Access@tsa.dhs.gov and cc the TSA Contracting Officer, Megan Kesler, Megan.Kesler@tsa.dhs.gov. This information will be handled in accordance with the applicable Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORN), DHS/TSA 002, Transportation Security Threat Assessment System (T-STAS), noted in Paragraph F, below.

a. Senior Corporate Officials shall provide the TSA Contracting Officer, via email, with the CAGE code of the participant’s facility that will manage the SSI, company DUNS number, and address; and

b. Senior Corporate Officials shall provide the following information for all employees who require access to SSI in a single password protected Microsoft Excel spreadsheet emailed to the TSA Contracting Officer. The password for the password protected spreadsheet shall be sent to the Contracting Officer in a separate email, at the same time.

Employee Full Name Employee Gender (i.e., Male or Female)

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Employee Birth Date Employee Citizenship Indication of whether any nominated employees have:

• Previously received a TSA suitability determination;

• Undergone a federal background investigation; or

• Possess an individual security clearance

While not required in the original information provided by the Senior Corporate Official, it should be noted that in rare instances Social Security Numbers may be required for individuals. In those instances, the Senior Corporate Official will receive an email from RFP.Access@tsa.dhs.gov requesting the Social Security Number for the select individuals and the Senior Corporate Official will provide the requested information back to RFP.Access@tsa.dhs.gov in a password protected document using the same password previously provided.

E. Privacy Act Statement. The TSA will use the information provided to conduct a Security Threat Assessment on individuals who seek access to Sensitive Security Information. The information will be shared within DHS with personnel who need the information to perform their official duties.

Additionally, DHS may share the information with law enforcement, intelligence, or other government agencies as necessary to identify and respond to potential or actual threats to transportation security in accordance with the routine uses identified in the applicable Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORN), DHS/TSA 002, Transportation Security Threat Assessment System (T-STAS). This SORN was last published in the Federal Register on August 11, 2014, and can be found at 79 FR 46862-46866. Authority: 49 USC 114. Furnishing this information is voluntary. However, failure to furnish the requested information may delay or prevent the completion of the Security Threat Assessment, without which an individual may not be granted access to the SSI.

F. Notification of Assessment. Individuals who receive a successful Security Threat Assessment will be eligible to receive SSI. If it is determined that individuals are not eligible to receive access to SSI based on the threat assessment, the TSA will provide the company point of contact notification that the individual does not qualify to receive SSI. Appeal of the determination will not be permitted due to the time sensitive nature of the process; however, the corporate or other entity may nominate another individual to receive SSI access and participate in the Industry Day. In the event that an individual is determined to be a security threat and the individual believes that the results of the screening are inaccurate, he or she may request access to their records by submitting a Privacy Act Request through TSA’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) internet site at:

https://www.tsa.gov/foia/requests. However, due to the demanding schedule, the TSA will not delay an event to resolve these issues.

G. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). Each individual requesting access to SSI as specified herein will be required to execute a Non-Disclosure Agreement (DHS Form 11000-6). The executed forms shall be provided with and as part of the submission of information reflected in Paragraph E above.

Individuals who are granted access to SSI and sign a non-disclosure agreement are bound by the terms of that agreement indefinitely, notwithstanding their employment status or any other background checks or clearances granted by any Government agency. Additionally, submission of a Non-Disclosure Agreement for this Industry Day does not substitute for required NDAs later in the contracting or post-award periods.

mailto:RFP.Access@tsa.dhs.gov mailto:RFP.Access@tsa.dhs.gov https://www.tsa.gov/foia/requests

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H. Return of SSI. Any SSI provided for purposes of the subject Industry Day may not be copied or duplicated and must be returned to the Government, and its return verified by the Government after the event.

The TSA recommends that companies submit their request to access the CPSS SSI documents as soon as possible to ensure vetting is complete to access SSI documents as soon as possible after the Industry Day event.

**Disclaimer: Attendance is voluntary and the Government will not pay for attendance or travel.

Organizations responding to this announcement are solely responsible for any and all expenses associated with their responses to this announcement and with their attendance.**