Bottled Liquids Scanner (BLS) Procurement

Department of Homeland Security · Transportation Security Administration · OAPM — ACQ04 Security Technology Acquisition Division (STAD)

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Forecast detail

Not yet solicited

About 11 months until the solicitation is expected. This is the window a capture team works in — enough time to build a relationship, understand the requirement, and line up teaming partners.

Solicitation expected: July 13, 2027
Anticipated award: September 30, 2027 · Q4 2027
Estimated value: $5M to $10M
Period of performance: September 30, 2027 to September 29, 2028
Contract type: Firm Fixed Price
Expected vehicle: Definitive Contract
Competition: New Requirement, No Contract

No incumbent. A new requirement means nobody is defending a position here, and no one has an insider’s head start on the scope.

Who to talk to

At the forecast stage there is no active procurement, so contact is welcome rather than restricted — this is the one window where a direct conversation is straightforwardly appropriate.

Requirements ownerDale GloverDale.Glover@tsa.dhs.gov
Small Business SpecialistToshia RollinsTSASMALLBIZ@tsa.dhs.gov · (609) 813-3366

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Published by the agency in its acquisition forecast, last updated August 17, 2026. Forecast entries are plans, not commitments — dates slip and requirements get cancelled, restructured or absorbed into another buy.

Requirement details

Solicitation number: F2026074752
Notice type: Forecast
NAICS: 334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufactur
Set-aside: Unrestricted
Posted: 2026-08-17
Place of performance: Springfield, VA

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Statement of work, as posted

BLS systems are devices that are used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) throughout the United States (U.S.) and its territories to detect a wide range of hazardous and prohibited substances in liquids, aerosols, and gels that are contained in bottles and other sealed containers. Should funding be made available in FY27, TSA intends to procure systems by competing the requirement among the vendors on the BLS Qualified Products List (QPL).

Contact

Point of contact: Dale Glover
Role: Requirements owner
Email: Dale.Glover@tsa.dhs.gov

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