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Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) Qualified Products List (QPL)

Federal · Department of Homeland SecurityDue Thursday, October 15, 2026
Client
Department of Homeland Security
RFP Number
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Posted
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Category
US Federal
Budget
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NAICS
334511
Set-aside
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Contact
Jessica Seay
Email
[email protected]

Description

AI Generated

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) seeks to add vendors to the Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) Qualified Products List (QPL). This is a qualification process conducted in accordance with FAR 9.202. The TSA provides details on the qualification process and how to submit products for testing. Interested parties must request access to required documentation.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from BLS_QPL_Announcement.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

TSA is establishing a Qualification Process to add vendor products to the existing Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) Qualified Products List (QPL). Qualified systems are used to detect hazardous and prohibited substances in liquids, aerosols, and gels in sealed containers across U.S. airports. Participation has no limitations on who may submit as a QPL Applicant, but applicants must successfully complete all steps of the qualification testing process.

Issued by
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Questions related to QPL due
NLT 20 days after SAM.gov posting
Grandfathering formal request due
no later than thirty (30) days after this QPL is announced
DD Form 254 approval request due
within 30 days of this posting
One-page BLS system overview and SSI request due
NLT 45 days after SAM.gov posting
CDP submission due
within 120 days of the QPL opening
QDP submission due
within 30 days of notification system passed CERT or within 180 days of QPL opening if already TSA Certified
Delivery and installation for IOT&E
within 10 business days of TSA QPL CO notification
How to submit
Electronic email for questions and requests; thumb drive / hard copy delivered to physical address for CDP and QDP submissions.
Submission details
Questions submitted via email to [email protected] and [email protected]. One-page background summary sent to [email protected]. CDPs and QDPs submitted on a thumb drive to 3701 Post Office Rd.
Contract term
The BLS QPL will remain open until it is closed by TSA.
Place of performance
Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL), TSA System Integration Facility (TSIF), operational airport field sites, and applicant facilities.
Insurance and bonding
QPL Applicants shall enter into a no-cost bailment agreement with TSA addressing responsibilities and liabilities for equipment during qualification testing.

How proposals are evaluated

CDP Evaluation based on requirements in QMP
System Testing and Certification Testing against BLS Detection Standard
QDP Evaluation based on thoroughness and adequacy against QMP requirements
Qualification Testing against BLS FRD v2.95 functional requirements
Cooperative Vulnerability Penetration Assessment and IOT&E operational evaluation

Scope of work

  • Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) systems capable of detecting hazardous and prohibited substances in liquids, aerosols, and gels
  • Certification Data Package (CDP) or Qualification Data Package (QDP) submissions
  • Provision of six production representative systems for certification, qualification, and field testing
  • System testing, integration, and implementation testing
  • Cooperative Vulnerability Penetration Assessment (CVPA)
  • Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E)

Minimum qualifications

  • Compliance with Trade Agreements and/or Buy American Act
  • Systems must meet BLS Functional Requirements Document (FRD) v2.95 capabilities aligned with Detection Standard (DS) 2.3
  • Adherence to IT security requirements and select Security Technology Integrated Program (STIP) compatibility requirements
  • Facility Clearance Level (FCL) at the Secret level and approved DD Form 254 for access to Classified National Security Information
  • TSA authorization and Security Threat Assessment approval for access to Sensitive Security Information (SSI)
  • Execution of TSA Information Non-Disclosure Agreement (TSA Form 2815)
  • Execution of Non-Disclosure Agreements with designated TSA contractor support firms

Documents to include with the bid

  • One-page company background and BLS system overview summary
  • DD Form 254 (for CNSI access)
  • TSA Form 2815 (Information Non-Disclosure Agreement)
  • Certification Data Package (CDP) or Qualification Data Package (QDP)
  • Executed Non-Disclosure Agreements with TSA contractor support firms
  • No-cost Government Bailment Agreement
  • System Test Plans, Procedures, and Test Readiness Notification (TRN)

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
70T04026QPL7672BLS001
Agency
Department of Homeland Security
Buying office
Transportation Security Administration
Notice type
Special Notice
Responses due
Oct 15, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Aug 13, 2026
NAICS
334511 · Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Product/service code
6350
Contracting contact
Jessica Seay
[email protected]
Read the official notice description

Amendment 00002: The purpose of this amendment is to update dates, the list of Requirements Documents, and Point of Contact information associated with this announcement. All updates have been indicated in red in the BLS QPL Announcement A00002 document. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 00001: The purpose of Amendment 00001 is to post the vendor questions and answers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TSA is establishing a Qualification Process in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.202 to add vendors to the existing Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) Qualified Products List (QPL). The purpose of this notice is to provide industry with details on the TSA Qualification Process and how to submit products to be tested. Please see the attached documents for information regarding the qualification process and how to request access to the required documentation.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

Likely prior awards for this requirement

Likely match

Awarded by the same buying office (70T040) with descriptions matching "bottle liquid". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.

Vendor and awardValueEnds
CEIA USA LTD70T04022C7672N005 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROCURE BOTTLE LIQUID SCANNERS (BLS) TO SUPPORT A SAFET$4.1MSep 28, 2027
CEIA USA LTD70T04020C9DAP2025 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) CONTRACT IS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO $608.5KSep 6, 2022

Market context

Awards in the same category (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Homeland Security, NAICS 334511

Vendor and awardValueEnds
ANALOGIC CORP70T04021F7672N047 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO PROCURE AND DEPLOY MID-SIZE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)$135.7MAug 25, 2032
ROHDE & SCHWARZ USA, INC.70T04023C7672N002 · PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY (AIT)$10.9MSep 27, 2030
ELBITAMERICA, INC.70B02C23F00000877 · DO AWARD$17.9MAug 31, 2029
GENERAL DYNAMICS ONE SOURCE LLC70B02C23F00000876 · DO #1 AWARD$15.7MAug 31, 2029
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC. (OF VIRGINIA)70B02C23F00000862 · DO #1 AWARD$18.1MAug 31, 2029

Top vendors in this category: Department of Homeland Security, NAICS 334511, since Oct 1, 2023

910 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. ELBITAMERICA, INC.$346.1M
  2. 2. ANALOGIC CORP$179.5M
  3. 3. GENERAL DYNAMICS ONE SOURCE LLC$87.5M
  4. 4. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC. (OF VIRGINIA)$80.3M
  5. 5. TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.$73.6M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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