Transportation Security Administration Contract Opportunities
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has 23 open contract opportunities today, 5 posted in the last 7 days and 2 due within a week. Most are for search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing, analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing and other support activities for air transportation. In the last 12 months it awarded $2.5 billion in contracts; the biggest winner was Leidos, Inc. with $430.2 million.
What TSA is buying now
- Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing 5
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 3
- Other Support Activities for Air Transportation 2
- Software Publishers 2
- All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 2
- Facilities Support Services 1
- Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing 1
- Other Computer Related Services 1
- All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 1
- Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 1
Where the TSA work is
Virginia (12), New Jersey (4)
TSA small business set-asides
2 of the 23 open notices are reserved for a kind of small business: NONE 2. See the set-aside pages for every agency.
TSA buying offices with open notices
- Transportation Security Administration: 6 open
- Workforce & Enterprise Operations: 6 open
- Security Technology: 5 open
- Contracting and Procurement: 3 open
- Mission Essentials: 3 open
1 of the open notices are sources sought or presolicitation notices. Answering them tells the contracting officer you exist before the bid comes out, and can shape whether it is set aside.
Who won TSA contracts in the last 12 months
TSA obligated $2.5 billion in contracts from Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026, across about 1,478 contract awards. The ten companies that received the most:
- Leidos, Inc.: $430.2 million
- Techflow, Inc.: $309.8 million
- Covenant Aviation Security, LLC: $157.7 million
- Analogic Corp: $122.2 million
- Smiths Detection Inc.: $110.0 million
- Accenture Federal Services LLC: $80.8 million
- VMD Systems Integrators, LLC: $75.3 million
- Workwear Outfitters, LLC: $71.7 million
- Peraton Enterprise Solutions LLC: $54.5 million
- Aviation Security Management LLC: $51.3 million
The trades it spent the most on: Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($571.7 million), Security Guards and Patrol Services ($315.6 million), Engineering Services ($297.6 million), Computer Systems Design Services ($276.4 million), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing ($199.8 million), Other Computer Related Services ($199.1 million).
Award figures: contract obligations reported to USAspending.gov, read Oct 18, 2026.
Open TSA contract opportunities
How to bid on TSA contracts
Register your business in the federal contractor system at SAM.gov under the NAICS codes you work in; the ones TSA posts the most under right now are 334511, 334516, 488190, 513210, 326199. If you qualify for a set-aside, check its certification: 2 of TSA's 23 open notices are set aside. Then read each notice in full on its official page before the deadline. Our guide how to get government contracts walks through it step by step.
TSA contract questions
How many TSA contracts are open right now?
23 on Oct 18, 2026, 5 of them posted in the last 7 days and 2 due within a week.
Who wins the most TSA contracts?
In the last 12 months the biggest winners were Leidos, Inc. ($430.2 million), Techflow, Inc. ($309.8 million) and Covenant Aviation Security, LLC ($157.7 million), out of $2.5 billion in TSA contracts.
What does TSA buy?
Right now its open notices are mostly for search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing, analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing and other support activities for air transportation. By dollars over the last year: electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance, security guards and patrol services and engineering services.