DDLS FY2027 Industry Day

Domestic Datalink Services (DDLS)
FY2027 Industry Day
December 8-10, 2026

1.1 Industry Day Overview

This Industry Day event is for market research purposes only in accordance with Acquisition Management System (AMS) Procurement Guidance T3.2.1.2.A. Participation is voluntary. This Industry Day is related to Domestic Datalink Services (DDLS) and any specific contract action or solicitation, and no contract award will result from participation. All costs associated with attendance/travel and preparation of capability statements shall be at the Contractor’s expense and no reimbursement will be provided by the Government. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be hosting an Industry Day event on December 8 to 10, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) at FAA Headquarters, 99 New York Ave, NE, Washington, DC, 20226. This event provides mission-focused outreach for the commercial marketplace and seeking vendor participation that possess competencies in support of the DDLS program.
The purpose of the Industry Day event (under NAICS Code 517810 – All Other Telecommunications) is to provide an opportunity for vendors to share developments that could provide support to FAA’s DDLS requirements development, lessons learned application and Acquisition strategy.
2.1 Synopsis: This is an Industry Day for Domestic Datalink Services (DDLS). The requirement is to provide Domestic Data Link (DDL) service to the FAA to support the EnRoute Automation Modernization System (ERAM) and Tower datalink System (TDLS). The telecommunications service consists of routing and delivery of messages used as the communications part of Air Traffic Control (ATC) services which are used by FAA ATC automation systems and aircraft operating in Domestic NAS airspace. The FAA market research is primarily to determine if there are potential vendors who can provide demonstrable and cost-effective solutions for DDLS. 2.2 Purpose: The FAA is exploring different approaches to providing air to ground network services that will carry Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) messages for

Domestic Datalink Services FY2027 Industry Day December 8-10, 2026 airports and En Route airspace after the Data Communication Integrated Services (DCIS) contract expires on September 30, 2029.
3.1 Background: Currently, CPDLC is operational at all 20 Continental United States (CONUS) Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) and Departure Clearance (DCL) services are provided at 65 airports. A robust set of Initial CPDLC Services has been deployed across the