PGDS V9

Planning Guidelines and Design Standards for
Checked Baggage Inspection Systems

Version 9.0
September 30, 2026
File 2600.3

Planning Guidelines and Design Standards for
Checked Baggage Inspection Systems
Version 9.0
Date: September 30, 2026

This document was submitted on 9/15/2026 by:
Alex Fraguada-Pena, PGDS Lead and Type 1 Explosive Detection System Technology Manager, TSA

This document was approved on 9/30/2026 by:
Allison Stout, EBSP Program Manager, TSA

GENERAL INFORMATION

VERSION HISTORY

Version

Date

Modifications

1.0

October 10, 2007

First published version

2.0

January 31, 2009

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 1.0

3.0

November 27, 2009

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 2.0

4.0

July 15, 2011

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 3.0

4.1

September 15, 2011

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 4.0

4.2

May 2, 2014

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 4.1

5.0

July 9, 2015

Update based on need for clear differentiation between requirements and best practices, follow-on studies, and comments on Version 4.2

6.0

September 29, 2017

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 5.0

7.0

August 21, 2020

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 6.0

8.0

December 30, 2022

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 7.0

9.0

September 30, 2026

Update based on recommended follow-on studies and comments on Version 8.0

Planning Guidelines and Design Standards
for Checked Baggage Inspection Systems

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Version 9.0
September 30, 2026

GENERAL INFORMATION

DISCLAIMER

The Planning Guidelines and Design Standards (PGDS) for Checked Baggage Inspection Systems (CBISs) is being distributed under the sponsorship of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the contents or use of this document. The purpose of the document is to present TSA’s requirements and the best documented practices for implementing a high-performance and cost-effective CBIS. This document captures TSA’s requirements for a CBIS project from the beginning stages of design through commissioning of the system. Best practices are meant to highlight practices that have proven successful during implementation and that TSA recommends for the Project Sponsor’s consideration during the design and construction of a CBIS.