# Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Research And Commercial Solutions Opening (RCSO) Area Of Interest (AOI) - Complexity Of Systems And Operations

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/693ka827t00003

- Solicitation number: 693KA8-27-T-00003
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Open. Offers due November 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
- Contracting office: 693KA8 System Operations Contracts (693KA8)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AS25 Transportation R&D Services; Aerospace Research; Expenses For R&D Facilities And Major Equipment
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: October 6, 2026
- Last posted: October 23, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/897e1427461540d792897c599373758b/view

## Description

General Information

This solicitation is for Area of Interest (AOI) Complexity of Systems and Operations under the Broad Agency Announcement BAA-693KA8-26-RCSO - Research And Commercial Solutions Opening (RCSO). Interested parties should review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) RCSO special posting BAA-693KA8-26-RCSO on SAM.gov in its entirety to obtain the necessary information on the process and evaluation of the RCSO AOI submission.

This RCSO AOI seeks to solicit innovative research/solutions that meet the objectives detailed in Sections 5.1 – 5.6. The term innovative is defined as any technology, process, or method, including research and development that is new as of the date of proposal submission; or any new application of an existing technology, process or method as of the proposal date.

The FAA is not obligated to extend a request for proposal or make an award as a result of this RCSO AOI; all awards are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations. This RCSO AOI is not an authorization to begin performance, and in no way obligates the Government for any costs incurred by the Offeror associated with developing a response.

Prior to commencement of any activities associated with performance under this RCSO AOI, the Government will execute a written Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) award signed by the Agreements Officer (AO) with appropriate consideration established. The FAA reserves the right to modify the requirements of this RCSO AOI.

See Attachments for additional information. Interested parties should review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) RCSO special posting BAA-693KA8-26-RCSO attached and also on SAM.gov in its entirety to obtain the necessary information on the process and evaluation of the RCSO AOI submission.

## Attachments

- [BAA-693KA8-26-RCSO (Final).pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/2e7487dbacf54e13bc796cbd991eafef/download)

## Open now in the same industry

126 open in NAICS 541715.

- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Support for the Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering (CCSE) (N0017326RGF02), due November 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0017326rgf02
- Space Electronic Systems Prototype Development (N00173-27-R-0001), due November 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0017327r0001
- FTA Broad Agency Announcement (FY26) -- “Research Initiatives in Support of Safety, Accessibility, and Mobility in Public Transportation (693195-26-BAA-0001), due November 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/69319526baa0001

## Publications

- October 6, 2026: Solicitation, due November 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice e3d96ffd4a0a48b080e09dd5af732cc8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e3d96ffd4a0a48b080e09dd5af732cc8/view
- October 21, 2026: Solicitation, due November 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice fa79909f39764ab3addefb23eaa71904. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fa79909f39764ab3addefb23eaa71904/view
- October 23, 2026: Solicitation, due November 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice 897e1427461540d792897c599373758b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/897e1427461540d792897c599373758b/view

## Points of contact

- Chersharon King, chersharon.y.king@faa.gov

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