Sources Sought
Domestic Datalink Services (DDLS) FY 2027 Industry Day December 8-10, 2026
Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration
AI summarySources sought (market research, not a solicitation): the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), System Operations Contracts, invites vendors to an Industry Day on Domestic Datalink Services (DDLS), December 8 to 10, 2026, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern, at FAA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Participation is voluntary and no contract will result. The response due date is November 10, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Federal Aviation Administration who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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Sources sought (market research, not a solicitation): the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), System Operations Contracts, invites vendors to an Industry Day on Domestic Datalink Services (DDLS), December 8 to 10, 2026, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern, at FAA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Participation is voluntary and no contract will result. The response due date is November 10, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Worth checking: FAA buys under its own rules, not the FAR. The FAA uses its Acquisition Management System (AMS) instead of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The notice says it is exempt from the Small Business Act, so small business set-aside rules may not apply to later buys.
- Worth checking: No sign-up or response instructions in the text. The notice asks for participation in the Industry Day and one-on-one discussions but does not say how to register or where to send a response.
- Minor: Market research only; no contract will result. The Industry Day is for market research. Attending does not qualify or exclude a business from a later solicitation.
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- Minor: Attendance and preparation costs are yours. You pay your own travel and the cost of preparing capability statements. The Government will not reimburse them.
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What they want
- Vendors with competencies that support the Domestic Datalink Services (DDLS) program to take part in the Industry Day
- Vendors to share developments that could support DDLS requirements, lessons learned and the acquisition strategy
- Capability statements from interested vendors; the notice gives no format for them
- Possible one-on-one discussions, which the FAA may hold with some respondents
- Place of performance
- FAA Headquarters, 99 New York Ave, NE, Washington, DC, 20226 (Industry Day location)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 10, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
What to include when you submit
- Mark PROPRIETARY on every document that carries data rights you want protected
- Submitted materials will not be returned
Not in the notice text
- How to register for the Industry Day or send a response, and where to send it, are not stated.
- What a capability statement should contain, and any page limit, are not stated.
- How one-on-one discussions are scheduled or chosen is not stated.
- The scope of the DDLS requirement is not described beyond the program name.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- 693KA8 System Operations Contracts, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- 7D20 · IT and Telecom – Service Delivery Management (Hardware and Perpetual License Software)
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 517810)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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. DISCLAIMERS: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. This is not a solicitation. This notice is not a Screening Information Request (SIR) or a Request for Proposal (RFP) of any kind. This notice serves as performance of an FAA market analysis in accordance with AMS Procurement Guidance T3.2.1.2.A. This notice is issued solely for the purpose of requesting participation in Industry Day and one-on-one discussions. This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any type by the FAA to take or not take any action. Participation in this market survey is voluntary and appreciated. No evaluation letters or results will be issued to respondents. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Mark PROPRIETARY on all documents submitted with data rights that need to be protected. Submitted materials will not be returned. This notice does not restrict the FAA to an acquisition approach it may take in connection with the requirement, nor does it restrict changes to any Statement of Work or other requirements. Responses to this market survey are for informational and planning purposes only. However, the FAA reserves the right to use information obtained through this process to support the potential issuance of a Screening Information Request (SIR) related to this initiative. This announcement shall not be construed as a commitment or obligation by the Government to award a contract or otherwise procure services. The FAA has the option of conducting one-on-one communications as deemed appropriate without the obligation to hold communications with all respondents. A business entity responding to this notice neither qualifies respondents for, nor excludes respondents from, responding to a resulting SIR, if any. Note: The FAA is exempted from several Federal laws and regulations as part of the 1996 DOT Appropriations Act. Some of the exemptions include the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, the Small Business Act, the Competition in Contracting Act, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The FAA’s AMS, which became effective on April 1, 1996, is utilized in place of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Potential Contractors are encouraged to visit the publicly accessible website: FAST AMS Procurement Policy & Guidance https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm