FAA Industry Engagement Event - Oct 13-15, 2026 - Aviation Spectrum Interference Detection Solutions - Early Registration Required

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

Request for Information

PROGRAM TITLE: Aviation Spectrum Interference Detection Solution

Name: Gilbert Park, FAA Contracting Officer

Organization: AAQ-740, Training & Aviation Acquisition Branch

Region: FAA Headquarters

Phone Number: (405) 954-7898

Email: gilbert.n.park@faa.gov

Industry Engagement Day: 13 October 2026

Vendor One-on-One Sessions: 14-15 October 2026

Registration Deadline: 25 September 2026

Procurement Method: Request for Information (RFI)

Introduction/Purpose

The FAA is hosting an Industry Engagement Event for a Spectrum Interference Detection Solution for the following purposes:

Communicate emerging need to industry for a new mission capability resulting from unprecedented spectrum utilization, requests, auctions, and technology proliferation.
Provide background, historical events, and use case vision to inform industry about the FAA’s interference detection capability gaps and inquire about possible solutions and technologies necessary to detect and locate spectrum interference in any one of the bands utilized for aviation.
Gather information to assess the availability of solution(s). Registration will include a response to a short list of survey questions that one designated participant per vendor company will need to upload. Conduct follow-up with vendors, as needed, to understand RFI responses.
Assess industry interest and availability of solutions among vendors and determine where challenges exist in producing the needed capabilities for such a system.

The FAA will use the information from vendor responses during event registration to assist in determining any future phases of market investigation and engagement. The FAA does not commit to an acquisition with this notice.

Background

Interested parties are advised that:

This is not a Request for Proposals;
The FAA is not seeking unsolicited proposals;
The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in registering for,...