Via FedBizOpps: “The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Office of Security Capabilities is presenting the Strategic Five-Year Technology Investment Plan. The Plan was prepared pursuant to a requirement in Section 1611 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296), as amended by Section 3 of the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (P.L. 113-245). It presents a forward-looking investment plan that supports implementation of best practices and improved transparency with regard to security technology acquisition programs that protect the Nation’s aviation transportation systems from terrorist attack. The Act requires a biennial update; however, the scope of the Plan spans Fiscal Years 2016-2020. Please see the attached document for the entire Investment Plan. This is for informational purposes only. The TSA is not requesting any response relative to this document.

• Strategic Five-Year Technology Investment Plan for Aviation Security 2015 Report to Congress, August 12, 2015. “TSA security capabilities operate 365 days a year across roughly 440 federally regulated airports, playing an integral part of a global commercial aviation industry with revenues in excess of $630 billion and $2.2 trillion in economic activity globally each year. On any given day, TSA and industry partners secure 1.8 million passengers, 1.2 million checked bags, 3 million carry-on bags, and 8.4 million pounds of cargo flying on 25,000 flights. As the aviation industry grows, TSA will need to secure and protect an increasing number of flights. The 2015 Federal Aviation Administration forecasts call for U.S. carrier system-wide passenger growth of an average of 2 percent per year in the next 20 years, totaling a predicted 1.1 billion passengers in 2035. 1 System-wide commercial carrier capacity growth is projected to increase 2.5 percent per year from 2015-2035, totaling a predicted 1.7 billion available seat miles in 2035. This increase in commercial aviation traffic, coupled with a continuing terrorist threat, requires TSA to continually assess the effectiveness and efficiency of security screening to ensure limited resources are used to best manage risks across the aviation domain.”