Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) Qualified Products List (QPL)

The Transportation Security Administration is reopening its Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) Qualified Products List (QPL) to allow new Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to qualify desktop‑type ETD systems for future TSA procurements. Applicants must demonstrate compliance with one of TSA’s Detection Standards (DS 5.0, 6.2, 6.3) and the ETD Functional Requirements Document v2.0, possess Secret‑level personnel and facility clearances, and provide six production‑representative units for testing. The qualification process includes submission of Certification Data Packages (CDP), TSA‑conducted certification testing (CERT), Qualification Data Packages (QDP), qualification testing (QT), a cooperative vulnerability penetration assessment (CVPA), and field operational testing (IOT&E) at up to five airport sites. Funding is limited to the first five applicants whose QDPs are approved for QT; all other costs are borne by the applicant. The QPL remains open until TSA closes it, and placement on the list does not guarantee a contract award. • Must be the OEM of an ETD desktop detector that meets DS 5.0/6.2/6.3 and FRD v2.0. • Requires Secret‑level clearance for personnel and a Facility Clearance Level (FCL) for the site. • Submit CDP by 30 Apr 2027 and QDP by the same date (or within 30 days of CERT pass). • Provide six systems for testing; additional four systems for field evaluation. • Only the first five qualified applicants receive TSA funding for QT; all other costs are applicant‑borne.