Federal Aviation Administration Technical Support Services Contracts III, IV, V – Various U.S. Locations

The mission of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to provide the safest, most efficient aviation system in the world. In line with this mission, the FAA provides the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS)—the largest, busiest, most complex, and technologically advanced aviation operation in the world—with the infrastructure to support all air operations within the U.S. and certain oceanic areas. This responsibility ranges from air traffic control, system security, and safety to international coordination.

What Is The TSSC?

The TSSC is a large, complex program performing work at geographically dispersed sites nationwide for the FAA and key stakeholders (e.g., hundreds of airport authorities and local municipalities). The TSSC supports modernization and sustainment of FAA infrastructure in support of the FAA’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and certain reimbursable programs under the auspices of the National Airspace System (NAS), the FAA NextGen Program, and aviation safety.

TSSC III

This $1 billion FAA Technical Support Services Contract, awarded in December 2001, supported the FAA’s Capital Investment Plan modernization efforts. We were responsible for ensuring that the FAA’s systems and equipment were properly installed, tested, and functioned at 600+ locations, including airports, remote unmanned sites, and military installations. We employed an average staff of 600 with both professional and technician-level personnel. During this contract, we executed 3,000+ work orders to provide contract management; logistics and property management; safety, health and environmental services; engineering services, and fire protection services. Approximately a third of the work orders required flexible, quick action to respond to short timelines.

TSSC IV

This $1.3 billion contract, awarded in August 2012 with a 4-year base period and two 3-year options, encompassed professional engineering, construction, equipment installation, drafting, and other technical services. Our win of this second FAA Technical Support Services Contract highlighted our capabilities, including our ability to self-perform work and generate real-time financial and schedule information. As the prime T4 contractor, we implemented key projects—including the Wide Area Augmentation System Aeronautical Survey Program, the Aviation Weather Camera Program, and repair/restoration of thousands of communications towers nationwide—to modernize the NAS and support the FAA’s strategic transformation to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.

TSSC V: April 2023-April 2033

The $1.8 billion ceiling value contract supports the FAA’s Aviation System Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and includes a base period of four years and two three-year option periods. Parsons’ partnership with the FAA through FAA Technical Support Services Contracts spans more than four decades and is a testament to our strong commitment to advancing the agency’s mission. Through TSSC V, Parsons is continuing to leverage our engineering, infrastructure, and project management expertise to support the FAA in sustaining their global aviation leadership and modernizing the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. 

Scope Of Services Performed

• Program and project management
• Site selection and engineering
• Technical services (assessments, studies, infrastructure protection, etc.)
• Construction (Davis-Bacon and self-perform)
• Contract surveillance and oversight
• Environmental and fire/life safety
• Equipment installation and testing
• Drafting services (maintained in ProjectWise)
• Staging, warehousing, and distribution

Major FAA Systems Supported By The TSSC

Advantages Of Using This Contract

• Enables work to start quickly—contract is in place
• Experienced teams are badged and ready to support requirements nationwide
• No dollar limits for projects
• All FAA funding sources can be used
• Uses FAA purchase requisition process for easy funding obligation

Quick Facts About Our FAA Work

• We have been the prime TSSC contractor for the FAA since 2001
• We have a team of over 450 TSSC employees and over 300 qualified subcontractors and suppliers that can plan and execute hundreds of work releases simultaneously
• Parsons has engineer licensure coverage in every US state; Washington, DC; Guam; and Puerto Rico
• Our centralized Program Management Office (PMO) has managed over 6,000 TSSC work releases to date, each executed by one of 12 dedicated regional teams