CS Wins SE2025 Task Order for FAA IPO

Concept Solutions, LLC is proud to announce that we have been awarded our first win in 2018 to continue providing the FAA’s NextGen Organization with Systems Engineering, Technical, and Program Management Support. This is our third successful competition supporting the collaboration needs for NextGen, beginning with the Joint Planning and Development Office in 2007. Under this SE2025 Task Order, CS will continue to provide management and advisory support to the Interagency Planning Office (IPO) on a wide range of domains, including: Aviation Cybersecurity; Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS); NextGen Weather, Risk Management; Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS)/ Air Traffic Management (ATM); Systems Engineering, Architecture and NextGen Planning and Implementation; NextGen Research and Development; Commercial Space; and Other Aviation Related initiatives. Additionally, CS will continue providing support to the NextGen Organization’s International Office. This Task Order has a five-year Period-of-Performance, building further on CS’ already ten plus years supporting the FAA’s NextGen program. Congrats to CS and the IPO Team for their win. Veracity Engineering, Inc. is the Prime contractor for this Task Order, which represents a new area of contract opportunities with us.

About NextGen and the IPO

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is the modernization of our National Airspace System (NAS). It is a comprehensive suite of upgrades, procedures, and technologies that improve every phase of flight and enable aircraft to move more efficiently from departure to arrival. At the direction of the NextGen Executive Board (NEB), the Interagency Planning Office (IPO) for NextGen leads congressionally mandated interagency and international collaboration to resolve complex challenges critical to NextGen planning and implementation. Additionally, the IPO leverages stakeholder expertise to identify, research, coordinate, and prioritize shared issues. In accordance with the IPO mission, it facilitates essential collaboration, as required, to promote NextGen activities. Partner agencies include the Departments of Commerce (DOC), Defense (DoD), Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The FAA also collaborates with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and other critical stakeholders as needed. The IPO expanded collaboration to include other partners, such as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Science Foundation (NSF), and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).