NIGP 03522: Airport Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 03522 Airport Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, captures the specialized machinery, systems, and apparatus state and local airports procure to support terminal operations, airfield infrastructure, and passenger handling—ranging from baggage systems and flight information displays to lighting equipment and airfield photometric testing services. Recent solicitations show colleges, port authorities, counties, and municipal aviation departments acquiring breathing air compressors for emergency response, baggage handling system operations and maintenance, runway closure markers, passenger boarding bridges, ground power units, flight information display systems, access control and video management infrastructure, and airfield photometric testing. The work spans turnkey implementation and long-term operations contracts, maintenance-and-repair engagements, and specialized testing and certification services, often bundled with 24/7 technical support, spare parts inventory, and compliance with FAA, TSA, and federal funding requirements.

Recent activity spans Florida (Southwest Florida International Airport, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Albert Whitted Airport), California (Orange County locations), Utah (Salt Lake Community College, St. George, Provo City), Texas (Dallas Love Field), Georgia (Peachtree City), and multiple other jurisdictions. Representative recent solicitations include Salt Lake Community College's October 2026 IFB for a breathing air compressor trailer (due October 27, 2026), Lee County Port Authority's October 2026 RFQ for airfield photometric testing at Southwest Florida International Airport (due October 29, 2026), Lee County Port Authority's RFP for baggage handling system operation, management, and maintenance with a six-year initial term plus two optional three-year renewals (board approval anticipated March 2027, execution expected May 2027), Greater Orlando Aviation Authority's July 2026 ITN for flight information display system design, implementation, and seven-year operations and maintenance (board approval targeted December 2026), Dallas Love Field's May 2026 RFP for procurement, removal, and installation of twenty passenger boarding bridges and twenty ground power units (construction start September 2026, completion targeted March 2028), and Sourcewell's July 2026 RFP for runway equipment and specialized airfield systems establishing cooperative purchasing solutions for member entities (proposals due September 8, 2026).