NIGP 03526: Baggage Handling Equipment and Parts

NIGP 03526 Baggage Handling Equipment and Parts (Item) encompasses the procurement of specialized baggage handling systems, components, replacement parts, and related equipment by airports and aviation authorities to support inbound, outbound, and claim-area operations. State and local governments buying under this code are acquiring bar code scanning systems, RFID reading technology, baggage dimensioning equipment, conveyor subsystems, automated sorting and diversion devices, dimensioners, carousel equipment, control panels and programmable logic controllers, network infrastructure, vending equipment for self-service carts, fire and security shutters engineered for baggage handling environments, and proprietary software and hardware for system integration and maintenance. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code are primarily municipal airports and county port authorities operating commercial facilities; the City of Amarillo, City of Lubbock, Lee County Port Authority, and Broward County through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport appear in recent opportunities.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, with the City of Amarillo posting a best value bid (BVB41426) for design support, materials, equipment, and installation for a baggage handling system upgrade at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport with a $6.5 million estimated base budget and June 22, 2026 response deadline; the City of Lubbock soliciting operations and maintenance services (RFP 26-19436-KM) for 24/7 system management with a March 5, 2026 proposal deadline; and the Lee County Port Authority issuing single-source procurements for replacement parts (SS260070LB, due May 27, 2026) and Vigneaux fire and security shutters (260062, due May 8, 2026). Broward County posted a Request for Information (OPN2130055F2, due May 15, 2026) regarding self-service baggage cart concession operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, seeking approximately 800 durable carts and 32 vending machines for multi-terminal deployment. These solicitations reflect a market focused on system upgrades, ongoing operations and maintenance contracts, specialized equipment replacement, and ancillary baggage-area services at established commercial airport facilities.