NIGP 03526: Baggage Handling Equipment and Parts

NIGP 03526 Baggage Handling Equipment And Parts, an Item code, encompasses operation, maintenance, repair, and upgrade services for automated baggage handling systems and related carousel devices at commercial airports, along with procurement of replacement parts and components for these systems. State and local governments soliciting under this code are airport authorities and municipal airport operators, with recent activity concentrated among port authorities and city governments managing regional and commercial airports. Work includes preventative and corrective maintenance, bag jam clearing, system monitoring and control room support, parts inventory management, design and installation of system upgrades including programmable logic controller reprogramming and network modernization, and 24/7 on-call emergency troubleshooting and repairs. Contracts typically require comprehensive labor, materials, tools, equipment, and consumables; demonstration of manufacturer certifications and five or more years of relevant airport equipment experience; and compliance with FAA, DHS, TSA, OSHA, and Davis Bacon prevailing wage requirements where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Lee County Port Authority at Southwest Florida International Airport has solicited both a six-year comprehensive operation, management, and maintenance services RFP for automated in-line and carousel baggage systems (solicitation 260073LB, due September 21, 2026 with mandatory pre-proposal meeting August 18) and a single-source procurement for SICK scanning, RFID, and dimensioning system replacement parts (SS260070LB, due May 27, 2026). The City of Waco issued RFP 2026-055 for on-call maintenance, repairs, and inspection services for baggage handling and passenger boarding bridge equipment at Waco Regional Airport, due October 20, 2026, with pre-proposal meeting September 29 and evaluation emphasizing experience, pricing, technical approach, and emergency response capability across 100 weighted points. The City of Amarillo solicited a best value bid for baggage system upgrade design, materials, equipment, and installation at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (BVB41426), with an estimated base budget of $6.5 million, proposals due June 22, 2026, subject to Davis Bacon prevailing wage and FAA Buy American Preference compliance. Broward County issued a Request for Information for self-service baggage cart concession operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, identifying Smarte Carte, Inc. as the current single-source provider but inviting competing proposals.