NIGP 12025: Bridges, Passenger Loading

NIGP 12025 Bridges, Passenger Loading — an Item code — encompasses turn-key manufacturing, installation, and commissioning of passenger loading bridges (PLBs) and related equipment at airports and transit facilities, along with replacement parts, maintenance, and design services. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code spans airport systems, counties, and cities, with the Houston Airport System, the City of Dallas Department of Aviation, Orange County Florida, and Okaloosa County among recent issuing bodies soliciting PLB equipment, materials, installation, and supporting services through RFP, RFQ, and ITB notices.

The scope of work under this code divides into equipment procurement and installation on one hand and component replacement and facility repairs on the other. The Houston Airport System is soliciting a contractor for turn-key manufacturing, shipping, facility modifications, installation, training, and commissioning of PLBs to HAS design standards, with bids due August 13, 2026, under solicitation CSP20260004. The City of Dallas Department of Aviation is soliciting competitive sealed proposals for procurement, removal, and installation of twenty passenger boarding bridges and twenty ground power units at Dallas Love Field Airport, with proposals due May 29, 2026, under solicitation CIZ26AVI3228; the scope includes demolition of existing equipment, delivery, installation using current foundations, and component storage as directed by the City, with construction targeted for September 2026 through March 2028 and the City reserving the right to extend up to an additional 180 days. Okaloosa County, Florida issued an Invitation to Bid for precast or prestressed concrete bridge materials for the Bone Creek Bridge on Poplar Head Church Road under solicitation ITBPW4026, with bids due April 29, 2026, seeking design and furnishing of abutment panels, caps, wing walls, decking, barrier rails, and 35 pilings for a 64-foot-long bridge. The City of Doral, Florida solicited quotes under RFQ QQ 2026-06 for repair services to a building and storage area connecting with a bridge at Doral Legacy Park, including pressure washing, crack repair, cleaning, and paint application, with quotes due June 24, 2026. The Mississippi Department of Transportation, District II issued a sole-source RFP for replacement parts for a Bridge Inspection Unit, including leveling tube weldment, bearing, nylock jam nut, and switch lever, with proposals due July 8, 2026; Aspen Aerials, Inc. is the identified sole-source vendor due to proprietary equipment and ANSI training certification requirements. Orange County, Florida solicited sealed bids for emergency replacement of two bridges — Wallington Drive Bridge (No. 754190) and Egret Way Bridge (No. 754187) — under project Y26-742 with an estimated project cost of $6,202,246.05 and bids due July 7, 2026; the scope encompasses full bridge replacements supported by civil plans, geotechnical and structural analysis, environmental assessments, survey data, utility drawings, load-rating calculations, and permitting documentation.