NIGP 90534: Concessions, Airport: Food

NIGP 90534 Concessions, Airport: Food is an Item code under which state and local governments contract for food and beverage service operations at airport terminals, recreational facilities, and public venues. Recent solicitations show substantial activity across airport terminal concessions, recreation center and aquatic facility food operations, and senior meal programs, with issuing bodies ranging from airport authorities and county governments to municipal recreation departments and school districts.

State and local buyers soliciting under this code operate principally through RFP and ITN notice types and structure compensation as revenue-sharing arrangements, fixed fees, or hybrid models where vendors pay a percentage of gross receipts or monthly fees to the jurisdiction. Representative opportunities include the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority's North Terminal Complex concession packages (Packages 9–15, RFPs posted August 2026, proposals due May 2, 2025), which aggregate approximately 17,814 to 22,564 square feet of food service space per package with minimum annual concession fees ranging from $240,000 to $3,270,000 and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) participation goals of 20–30 percent; Beaufort County, South Carolina's Hilton Head Island Airport retail and food-and-beverage concessions RFP (posted September 30, 2026, due August 6, 2025), part of a $30.9 million terminal renovation; Collier County's North Collier Regional Park food services ITN (posted October 8, 2026, due March 6, 2025) with a 10-point local-vendor preference for Collier or Lee County-based businesses; and Henry County, Georgia's recurring concession operations RFPs at the Aquatic Center, Kensley Grace Water Park, and North Mt. Carmel Recreation Center (multiple RFPs posted July–September 2026, dues in August–October 2026) operating on revenue-sharing or fixed-fee models with one-year initial terms and two one-year renewal options. The City of Phoenix Aviation Department's Terminal 3 micro restaurant and mobile kiosk opportunity (posted August 4, 2026, due July 31, 2026) is explicitly set-aside for small businesses and includes City-provided equipment to reduce capital barriers. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Beaufort County, Pasco County, Hillsborough County / Tampa Convention Center, Collier County), Georgia (Henry County, Fulton County), Arizona (City of Phoenix), and Texas (City of McKinney, City of Schertz), with sporadic activity in South Carolina and minor municipal procurement in Colorado and Georgia counties.