NIGP 92508: Airports (Lighting, Fueling, Navaids) - Engineering

NIGP 92508 Airports (Lighting, Fueling, Navaids) - Engineering, Item, encompasses airport infrastructure planning, design, and engineering services that state and local governments procure to support capital improvements, facility expansions, master planning, and operational infrastructure at public-use airports. Recent solicitations show counties, cities, and regional airport authorities buying architectural and engineering services for terminal expansion, runway rehabilitation, pavement design, airfield lighting and electrical systems, environmental assessments, noise studies, and planning documentation aligned with FAA Advisory Circulars and master plan requirements. The issuing-body mix spans a mix of city and county airport authorities, special-purpose airport districts, and regional airport commissions soliciting planning and design services on a project-by-project or master-agreement basis; the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division and Georgia Department of Transportation aviation programs emerge as repeat buyers conducting qualifications-based selections. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple TxDOT Aviation RFQs for Airport Layout Plans and obstruction surveys), Georgia (Hazlehurst, Blairsville, Sylvester, Cartersville, Ware County, and West Georgia Regional), and California (Tuolumne County and Santa Fe Regional), with additional activity in Florida, New Mexico, and Utah.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division requesting qualifications for Airport Layout Plan and 18B Obstruction Survey preparation for the City of Commerce (RFQ due November 10, 2026), the City of Liberty (RFQ due November 12, 2026), the City of Hearne (RFQ due October 21, 2026), and McGregor Executive Airport (RFQ due September 15, 2026), all evaluation criteria emphasizing personnel qualifications, recent comparable airport planning experience within the past ten years, schedule capability, and proposed technical approach. The County of Orange, John Wayne Airport is soliciting proposals for Common Use Passenger Processing (CUPPS) and Common Use Self Service (CUSS) Systems Replacement and Support Services (RFP due January 28, 2026 — note this date appears in the source as past), with 238 CUPPS workstations and 118 CUSS kiosks serving approximately 11.7 million annual passengers and requiring demonstrated prior implementation at three or more similarly sized airports. The City of Santa Fe is conducting a qualification-based procurement for Architectural and Engineering Services for airport terminal expansion (proposals due December 17, 2025), and the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County is requesting qualifications for a five-year master agreement in architectural and engineering services for Athens-Ben Epps Airport (RFQ due October 5, 2026) with an anticipated five-year project portfolio totaling approximately $60.8 million. Sourcewell (a State of Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle) is accepting proposals for runway equipment and specialized airfield systems with related services available to member public entities (RFP due September 8, 2026).