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

NIGP 92508 Airports (Lighting, Fueling, Navaids) - Engineering, Item, encompasses professional design, planning, and construction services for airport infrastructure—particularly airfield lighting systems, runway rehabilitation, taxiway improvements, and terminal expansions. State and local airports solicit under this code primarily for capital improvement planning, engineering design, construction administration, and on-call consultant services to support federally funded Airport Improvement Program (AIP) projects. Recent activity shows county airports, municipal authorities, and regional airport commissions issuing RFQs and RFPs for master planning, architectural and engineering (A/E) services, and construction projects across the Southwest, South, and Mid-Atlantic regions. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Santa Fe Regional Airport Terminal Expansion (RFP FY26RFP035, qualification-based A/E services, due December 17, 2025, with site visit November 14, 2025); the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority cooperative purchasing RFP 25-22537 for Airfield Lighting Products through RFxPremier (responses due August 7, 2026); the Peachtree City Airport Authority Air Traffic Control Tower construction project (sealed bids due July 14, 2026, Davis-Bacon and FAA compliance required); and multiple Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division RFQs for Airport Layout Plans and obstruction surveys for regional airports in Calhoun County, Woodville, Hamilton, Clarksville, and Bowie (responses due July–April 2026 across multiple iterations). Georgia continues to show substantial airport infrastructure activity, with Ware County, West Georgia Regional Airport Authority, City of Cartersville, and City of Thomson each issuing five-year on-call master agreements for planning and engineering services (responses due June–July 2026).

Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas (multiple TxDOT Aviation Division RFQs for regional airport master planning), Georgia (county and city airport authorities issuing overlapping master agreements), and the Southwest (Phoenix Goodyear Airport apron reconstruction, Arizona). Florida, Mississippi, and North Carolina round out recent activity. Cooperative purchasing vehicles like RFxPremier expand reach beyond individual jurisdictions. Issuing bodies span county commissions, city departments, independent airport authorities, and state departments of transportation. A secondary stream of activity addresses forest fuels reduction and environmental services tied to airport land stewardship (Tuolumne County, California RFPs for botanical surveys and forest fuels projects, due May–June 2026), reflecting land-use planning at regional airports. Federal funding via AIP grants, FAA Advisory Circular compliance, and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements drive scope standardization. Qualifications-based selection per FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14D is the dominant procurement method for design and planning work; construction projects typically use sealed-bid or IFB processes with mandatory pre-bid conferences and compliance with 49 CFR Part 26 DBE requirements (most showing 0% DBE goals). Incumbent vendors and multi-year master agreements are common; contract terms typically span three to five years with optional one-year renewals. Insurance and bonding requirements are substantial across all categories.