UNSPSC 25191515: Ground controlled approach system

A multi device system that guides aircraft to runway by tracing the location of aircraft with radar by the ground air controller and providing aircraft with direction and altitude. Abbreviated GCA, it is structured for airport surveillance radar --ASR-- and precision approach radar --PAR.

UNSPSC 25191515 Ground controlled approach system is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, captures airport infrastructure and equipment installations rather than the narrow navigational systems suggested by its name. State and local governments are buying airport facility upgrades under this code, including ground power units, passenger boarding bridges, automated weather observing systems, runway and taxiway lighting systems, and associated electrical and site infrastructure. Issuing bodies include city aviation departments, county airport authorities, and municipal airport operators across multiple jurisdictions. The work encompasses procurement, installation, removal of existing equipment, site preparation, testing, and commissioning of aviation ground support and safety infrastructure, often bundled with civil construction, electrical, and systems integration services.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and New Mexico. The City of Dallas Department of Aviation posted a competitive sealed proposal in May 2026 for procurement, removal, and installation of twenty passenger boarding bridges and twenty ground power units at Dallas Love Field, with responses due May 29, 2026, anticipated construction start in September 2026, and completion targeted for March 2028. The Clarke County Airport Board (Mississippi) issued an IFB in April 2026 for runway and taxiway lighting improvements including trenched cable, edge lights, threshold lights, and a PAPI system, with bids due April 27, 2026. The City of Gallup, New Mexico posted an ITB in April 2026 for installation of a FAA-certified Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS-III P/T) at Gallup Municipal Airport, with bids due March 31, 2026. Broward County issued an RFI in June 2026 regarding ground power unit cable assemblies for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. These procurements typically carry federal compliance requirements including Buy American Preference, Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage standards, FAA specifications, and DBE participation goals.