UNSPSC 25191523: Airplane baggage tug or tractor

A motorized wheeled vehicle designed for towing cargo trailers from aircraft to terminal. It is usually electrically powered.

UNSPSC 25191523 Airplane baggage tug or tractor (Commodity) covers maintenance, repair, and operational support services for airport baggage handling systems and related equipment, not the vehicles themselves. State and local airport authorities are soliciting comprehensive baggage handling system operation and maintenance contracts, on-call repair and inspection services, system upgrades, and replacement parts procurement. The work spans preventative and corrective maintenance, 24/7 emergency support, parts inventory management, system software and hardware troubleshooting, compliance with FAA and TSA standards, and performance metrics tied to baggage delivery standards and system throughput. Issuing bodies include airport port authorities and city airport departments at regional and commercial service facilities.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and Texas. Lee County Port Authority (Southwest Florida International Airport) posted two opportunities in May and October 2026: a six-year BHS operation, management, and maintenance RFP (260073LB, due September 28, 2026) and a single-source procurement for SICK-brand baggage scanning and dimensioning replacement parts (SS260070LB, due May 27, 2026). The City of Waco issued RFP 2026-055 for on-call BHS and passenger boarding bridge maintenance, repairs, and inspection services with a response deadline of October 20, 2026 and a pre-proposal meeting on September 29, 2026; the scope requires 24/7 emergency telephone support and specified technician response times, with evaluation weighting 20 points each for experience/qualifications, price, technical approach, and preventive maintenance program. The City of Amarillo solicited a best value bid (BVB41426, due June 22, 2026) for BHS upgrade design support, materials, equipment, and installation at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport with an estimated base budget of $6.5 million and Davis Bacon prevailing wage requirements. Broward County (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) issued an RFI in May 2026 regarding self-service baggage cart concession services with incumbent vendor Smarte Carte, Inc. identified as the presumed single source.