UNSPSC 25191547: Baggage and cargo handling system

Baggage and cargo handling systems enable the smooth handling and transportation of passenger luggage and cargo shipments at airports. Automated baggage handling systems that accurately track and process the flow of luggage are essential for efficient baggage handling.

UNSPSC 25191547 Baggage and cargo handling system is a Commodity code that captures airport ground-support equipment and systems for passenger baggage movement, inbound claim device operations, and related facility services. State and local airport authorities solicit under this code for comprehensive baggage handling system operation, maintenance, and parts inventory management—work that includes preventative and corrective maintenance, real-time support, performance monitoring to FAA and TSA standards, and integration with computerized maintenance management systems. Lee County Port Authority, which operates Southwest Florida International Airport, is the most active recent buyer under the code; it solicited a six-year RFP in October 2026 for operation, management, and maintenance of two outbound automated in-line baggage handling systems and inbound carousel bag claim devices, with mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site tour, responses due September 21, 2026, and a 97 percent monthly delivery standard and two-minute bag jam response requirement.

Activity appears concentrated at mid-size to major commercial service airports in Florida and Texas, with Southwest Florida International Airport (Lee County) driving multiple opportunities in 2026. Representative solicitations include Lee County Port Authority's baggage handling system RFP (260073LB, RFP, September 2026 response), the City of Dallas Department of Aviation's procurement and installation of twenty passenger boarding bridges and twenty ground power units at Dallas Love Field (CIZ26AVI3228, sealed proposals, May 29, 2026), and Pinellas County's annual maintenance and repair contract for access control and video management systems at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (260395ITB, ITB, May 5, 2026). The Dallas opportunity spans approximately twenty months from September 2026 through March 2028 with a possible 180-day extension and includes federal AIP funding with Buy American and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements; evaluation favors approach (25 points) and cost (37 points). Florida and Texas dominate recent postings; no state-level set-asides are evident, though some solicitations require federal DBE compliance or voluntary SBE/MBE participation. Proposers competing for baggage handling contracts must demonstrate audited financial statements, similar commercial airport system operations experience, and ability to meet stringent uptime, delivery, and response-time performance standards while maintaining substantial insurance coverage ($5 million commercial general liability is common).