UNSPSC 81101509: Airport engineering

UNSPSC 81101509 Airport engineering (Commodity) spans planning, design, construction administration, and specialized infrastructure services that state and local governments procure for public-use airport development and improvement. Recent solicitations show state transportation departments, municipalities, counties, and regional airport authorities purchasing Airport Layout Plans (ALPs), master planning studies, environmental and noise assessments, runway and taxiway design and rehabilitation, terminal expansion, airfield electrical and drainage systems, control tower construction support, vertiport infrastructure design, and on-call engineering and architectural services. The code captures both preliminary planning phases and full construction-phase design and administration work across general aviation and commercial hub airports.

Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state aviation divisions (Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division appears repeatedly), municipal and county airports (Orange County John Wayne Airport, City of Santa Fe Regional Airport, Hazlehurst Municipal Airport, Jimmy Carter Regional Airport), regional airport authorities (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority), and county public works departments coordinating airport improvement programs. The Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division is a standout repeat buyer, soliciting multiple Airport Layout Plan qualifications across Texas cities in October 2026 alone. Georgia municipalities and counties dominate recent activity, with individual cities and counties issuing separate RFQs for five-year Master Agreements covering planning and engineering services. Geographic spread concentrates in Texas, Georgia, California, and Florida, with additional activity in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Minnesota. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division requesting qualifications to prepare an Airport Layout Plan for the City of Commerce with responses due November 10, 2026 (RFQ 26ALCMRCE00015), the City of Santa Fe requesting A/E services for Santa Fe Regional Airport terminal expansion with proposals due December 17, 2025 (FY26RFP035), the Hazlehurst, Georgia Municipal Airport issuing separate RFQs for on-call airport planning and engineering services due October 30, 2026 (PE66718NONST2027000000010 and PE66718NONST2027000000011), the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority seeking an eVTOL vertiport developer and operator at Orlando International Airport with responses due May 19, 2025 (25141ITN), and Orange County John Wayne Airport soliciting CUPPS and CUSS systems replacement and support services with proposals due January 21, 2026 (2802928904MR). Qualification-based selection is standard; DBE participation goals typically sit at zero percent for state aviation division procurements and range from 0% to 8.94% at municipal and regional airports. Cooperative purchasing vehicles including Sourcewell and RFxPremier are also active, aggregating demand for airfield lighting products and runway equipment across multiple state and local entities.