UNSPSC 95121612: Airport control tower

The centralized tower in an airport that controls the arrival and departure of all planes

UNSPSC 95121612 Airport control tower is a Commodity code, and state and local governments buying under it are actually procuring specialized airport infrastructure work ranging from control tower construction to passenger boarding bridge replacement, taxiway rehabilitation, hangar development, and supporting professional services such as airline liaison coordination and engineering consultation. The issuing-body mix includes city aviation departments, county airport authorities, regional airport commissions, and special-purpose airport districts, with Orlando International Airport (through the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority), Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Broward County Aviation Department), Dallas Love Field (City of Dallas Department of Aviation), Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (Jackson Municipal Airport Authority), and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (City of Atlanta Department of Aviation) appearing as repeat buyers in the recent opportunities block. Work being solicited spans airport terminal improvements (passenger boarding bridge procurement and installation, holdroom renovations, security control systems), airfield pavement rehabilitation (taxiway reconstruction, runway milling and overlay, apron expansion), hangar construction and renovation (corporate hangars, T-hangars, transient hangars, maintenance facilities), utility and drainage infrastructure (electrical ductbank installation, stormwater systems, water and sewer line relocation), and professional services (airline technical representation, design-build coordination, engineering consultation, master planning). Representative solicitations include the City of Orlando's Airline Technical Representative role (ITN 26581, $7.5 million estimated value, due August 12, 2026), the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority's Taxiway E & F Rehabilitation project (IFB 26-614, approximately $25 to $29 million construction estimate, bids due May 5, 2026), and the City of Dallas's Passenger Boarding Bridges and Ground Power Units procurement (proposal due May 29, 2026, with September 2026 start and March 2028 completion).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Florida, Georgia, and Texas, with secondary activity in Mississippi, California, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Oregon. Florida activity includes projects at Orlando International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Southwest Florida International Airport, and New Smyrna Beach Airport; Georgia solicitations span Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, Peachtree City, Thomasville, and Douglas airports; and Texas procurement includes Dallas Love Field and Waco Regional Airport. Most opportunities are structured as sealed bids (ITB/IFB format) or requests for qualifications/proposals (RFQ/RFP format), with federal funding through the FAA Airport Improvement Program appearing in the majority of recent solicitations, triggering Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Buy American preferences, and DBE participation goals ranging from 0 to 9.3 percent. Contract durations typically span 12 to 30 months for construction and design-build work, with mobilization windows of 30 to 270 days and substantial completion targets between 60 and 730 days depending on project complexity. Bonding and insurance requirements are substantial across all solicitations, with performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract value and commercial general liability coverage from $1 million to $20 million commonly required.