Airport Common Use

The City of McKinney, Texas is issuing Request for Proposal 26-35 for a comprehensive Common Use Passenger Processing System (CUPPS) solution at McKinney National Airport (TKI). The procurement seeks a complete, integrated system including Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), Flight Information Display System (FIDS), Gate Information Display System (GIDS), and Baggage Information Display System (BIDS), along with all associated hardware, software, installation, configuration, testing, training, and commissioning services for a new 46,000 square foot terminal initially featuring four gates expandable to six. The system must support approximately 130,000 enplanements in Year 1, scaling to 450,000 by Year 3, and respondents must provide line-item and multi-year pricing across a five-year contract term covering base system components, project management and training, licensing and certification, and maintenance and technical support, with a la carte pricing for additional positions and optional analytics modules. Minimum qualifications require at least three similar CUPPS/CUSS installations at U.S. airports, at least one cloud-based deployment serving airports with 300,000+ annual enplanements, a 24/7 support center in North America, and IATA/ACI CUPPS provider or VAR certification. Pass/fail evaluation criteria include cloud-based deployment, CUPPS certification, 24/7 support availability, and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution status, with weighted scoring applied to cost (30%), technical functionality (10%), schedule/implementation plan (25%), experience (20%), and support (15%). Key dates include a non-mandatory virtual pre-submittal conference on February 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT, written interpretation requests due by February 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT, and proposals due on February 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT, with public opening via video conference.

The RFP documents do not identify specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors. No existing infrastructure, technology integration requirements, or specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available solicitation materials. Respondents must obtain Commercial General Liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), Workers' Compensation with statutory limits, Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), and Cyber Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence) before commencing work. Submissions are encouraged through the City's electronic procurement portal (Bonfire) but may also be delivered in person or by alternate courier to the City of McKinney Procurement Services at 401 E. Virginia Street, McKinney, Texas 75069. The City reserves the right to negotiate with the highest-evaluated respondent and may reject all proposals at its discretion.