Bid # 6000003276 - Towing and Motorist Assistance Services at John F. Kennedy International Airport - One Year Contract

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is soliciting bids for towing and motorist assistance services at John F. Kennedy International Airport under Bid #6000003276, with a one-year base contract term commencing July 1, 2026, and up to two additional one-year option periods plus a 120-day extension available. The selected contractor must provide comprehensive services including on-airport towing, emergency motorist assistance, vehicle storage, and related support seven days per week, 24 hours daily, including holidays, with no additional compensation for holiday work. The contractor is required to maintain a minimum equipment complement of six tow trucks (four light-duty, one medium-duty, and one heavy-duty wrecker), a minimum of five tow truck operators, and dispatcher/administrator personnel at the facility at all times. Deliverables include automotive tows, drops, aeronautical tows, vehicle relocations, heavy-duty tows, standby services, motorist assistance services, and monthly management fees on a unit-price, requirements contract basis with rates not to exceed specified maximums, subject to annual Consumer Price Index adjustments capped at three percent. Prospective bidders must possess a minimum of three years of continuous experience in towing and emergency road assistance services to commercial or industrial accounts and must hold a current valid Tow Truck Company license from the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Critical deadlines include a mandatory facility inspection on April 16, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, a pre-bid meeting via Microsoft Teams on April 17, 2026, at 1:30 PM, and sealed electronic bid submission through the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) platform no later than 11:00 AM on April 28, 2026, with contact information available from Phinesse Scott at (212) 435-4633 or phiscott@panynj.gov.

The procurement includes minority and women-owned business enterprise outreach goals requiring 20% MBE participation, 10% WBE participation, and 3% SDVOB participation from the prime contractor. All personnel must undergo background screening through the Secure Worker Access Consortium, with costs for approved staff potentially reimbursable under the contract. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $5 million in commercial general liability insurance, $5 million in commercial automobile liability insurance, workers' compensation at statutory limits, and $1 million in garage keeper's liability insurance, with the Port Authority named as additional insured on all policies. The contract includes extensive liquidated damages provisions for failures to meet response times, equipment standards, personnel requirements, and reporting obligations, emphasizing the critical nature of service reliability. No specific budget or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, pricing will be evaluated based on unit rates for individual service categories and monthly management fees submitted by bidders. The Port Authority affirms its commitment to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ensures full and fair opportunity for all qualified bidders to submit proposals without discrimination based on race, color, national origin, age, or disability.