Request for Information (RFI): Brock Baggage Handling System (BHS) Software and Services

Broward County, Florida is issuing a Request for Information on Brock Baggage Handling System software and services for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), with responses due August 25, 2026, as part of a notice of intent to designate Brock Solutions US System LLC as a single-source provider.

The county seeks to determine whether the specified commodity or service is available from multiple providers or whether an alternate commodity or service exists that would meet its needs. This RFI is not a request for pricing or a purchase commitment. The scope includes migration to a modern Ethernet IP-based communication architecture, upgrade and recontrol of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), access to proprietary SmartSort product and intellectual property, and remediation of the existing End of Life DeviceNET communication network in Terminal 1 BHS.

Vendors capable of meeting or exceeding the specified requirements may respond through the electronic bidding system with supporting documentation demonstrating comparability and availability from multiple suppliers. The Director of Purchasing retains sole authority to determine what commodities or services are comparable and whether to proceed with the single-source designation. The decision regarding single-source designation is final and not subject to objection, protest, or appeal. No market survey was conducted for this solicitation.

This RFI signals that absent successful challenge from competing vendors during the RFI window, Broward County intends to award directly to Brock Solutions US System LLC for these specialized baggage-handling services.