Economic Development Corp Of Chip

Economic Development Corp Of Chip, doing business as Chippewa County International Airport, is a U.S. local government entity and county airport authority based in Kincheloe, Michigan, that acts as a federal grant recipient and prime contractor providing airport infrastructure services, land and facility use, and regional economic development support to federal agencies. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime — all 142 awards in the portfolio are prime awards with no subcontract footprint — and does not compete under any SBA set-aside categories.

The vendor's federal footprint splits sharply between two distinct lines of business. The primary revenue stream consists of real-estate leasing: 89 awards under NAICS 5112 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) flowing through two GSA Basic Ordering Agreements — GS05B17629 (73 task orders, $4.9 million combined potential value) and GS05B18375 (12 task orders, $1.3 million combined potential value) — under which the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office places orders for airport building lease and facility use at rates established under those BOAs. This segment represents the bulk of award volume and carries a material dollars-obligated figure ($50 million across all awards, or 675% of combined potential value), indicating mature, invoiced performance across a long-standing portfolio. The second line comprises federal grant work from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (23 awards from the Great Lakes Region plus 16 from the FAA national office) and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration for airport infrastructure reconstruction, rehabilitation, and economic development. Recent grant awards include a $2.67 million FAA Airport Infrastructure Grants Program (CFDA 20.117) award in July 2026 for passenger boarding bridge reconstruction (period through July 2030); a $1.29 million Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) award in July 2026 for runway and taxiway pavement rehabilitation across multiple surfaces and snow removal equipment replacement (period through July 2030); a $1.21 million Airport Improvement Program award in August 2025 for airfield signage reconstruction and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle replacement to meet 14 CFR Part 139 requirements (period through August 2029); and a $3.75 million Economic Development Administration Investments for Public Works (CFDA 11.300) award in August 2023 for multi-tenant flexible manufacturing space and railroad spur expansion serving regional industrial employers (completed October 2024). The vendor also holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region (ceiling $250 thousand through December 2028) for preseason aviation infrastructure and land use services.

Customer concentration sits with General Services Administration (15 awards, $1.6 million combined potential value) and the Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region (23 awards) for grant work, though the FAA award count does not fully reflect dollar concentration given the scale of recent 2025–2026 grant closings. A $835 thousand Community Facilities Loans and Grants award (CFDA 10.766) from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service in March 2025 rounds out the customer set. Award velocity has remained modest — three to five awards annually in the past five years — with only two awards facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months.