Fort Wayne Allen County Airport Authority

Fort Wayne Allen County Airport Authority, a local government-owned airport authority headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, operates as a prime recipient of federal grant funding and a vendor to federal agencies for airport facility leasing, infrastructure procurement, and short-term operational space. The organization does not compete under any SBA set-aside categories and holds no federal contract vehicles; it operates exclusively as a direct grantor and procurement-based vendor to federal agencies.

The Fort Wayne Allen County Airport Authority's federal footprint splits between two distinct roles. As a grant recipient, it is the primary recipient of Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program funding (CFDA 20.106) administered through the FAA's Great Lakes Region, with recent project grants spanning terminal expansion, taxiway reconfiguration, and low-emission ground equipment acquisition. A $3.14 million FAA Project Grant awarded August 6, 2026, funds terminal reconstruction of 4,976 square feet as the final phase of a comprehensive 34,051 square foot terminal modernization; a $7.63 million FAA Project Grant from September 9, 2024, funds taxiway reconfiguration to shift existing Taxiway C2 by 925 feet for enhanced safety; and a $471,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Air National Guard under the Military Construction, National Guard program (CFDA 12.400), awarded November 14, 2024, supports construction of an F-16 aircraft arrest system. The authority also received a $144,210 FAA grant under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) on April 24, 2026, for taxilane construction in a non-exclusive hangar development area.

As a procurement vendor, Fort Wayne Allen County Airport Authority supplies facility leasing and specialized materials to federal agencies. A $383,668 definitive contract from the Department of the Air Force (March 1, 2023) provided short-term office and ramp space to maintain Air Force operations during runway relocation. The U.S. Air National Guard issued two purchase orders: a $40,781 order (April 15, 2024) for runway edge lights, solar obstruction lights, and arresting gear marker signs on Runway 14/32; and a $14,442 order (June 26, 2025) for 38 barrels of petroblend pure white smoke oil and three Lincoln fluid transfer pumps.

Customer concentration is dominated by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region, which accounts for 37 awards across the recent portfolio. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service holds 16 awards valued at $14.5 million combined potential value, anchored by a Basic Ordering Agreement (GS05B18018) under which the authority places 36 task orders for $24.3 million. The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued 5 awards totaling $8.5 million. The Department of the Air Force and Air National Guard combined represent 7 awards with $73 thousand in potential value.

Activity reflects cyclical grant phases: the authority received three awards in 2022, four in 2023, eight in 2024, five in 2025, and three in 2026 year-to-date. Combined potential value across all 107 prime awards totals $37.3 million, though combined obligated dollars stand at $171.9 million, indicating mature project phases with significant drawdowns and reimbursement activity. The authority's work is categorized primarily under NAICS 531112 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) reflecting its building lease activity, with secondary NAICS and PSC codes reflecting materials procurement and airport terminal architecture and engineering services.