Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport Authority

Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport Authority, a U.S. government entity structured as an airport authority, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on airport infrastructure improvement and maintenance at its facility in Moselle, Mississippi, rather than as a commercial vendor or contractor. The Authority receives federal grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration and manages lease arrangements with GSA for facility operations, but does not function as a prime contractor or subcontractor on federal procurement vehicles.

The Authority's core activity consists of airport capital projects funded through FAA grant programs. Recent representative work includes a $2.69 million Project Grant (CFDA 20.106) awarded August 15, 2024, for construction of a new 4,598 square-foot terminal to reduce delays and accommodate expanded passenger and cargo operations; a $1.30 million Project Grant awarded June 6, 2022, for Aircraft Rescue Firefighting building rehabilitation and Emergency Operations Center construction; and a $832,714.74 Project Grant awarded July 17, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to rehabilitate 4,360 feet of terminal access road. Two additional awards in July 2026 target taxiway lighting reconstruction ($275,933.68) and runway lighting rehabilitation ($275,933.68). The Authority has accumulated over $8 million in FAA grants across its award history to support facility and infrastructure improvements.

Customer concentration reflects the Authority's single-entity operating model. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region leads with 18 awards across multiple grant programs, followed by the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing with 14 awards totaling $4.6 million potential value. GSA awards reflect the Authority's lease arrangements rather than procurement activity. The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration accounts for four awards worth $435 thousand. The top five customers account for 37% of awards by count and 34% of combined potential value.

The Authority's sole parent vehicle is a Basic Ordering Agreement with GSA (GS04B42415), which carries 92 task orders and $12.8 million combined potential value — this vehicle represents the Authority's facility-leasing relationship with GSA rather than open procurement competition. Activity is modest: two awards in 2022 and 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete pressure. The Authority's posture is exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants and a lessor of its physical facilities; it operates no subcontracting program and competes in no federal procurement set-asides.