Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority

Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority, doing business as Lehigh Valley International Airport, is a tax-exempt corporate entity that operates Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and acts as a federal grant recipient for airport infrastructure improvements and a provider of preventative maintenance services under a single small-dollar purchase order to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The Authority's federal footprint is overwhelmingly grant-driven rather than contract-driven. Recent activity shows 182 prime awards (99% of total) spanning primarily federal grant programs, with the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration and its Eastern Region accounting for 81 of the named awards. The Authority holds no federal contract IDVs or GWACs; instead, it sits under two GSA Basic Ordering Agreements (GS03B04318 with 87 task orders worth $21.2 million combined potential value, and GS03B03454 with three task orders) that are used for facility leasing arrangements rather than direct airport operations or construction work. The Authority's sole prime contract award in the source is a $17,224 purchase order from CBP for preventative maintenance services at Lehigh Valley International Airport, effective through August 2031 and carrying no small business set-aside.

The Authority is a prime recipient on a substantial FAA grant pipeline for Taxiway D construction, runway and taxiway rehabilitation, aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle replacement, snow removal equipment reconstruction, apron expansion and reconstruction, taxiway lighting rehabilitation, runway lighting system rehabilitation, weather reporting equipment replacement, and terminal building security checkpoint upgrades. Representative recent grants include a $14.2 million Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) project grant for Taxiway D construction (ultimate completion September 2029), a $10.1 million AIP grant for Taxiway A rehabilitation and lighting improvements (completion September 2029), a $3.57 million AIP formula grant for snow removal equipment and aircraft rescue/fire fighting vehicle replacement (completion July 2030), a $1.64 million Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) award for Taxiway D design phase work (completion August 2030), and a $811,020 CFDA 20.117 design-phase grant for air carrier apron rehabilitation (completion July 2030). Older pandemic-response grants under the American Rescue Plan Act provided $5.987 million and other amounts for airport operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service through November 2025. The combined potential value across all 183 awards is $26.8 million, though obligated dollars stand at $234.9 million (878% of potential value), indicating substantial prior commitments and drawdowns. Grant work is performed at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with completion dates extending primarily through 2029–2030. Only three awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The Authority does not engage in federal subcontracting work; its federal role is confined to direct recipient status under FAA infrastructure and pandemic-relief grant programs and minimal contract work with CBP.