Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board
Lexington, KY Doing business as Blue Grass Airport Part of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
- UEI
- W9AST7BU7MS8
- CAGE
- 1NCR8
- Primary NAICS
- 488119 Other Airport Operations
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Corporate family
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Parent
Lexington, KY
VM1GLHWZXA96
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Parent
Lexington, KY
VM1GLHWZXA96
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Terminal Building, 4000 Terminal Dr #206, Lexington, KY 40510, USA
- Website
- bluegrassairport.com
- Founded
- 1946
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Airlines
- SIC code
- 45 Transportation by Air
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this OTA is to support the design of a check baggage inline system (CIBS) at blue grass airport (LEX). | Transportation Security Administration | $1,198,901 | |
| Lease | Region 4 (PBS) | $10,269 | |
| Lease | Region 4 (PBS) | $10,269 | |
| Lease | Region 4 (PBS) | $10,269 | |
| Lease | Region 4 (PBS) | $10,269 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reconstruct terminal. | Southern Region (FAA) | $4,000,000 | |
| Expand terminal. | Southern Region (FAA) | $3,271,902 | |
| Construct/expand fuel farm. | Southern Region (FAA) | $5,778,300 | |
| $1,150,000 awarded for regional infrastructure accelerator program to lexington-fayette urban county airport board… | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation | $1,150,000 | |
| Construct terminal access road. | Southern Region (FAA) | $3,989,704 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board, operating as Blue Grass Airport, is a government-owned airport authority and child entity of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government that functions as a federal grant recipient (100% of recent awards as prime) in airport infrastructure modernization and facilities leasing. The entity is not a federal contractor and does not pursue contract vehicles; instead, it receives direct federal grants from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation, along with GSA lease reimbursements for terminal space.
Blue Grass Airport's federal activity concentrates on FAA capital grants under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), the Airport Terminal Program (CFDA 20.118), and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program (CFDA 20.223). Recent representative grants include a $5.778 million award (August 2026, CFDA 20.117) to construct and expand an existing fuel farm by adding five 40,000-gallon fuel tanks to generate additional revenue and operate more self-sustainably; a $4 million award (August 2026, CFDA 20.118) to reconstruct 4,665 square feet of existing terminal restrooms; and a $3.989 million award (July 2026, CFDA 20.116) to construct Phase 2 of a 2,000-foot terminal access road. The entity has also received a $4.8 million FAA grant (September 2024) to construct Phase 2 of a multi-user regional aircraft rescue and firefighting training facility expansion, a $1.78 million Formula Grant (July 2025) to update the airport's master plan, and a $1.15 million cooperative agreement (July 2026) from DOT's Immediate Office of the Secretary for environmental assessments, preliminary engineering and design, and financial planning under the TIFIA program.
Customer concentration sits exclusively with federal agencies: the FAA Southern Region and FAA national office account for 58 awards (34 and 24 respectively) across the top-customer listing, followed by GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing (15 awards, $9.2 million potential value), the Department of Veterans Affairs (10 awards), and DHS Transportation Security Administration (1 award, $1.2 million). The top-customer and top-potential-value rankings diverge modestly — GSA leasing awards rank third in count but drive the largest single-customer dollar concentration among non-FAA customers. Blue Grass Airport also maintains two active GSA Basic Ordering Agreements (GS04B43038 with 59 task orders and $6.5 million potential value; GS04B48057 with 29 task orders and $17.7 million potential value), through which it leases terminal space to the federal government. These BOAs account for the majority of the entity's recent transactional volume outside direct FAA capital grants. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $227.7 million against a combined potential value of $28 million, reflecting the maturity and completion of prior infrastructure investments.
Activity has remained steady at four to five awards per year over the past five years. Only one award faces completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The entity's federal role is exclusively as a grant recipient for FAA-funded airport capital projects and as a lessor of terminal facilities to GSA; it does not engage federal contractors as subrecipients on these grants and does not compete for federal contracts.
Quick answers
Is Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board's SAM.gov registration is active through February 25, 2027.
What is Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board's CAGE code?
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board's CAGE code is 1NCR8, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is W9AST7BU7MS8.
What is Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board's most recent federal award?
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board's most recent federal grant award is Reconstruct terminal (32100281062026), from Southern Region (FAA), on August 18, 2026.
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