Pease Development Authority

Pease Development Authority, a U.S. government entity and municipal airport and port authority based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, receives federal grants as a prime recipient rather than contracting for goods or services. The entity does not hold federal contracts and operates within a portfolio dominated by real estate and facility-management work under GSA lease agreements.

Pease Development Authority's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in airport infrastructure grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA's New England Region and the FAA broadly account for 60 of 150 total awards; these grants fund taxiway and apron reconstruction, terminal building expansion, snow removal and deicing equipment acquisition, master plan updates, and aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle procurement at Portsmouth International Airport. Representative projects include a $6.296 million Project Grant awarded on June 12, 2026, to reconstruct Taxiway A and the South Hold Apron (phases 2 and 5, with completion targeted for June 11, 2030); a $7.368 million Project Grant awarded on August 18, 2023, to expand the terminal building by 5,128 square feet; a $4.842 million Project Grant awarded on August 20, 2024, covering 72.91% of Taxiway A North construction; and a $1.788 million Formula Grant awarded on September 9, 2024, for phase 3 taxiway reconstruction. Secondary federal customers include the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service (15 awards, $1.1 million combined potential value), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (9 awards), and the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (4 awards, $249 thousand combined potential value). The GSA footprint centers on lease and rental of office buildings under Basic Ordering Agreement GS01B04468, which carries 58 task orders valued at $3.1 million combined potential value.

Beyond FAA airport grants, Pease Development Authority receives federal funding as a sub-recipient of state-level grants. The entity has received sub-awards from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (award dates ranging from June 2024 to June 2026) for infrastructure work including perimeter and wildlife fence construction at Skyhaven Airport, terminal parking lot reconstruction design and permitting, right-turn-lane construction at New Hampshire Avenue/Arboretum Drive/Pease Boulevard in Newington, and tie-down apron rehabilitation at Skyhaven Airport. Additionally, Pease Development Authority holds FEMA Public Assistance sub-awards flowing through the New Hampshire Department of Safety (award dates October 2024 to April 2025) for disaster recovery work at Rye Harbor facilities, including seawall repair, fuel system repairs, boat ramp and parking lot rehabilitation, and temporary gangway installation in response to severe storms and flooding (Disaster Declaration 4771, January 9–14, 2024).

Activity trajectory shows volatility—one award in 2022, two in 2023, twelve in 2024, six in 2025, and seven in 2026 (as of June 12)—but reflects the grant cycle and project phasing typical of airport infrastructure development rather than commercial business growth. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal (one award reaching completion). The entity competes solely through federal and state grant programs and does not participate in SBA set-aside categories, multiple-award contracts, or general federal contracting vehicles.