Sanford Airport Authority

Sanford Airport Authority's Airport Finance Division, a U.S. local government entity operating Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, acts as a federal grant recipient for airport infrastructure modernization and a federal contractor for facility leasing services. The authority is not eligible for SBA set-asides and competes in full-and-open procurement, though one recent Transportation Security Administration purchase order was awarded as an 8(a) sole source arrangement—an exception reflecting the authority's minority-owned or disadvantaged-business status eligibility classification that does not anchor its overall federal posture.

The authority's recent federal footprint splits sharply between grant work and contract work. On the grant side, the Federal Aviation Administration's Southern Region administers the bulk of awards under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), funding phased infrastructure projects including runway rehabilitation (9,700 feet of Runway 9L/27R across design, construction, and reimbursement phases totaling $12.9 million in Phase 2 construction alone, awarded September 5, 2024), taxiway extension and reconstruction ($1.0 million design phase awarded June 4, 2025 for a 2,800-foot Taxiway A extension), terminal corridor reconstruction ($1.05 million awarded August 6, 2024), and aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle replacement ($3.46 million awarded July 25, 2025). The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $120,000 planning grant under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) on January 12, 2026, for a comprehensive airport roadway safety action plan. On the contract side, the Transportation Security Administration executed a $12,000 firm fixed-price purchase order on June 1, 2025, for lease and maintenance of 21 strands of dark fiber optic cable with connectors to support TSA operations at the airport, structured with a one-year base and four one-year option periods extending through May 31, 2030. The authority also holds a General Services Administration Basic Ordering Agreement (GS04B45806) under which 57 task orders totaling $11.1 million in combined potential value have been issued, primarily for office building and equipment leasing.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to federal transportation infrastructure agencies. The FAA's Southern Region and headquarters accounts for 45 awards, the Transportation Security Administration for 11 awards and $2 million combined potential value, and the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service for 3 awards and $1.2 million combined potential value, together covering 52% of all awards by count. The authority's category concentration reflects its core operating function: 58 awards fall under NAICS 531100 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), with PSC coding dominated by office building leasing (28 awards) and equipment rental for fiber optic materials (3 awards). Recent activity shows modest growth—one award in 2026, six in 2025, and four in 2024—with only one award facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore minimal near-term recompete exposure. The authority acts as prime on 116 of 118 total awards (98%), with sub-award exposure limited to two federal emergency management drainage and culvert infrastructure sub-awards under the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management as prime grantee.