Tri-Cities Airport Authority

Tri-Cities Airport Authority, doing business as Tri-Cities Airport, is a local government entity and airport authority headquartered in Blountville, Tennessee that receives federal grants from the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies to fund airport infrastructure, maintenance, and operational improvements. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime recipient on federal grants — 100% of its recorded federal funding comes through direct awards rather than subcontracting — and does not hold federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles.

The airport authority's federal footprint is dominated by Federal Aviation Administration grants under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). Recent work includes a $5.916 million grant awarded September 5, 2024 (completed September 4, 2028) to realign approximately 1,500 feet of Taxiway A; a $3.661 million grant awarded July 25, 2025 (completed July 24, 2029) for the final construction phase of a 9,231 square-foot terminal expansion; and a $2.139 million grant awarded August 24, 2025 (completed August 23, 2029) to fund Phase 2 of the terminal expansion project. Additional recent FAA Airport Improvement Program grants support Runway 5 safety area extension, taxiway rehabilitation, drainage and erosion control construction, obstruction removal, and master plan updates. The authority also received a $1.432 million grant in August 2023 to update its master plan and airport layout plan. Beyond infrastructure grants, Tri-Cities Airport received American Rescue Plan Act economic-relief grants in November 2021 ($3.017 million) and December 2021 to offset pandemic-related operational costs at the Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport regional airport. An October 2023 Small Community Air Service Development Program grant supported minimum revenue guarantees and marketing for new air service development.

The vendor's 134 total federal awards since 2003 are heavily concentrated in property and facilities management outside aviation infrastructure. The top NAICS code is 531311 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), accounting for 81 awards, with the top PSC being Lease/Rental of Office Buildings (45 awards). This signals that much of the recorded award volume reflects General Services Administration building-lease obligations — the vendor holds two GSA Basic Ordering Agreements (GS04B46020 with 57 task orders worth $7.1 million combined potential value, and GS04B43075 with 22 task orders worth $50 thousand) — rather than active aviation operations. Customer concentration is split between FAA Southern Region and FAA national office (42 combined awards) and Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (8 awards, $2.3 million combined potential value). Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars ($100.4 million) exceed combined potential value ($10.5 million), reflecting that many older or closed awards have been invoiced and completed.