Operation, Management, and Maintenance Services of the Baggage Handling System (BHS) at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)

Lee County Port Authority - Maintenance Contracts has issued solicitation (attach a document) (gen), solicitation 26-0073-LB.

Lee County Port Authority (“Authority”) invites the submission of proposals from interested and qualified firms to furnish all industry-skilled labor, materials, methods, expertise, supervision, resources, telecommunication devices, consumables, equipment, tools, accessories, apparatus, training, incidentals, parts management, warranty administration (see below), and related services necessary to furnish and perform comprehensive Baggage Handling System (BHS) Operation, Management, and Maintenance Services for two outbound common-use automated in-line baggage handling systems, as well as the inbound flat-plate and inbound slope plate carousel bag claim devices located at the Southwest Florida International Airport (Airport) in Lee County, Florida. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from properly certified, qualified and experienced providers in order to select a Proposer and negotiate and execute a contract to perform the BHS services described above to best meet the Authority’s needs.

Responses are due September 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by August 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT at A MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING AND MANDATORY PROJECT SITE TOUR has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., local time. This meeting will be conducted in person at Lee County Port Authority located at Southwest Florida International Airport, 11000 Terminal Access Road, 3rd floor, Fort Myers, FL 33913 in the Wright Brothers Conference Room. Following the mandatory pre-proposal meeting there will be a mandatory project site tour. Only those vendors who had a representative from their firm attend the Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting and Mandatory Project Site Tour will have their proposal accepted. Vendors that submit a response and did not have a representative from their firm attend the Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting in its entirety, including the Mandatory Project Site Tour, will be disqualified. Please use the OpenGov RSVP Manager if you plan to attend this Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting & Mandatory Project Site Tour so appropriate security escorting accommodations can be arranged..

Commodity categories: Aircraft And Airport Equipment, Parts, And Supplies; Airport Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified); Baggage Handling Equipment and Parts; X-Ray Scanner, Passenger Baggage; Cargo Handling Equipment; Aircraft And Airport Operations Services; Airport Ground Handling Services; Airport Facility Maintenance and Repair.

Contact: Larene Brubaker, Sr. Procurement Agent (lebrubaker@flylcpa.com, (239) 590-4614).

15 documents are attached to the notice: Exhibit a-1 - schematic illustration - bhs; Exhibit a-2 - schematic illustrations - echo; Echo BHS 1; Echo BHS 2; Echo BHS 3; Echo BHS 4; Echo BHS 5; RFP 26-0073LB FORM 1 - PROPOSER’S CERTIFICATION.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/flylcpa/projects/288849. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.