Vehicle Movement Area Transponders (VMAT) Equipment & Installation

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (GFIAA) is requesting bids for the purchase and installation of 109 new Vehicle Movement Area Transponders in accordance with the FAA document Addendum to Advisory Circular 150/5220-26

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the second busiest airport in Michigan, serving business and leisure travelers with nonstop and connecting flights on eight airlines. The Ford Airport is managed and operated by the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority.

VMAT units approved for this project are authorized to operate on the airport surface and broadcast ADS-B. The following VMAT model numbers are known to have met the requirements contained in FAA—3032 Vehicle ADS-B Specification:

• FDL-978-GTX/E
• uAvionix VTU-20

The Authority requires the vendor to install this equipment on property and will provide adequate space to do so. Delivery of 109 VMAT’s will be to:

GFIAA Field Maintenance Building 420
4800 Patterson
Grand Rapids, MI 49512

• Each VMAT must be a current FAA-qualified product identified in the latest addendum to AC 150/5220-26
• Provides a surface vehicle movement area tracking solution compatible with the FAA’s Next Generation surveillance technology — ADS-B.
• Vendor to install and include all necessary mounting hardware, antennas, cabling, controls, configuration, commissioning, documentation, and site acceptance testing.

Responses may be delivered physically or electronically. To be considered, complete submissions must be received prior to the due date and time specified (local time).

• Hard copy responses can be mailed or otherwise delivered to: Attn: Marissa Norris, Senior Procurement Specialist, Gerald R Ford International Airport Authority, 5500 44th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512.
• Electronic responses can be securely uploaded as a single pdf document to: https://www.dropbox.com/request/sjmvzvluhhmqhuuqmo4r

Submissions should include completed Authority provided Bid Form (*Exhibit A – Template Bid Form*).

This solicitation will be publicly opened in the Golden Eagle Room at the Gerald R Ford International Airport Authority, located on the second floor of the Gerald R Ford International Airport Terminal Building at 5500 44th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49512. All submissions will be sealed until the date and time specified, at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

The Authority, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to award to the Respondent whose response is deemed most advantageous to the Authority. [...] The Authority reserves the right to award by line item when applicable and to accept or reject any or all parts of a submission.

Insurance requirements are posted on the Documents and Forms page of the GFIAA website within the Purchasing Terms and Conditions document.

**Anticipated Start Date**: April 1, 2027