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Airport staff recommends sole-source expansion of common-use passenger processing system

Bangor City Finance Committee · February 18, 2026

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Summary

Airport staff told the finance committee the airport needs to expand its common-use passenger processing system to meet a 22% rise in domestic travel from 2023–2025 and recommended a sole-source procurement to extend the current vendor deployment; Director Jose Soveitrak said the initial deployment accommodated Breeze Airways.

Airport staff asked the Finance Committee on Feb. 18 to waive a competitive bid and authorize a sole-source procurement to expand the airport's common-use passenger processing equipment and software. Staff said domestic passenger travel increased 22% from 2023 to 2025 and that the expansion would deploy additional equipment and licensing across domestic boarding gates to support operational demand.

Airport Director Jose Soveitrak said phase one of the system was deployed a year earlier to accommodate Breeze Airways and that staff contacted multiple vendors while pursuing an expansion; some competitors, he said, recommended the incumbent for a rapid deployment. Soveitrak said the consolidated, in-house system reduces the number of computers at gates and makes it easier for airport staff to manage upgrades and service needs.

Councilors asked for a cost comparison between replacing the entire system and expanding the existing deployment. Staff said replacing the system would be "much more expensive" and noted that the proposed expansion builds on an existing implementation; the transcript records a first-year cost figure that is unclear and should be confirmed in procurement documents. Committee members expressed no objection to proceeding with staff's recommendation in committee, and staff said the expansion would allow the airport to serve current and future airlines.

The committee did not record a formal vote in committee; the procurement is subject to procurement rules and final approval steps outside the committee transcript.