Airport facility maintenance has several FAA regulatory touchpoints. For certificated airports under 14 CFR Part 139, the Airport Certification Manual (ACM) specifies inspection and maintenance requirements for airfield areas — runway and taxiway surfaces, lighting, marking, signage, NAVAID, and wildlife hazard management. Airfield lighting systems must comply with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-26 for maintenance and documentation. Visual navigation aids are maintained per applicable FAA ACs for each aid type. For terminal and landside facilities, FAA regulatory requirements are more limited — these fall primarily under building codes, fire safety codes, and applicable state and local regulations. SIDA access requirements are TSA-regulated under 49 CFR Part 1542. Note: Airport compliance requirements vary significantly by certificate type, hub classification, and applicable agreements with airlines and the FAA — always work with your airport’s FAA liaison and compliance team to confirm applicable maintenance documentation requirements.

QuipAssist’s vendor management module stores SIDA badge status and documentation for each contractor authorized to work in SIDA zones — badge number, badge expiration date, background investigation completion, and any airport-specific security orientation training records. Expiration alerts fire in advance of badge renewal deadlines — typically 30–60 days before expiration — ensuring that contractor credentials are renewed before they expire rather than discovered as expired when a dispatch is needed. Before any contractor is dispatched for SIDA work, their current badge status is verifiable from the QuipAssist vendor record immediately. Contractors with expired SIDA credentials are flagged and cannot be dispatched to secure area work until renewal is confirmed. The complete credentialing history for each contractor provides the documentation that any TSA or airport security audit of contractor access management would require.

QuipAssist tracks any airport or transportation hub asset — including baggage handling system components (conveyor belts, carousels, baggage claim units, automated sorting systems), escalators and moving walkways, automated people movers (APM) and monorail systems, airfield lighting (runway edge lights, taxiway lights, approach lights, REILs, PAPIs), visual navigation aids, terminal HVAC and central plants, security checkpoint screening equipment, parking structure systems, ground transportation infrastructure, jet bridges (where airport-managed), terminal AV and wayfinding systems, fueling systems, fire suppression and airport-specific life safety systems, and facility building infrastructure. Equipment categories are fully customizable for each airport’s specific configuration.

QuipAssist’s capital planning data supports AIP grant application preparation by providing the documented condition evidence and cost forecasting that AIP applications require for infrastructure improvement projects. TCO analysis for eligible airport infrastructure categories shows accumulated maintenance investment that supports the case for capital improvement funding. RUL analysis provides the condition evidence that demonstrates why the project is needed now rather than deferred. The 5-year capital forecast organized by AIP-eligible category supports the multi-year CIP development that AIP applications reference. Note: AIP eligibility criteria, application procedures, and required documentation are defined by FAA AIP circulars and your regional FAA Airports District Office — always work with your airport’s FAA ADO contact and grant specialist to confirm applicable AIP application requirements.