Florida carrier service provider bonds.
From $100.

Florida airport authorities condition a Use and Lease Agreement for Carrier Service Providers on acceptable Payment Security: a surety bond standing behind the rents, fees and charges you will owe for operating at the airport. Your agreement sets the amount, and pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.

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Required by your airport Use and Lease Agreement — a contract term, not a Florida statute

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Amount is typically three months of estimated rents under the agreement’s security article

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Airports will not hand over premises or a badge until the security is in place, so this is usually the last blocker before an effective date. Here is the whole thing:

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Your company details, the bond amount your agreement requires, the term, and the effective date. The form may add a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

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Most approve on the spot. Larger securities may draw a brief underwriter look, but the standard case issues right after payment. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.

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Deliver it to the Authority

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to deliver to the airport authority’s properties or finance group on or before the agreement’s effective date. Wet-ink originals mailed on request — most authorities want one.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the payment security actually guarantees

A Carrier Service Provider is a company that operates at a Florida airport under an agreement written for service providers rather than for scheduled airlines — charter and on-demand operators, and the ground-handling, ticketing, ramp and passenger-service companies that work in the terminal and airside on carriers’ behalf. The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, which runs Tampa International Airport, publishes exactly such a document: the Use and Lease Agreement for Carrier Service Providers. Other Florida airport authorities use closely comparable forms.

The security lives in the agreement’s Security for Payment article. Under the Tampa form, a company must provide acceptable Payment Security on or before the effective date unless it has held a similar agreement with the Authority for the previous 18 months with no payment 60 or more days late, and must keep it in force until 18 consecutive months pass with no default. The security must be in a form — and from a company — acceptable to the Authority and licensed in Florida, and the surety must give the Authority at least 60 days’ notice before any cancellation. If a draw happens, the company has 15 days to replenish it to an amount equal to three months’ estimated rents.

It is a payment guarantee, not insurance for you. If you fail to pay rents, fees and charges arising from your operation at the airport, the Authority claims against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Failure to obtain and keep the security in force is itself grounds for immediate termination of the agreement, and the Authority can re-impose the requirement after an event of default or a bankruptcy assumption on 90 days’ notice. The security is released roughly 90 days after the term ends, subject to satisfactory performance.

Airport Use and Lease Agreement for Carrier Service Providers — a contract requirement, not a Florida statuteThis bond is required by the airport authority you are contracting with, under the Security for Payment article of its Use and Lease Agreement for Carrier Service Providers. In the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority form used at Tampa International Airport, Article 17 requires acceptable Payment Security on or before the effective date unless the company held a similar agreement with the Authority for the prior 18 months without any payment 60 or more days late; the security must be maintained until 18 consecutive months elapse without a default, must come from a company acceptable to the Authority and licensed in the State, must require 60 days’ notice from the surety before cancellation, and must be replenished within 15 days of any draw to an amount equal to three months’ estimated rents. Failure to keep it in force is grounds for immediate termination, and the security is returned within 90 days after expiration of the term subject to satisfactory performance. Confirm the exact figure and form with the authority named in your own agreement — terms differ between airports.

You need this bond if you are

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Signing a Use and Lease Agreement for Carrier Service Providers with a Florida airport authority

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A charter or on-demand operator taking terminal or ticketing space under such an agreement

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A ground handling, ramp or passenger service company operating at the airport on carriers’ behalf

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Replacing an expiring security — most agreements want the replacement at least 60 days before cancellation

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These are the actual issuing fields. Enter the Payment Security amount your agreement requires and your exact price is set at application.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Florida carrier service provider bond?Pricing is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The amount itself comes from your Use and Lease Agreement — most airport forms size the Payment Security at roughly three months of estimated rents. Enter that figure and your exact price appears at the application.

What amount should I enter?Whatever your agreement or the authority’s properties group tells you. If the agreement states a dollar figure, use it. If it describes the security as a period of rents — three months is the common formula in Florida airport agreements — multiply your estimated monthly rents and fees by that period. When in doubt, ask the authority in writing before you buy; changing the amount later means a rider or a new bond.

Do I pay the full bond amount?No. You pay the premium — 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The bond amount is the surety’s maximum exposure if the authority makes a valid claim for unpaid rents, fees or charges. It is not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

What does the bond guarantee?Payment. It stands behind the rents, fees and charges arising from your operation at the airport under the Use and Lease Agreement. If you do not pay, the authority can claim on the bond, and if the surety pays, you reimburse the surety. It does not cover damage to premises, environmental obligations or your insurance requirements — those sit in separate articles of the same agreement.

Where do I file it?With the airport authority you signed with, not with a state agency. Deliver the executed bond and power of attorney to the properties, real estate or finance group named in the agreement, on or before the effective date. Most authorities want a wet-ink original with the power of attorney attached — ask us and we will mail one.

Which A-rated carriers underwrite these bonds?Typically Arch Insurance Company (A.M. Best A+) or Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (A.M. Best A). Which one writes your bond depends on the bond type and your state. The carrier's name and official signature are printed on the bond you receive.

How do I contact Light RFP about this bond?Email insurance@lightrfp.com. It reaches the bond team at Light RFP Risk Management Services LLC (NY DFS License # PC-1978982). Write to us about quotes, applications, bond forms or certificates. We will respond within 24 hours.

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