Enhanced Use Leasing Project Eielson Air Force Base
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The Department of the Air Force is soliciting proposals under Request for Lease Proposal AFCEC26R0009 to lease non-contiguous parcels of land at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska for the development of market-facing housing or mixed-use projects. The initiative aligns with federal policy to maximize the efficient and economical use of real property assets, as mandated by Executive Order 13327 and Title 10 U.S.C. § 2667, which requires that any lease consideration must equal or exceed the fair market value of the leasehold interest. Selected proposers, referred to as Potential Lessees, will be invited to negotiate long-term ground leases to finance, develop, construct, own, maintain, and operate private commercial improvements on the property, with the goal of generating cash rent for the government. The project does not involve set-asides and is open to all qualified entities. Proposals must be submitted by August 10, 2026, and the solicitation is posted under NAICS code 531190 for other real estate operators. The lead office responsible for this solicitation is located at JBSA Lackland, Texas, under the Department of Defense, with primary point of contact David Mairs and secondary contact David Kinnon available for inquiries. The performance location is Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and all selected Lessees will be required to comply with all terms and conditions outlined in the RFLP. The Department reserves the right to award one or more leases based on evaluation criteria and negotiation outcomes, with no guarantee that a Potential Lessee will become an actual Lessee unless a formal, binding lease agreement is executed.
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Eielson AFB, AK, USASet-Aside
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Full Description
The Department of the Air Force (“DAF”) is accepting proposals for the development of
market facing housing or mixed-use projects (“Projects”). As consideration for leasing its
parcels to developers selected under this RFLP, DAF is seeking cash rent.
B. Executive Order 13327, Federal Real Property Asset Management, establishes “It is the policy
of the United States to promote the efficient and economical use of America’s real property
assets and to assure management accountability for implementing Federal real property
management reforms.” Furthermore, policy from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force (Installations) directs, “The Air Force cannot afford to disregard or discount the value
of any asset, and we must optimize the real and potential value of those assets ….”
C. Title 10 U.S.C. § 2667 (the “Enabling Statute”), as amended, allows the Government to lease
real property to non-Federal entities in exchange for consideration in an amount that is not less
than the fair market value of the leasehold interest.Pursuant to the foregoing Executive Order and the Enabling Statute, the Department of the Air
Force (the “Government”) is issuing this Request for Lease Proposal (the “RFLP”) to solicit
proposals from entities (“Offeror(s)”) interested in entering into a long-term ground lease (the
“Lease”) to lease all or a portion of that certain real property located at Eielson AFB (the
“Installation”), which is an active military installation located in North Star Borough, Alaska
comprised of approximately four (4) non-contiguous parcels of land (the “Property”) from the
Government for the purposes of financing, permitting, developing, constructing, installing,
owning, maintaining and operating improvements upon the Property for the Lessee’s private
commercial (non-Federal government) use (collectively, the “Project”). In accordance with
and subject to the terms, requirements, and conditions of this RFLP, the Government will
evaluate all proposals received in order to select one or more Offerors as a “Potential
Lessee(s)” with whom to enter into lease negotiations. A Potential Lessee with whom the
Government actually makes and enters into a written and legally binding lease agreement is
hereinafter referred to as a “Lessee.” If no agreement is made, a Potential Lessee may not
actually become a Lessee.