Notice of Availability (NOA) Orland Park, IL

The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) owns a number of properties throughout the United States that are improved with USAR facilities. New development and changing land use patterns in the vicinity of these properties have created value in them for higher and better uses. By offering these properties in exchange for existing and/or to be constructed facilities, the USAR will update and strategically realign its inventory of training facilities. The Real Property Exchange (RPX) Program is conducted under the legislative authority of 10 USC 18240, as amended (see: Appendix 1). Commonly known as the "Exchange Authority", this legislation permits DOD reserve components to convey certain real property assets to States, local governments, local authorities, or private parties in exchange for facility or facilities, existing and/or to be constructed, including utility services for the facilities. The cost of the Replacement Facilities must be of a combined value at least equal to the fair market value of the property to be conveyed, as determined by the Government. Pursuant to the Exchange Authority, acceptance of replacement facilities or additions to an existing facility requires the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Housing {DASA(I&H)} to determine that the facilities: (1) are complete and usable, fully functional, and ready for use; (2) satisfy all operational requirements; and (3) meet all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements relating to health, safety, fire, and the environment. In this Notice of Availability ("NOA"), the Government is offering to convey fee title to the land and facilities of the Area Maintenance Support Activity #45 (AMSA and the "Exchange Parcel") consisting of approximately nine (9+) acres, more or less and approximately 0.31 acre of easement interest, located within Orland Park, Illinois, in exchange for the construction, replacement and improvements to utility infrastructures at the Philip H. Sheridan United States Army Reserve Center, Highwood, IL, hereinafter referred to as the Replacement Facility. The NOA process established for this RPX Project is structured to ensure that the Government receives the best value from a qualified and responsible Offeror. The exchange process is composed of the following four steps, discussed in detail in Section VI, pages 13-21 of this NOA: (1) Qualification Requirements. Interested parties (or "Offerors") must meet the qualification requirements of this NOA by submitting a description of the qualifications, experience and past performance of the team that will fund and satisfy the Government's objective, documentation demonstrating the Offeror's financial and technical capability and capacity to perform, and a line of credit from a financial institution. Interested parties must also submit a deposit to fund the estimated cost of the administrative actions required to complete the proposed exchange. 5 (2) Submission of Applications. Offerors provide written submissions which satisfy the requirements set forth in this NOA. (3) Offeror Evaluation Process. An Evaluation Board (EB) reviews the applications which have been received from Offerors and selects an Offeror as a conditional Exchange Partner, subject to approval by the DASA (I&H). After DASA (I&H) approval, the Exchange Partner enters into a Letter Agreement (Appendix 3) with the USACE Savannah District. The Letter Agreement is in furtherance of good faith and exclusive negotiation of a Real Property Exchange Agreement (Appendix 4) between the Exchange Partner and the Government. Either party may terminate negotiations prior to the execution of the Exchange Agreement. (4) Exchange Agreement. The specific business terms and legal conditions associated with the exchange will be documented in the Exchange Agreement, including draft conveyance documents. Final execution of an Exchange Agreement requires completion of required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis. The Exchange Partner may do more environmental work to comply with the Exchange Partner's due diligence requirements.