Solicitation
Request for Lease Proposal (RFLP) Enhanced Use Leasing Project Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. AFCEC26R0003RFLP
Due in 29 days
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The Air Force is asking for proposals from companies that want to lease (really sublease) land at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, about 500 acres. The winner would finance, build and run its own private commercial project on the land. This is a lease for the bidder to develop, not a contract where the Government pays the bidder.
Watch out for
- Sublease, not a fee-owned property. The Government does not own the land outright, so any sublease is subject to the terms of an older Master Lease with the City of Tucson.
The Government does not own the Property in fee and as such this RFLP is actually an opportunity for sublease(s) from the Government.
- Master Lease expires in 2052 unless extended. A sublease can't be longer than the Master Lease, and the extension the Government intends has not yet been signed.
The Master Lease is currently set to expire on 30 June 2052.
- No guarantee of a lease. Being picked as a Potential Lessee only starts negotiations, and you may never get a signed lease.
A Potential Lessee may not actually become a Lessee.
- Land may be split among several lessees. The Government may divide the property into parcels for different lessees, so you may get only part of what you propose for.
This could potentially result in the Property being divided into more than one parcel with each portion of the Property being leased to a different Lessee.
- Bidder carries the financing and construction cost. The lessee must finance and build the project itself, which takes significant capital.
financing, permitting, developing, constructing, installing, owning, maintaining and operating improvements upon the Property
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Proposals from entities that want a long-term ground lease on all or part of about 500 acres at Davis-Monthan AFB
- Bidder finances, permits, develops, builds, owns, maintains and operates improvements on the land
- Improvements are for the lessee's private commercial (non-Federal government) use
- Contract type
- Enhanced use ground lease (sublease from the Government)
- Period of performance
- Sublease terms of up to 50 years are intended; until the Master Lease is extended, a sublease cannot run past the current Master Lease expiration of 30 June 2052
- Place of performance
- Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ
- How they'll choose
- Government evaluates proposals and picks one or more Potential Lessees to negotiate with; the stated aim is maximum value for the Government. Detailed criteria are not in the text.
- Offers due
- 2026-11-02T17:00:00-06:00
You must have
- No set-aside is used; offers come from entities interested in a long-term ground lease
to solicit proposals from entities
Not in the notice text
- How proposals are submitted and in what format
- The evaluation factors and their weights
- Which parts of the 500 acres are available
- Rent or other payment terms
- Any financial qualifications or experience required of offerors
- The full RFLP document, which is probably in attachments
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 2, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- AFCEC26R0003RFLP
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8903 772 Ess PK
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 531190
- Product/service code
- X1QA
- Business type
- Real estate & leasing
- Place of performance
- Tucson, AZ, 85707
- Contracting contact
- Jeff BlankenshipJeffrey.blankenship.2@us.af.mil2108578945
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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 Davis-Monthan AFB (the “Installation”), which is an active military installation located in Tucson, Arizona comprised of approximately five hundred (500) acres 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”). The Government does not own the Property in fee and as such this RFLP is actually an opportunity for sublease(s) from the Government. The sublease(s) will be subject to all applicable terms, conditions and covenants contained in Lease No. DA-04-353-ENG-4430, between the United States, acting by and through the Secretary of Air Force and the City of Tucson, Arizona, dated March 21, 1955, as amended (“Master Lease”). The Master Lease is currently set to expire on 30 June 2052. Although the Government intends to extend the Master Lease to allow for subleases of up to fifty (50) years, with the possibility of a negotiated renewal/extension, unless and until such Master Lease extension is executed, any sublease term may not exceed the current term of the Master Lease. 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 Offeror(s) as “Potential Lessees” 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.” A Potential Lessee may not actually become a Lessee. As noted above, the Government may elect to negotiate with more than one Potential Lessee to seek maximum value for the Government from the Property. This could potentially result in the Property being divided into more than one parcel with each portion of the Property being leased to a different Lessee.
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