Solicitation
AFP for Lease of Discovery Park at Michoud Assembly Facility
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Sol. AFP-MAF-DISOVERY-2026
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NASA is asking for proposals to lease Discovery Park at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA. The offer covers about 45 acres of greenspace and Building 351 (about 32,000 sq ft), and you can propose on either or both. The lease is under NASA's Enhanced Use Lease authority and runs at least a 10-year base term. You would be the tenant paying to operate and maintain the property, not a contractor being paid.
Watch out for
- Proposer pays all operating and maintenance costs. This is a real estate lease where the tenant carries financial responsibility, so it needs real capital and a development plan.
The Proposer will assume any and all financial responsibilities for operations and maintenance of The Property under such a lease.
- Utilities not guaranteed. You may have to build or reconnect utilities at your own cost, which could be expensive.
any utilities required for development will be at the sole cost of the Proposer
- Property offered as is. The site comes in its current condition with no repairs promised.
The Property will be available at award in “as is” condition
- Conflicting due dates. The posted deadline (Nov 23) differs from the date in the text (Nov 20), so confirm the correct date with NASA.
PROPOSALS DUE - NOVEMBER 20, 2026
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Full brief
What they want
- Proposals to lease about 45 acres of greenspace at Michoud Assembly Facility
- Proposals to lease Building 351, about 32,000 sq ft of event space and cafeteria
- Proposer takes on all costs to operate and maintain the property
- Proposer plans and pays for utility connections, including separating Building 351 from MAF utility grids if needed
- Contract type
- Enhanced Use Lease (lease of NASA property to the proposer)
- Period of performance
- No less than one ten (10) year base term
- Place of performance
- Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Offers due
- Listed deadline is 2026-11-23T12:00:00-05:00; the notice text says proposals are due November 20, 2026
What to include when you submit
- Questions are due October 23, 2026
- Proposals can cover either asset or both together
Not in the notice text
- How proposals will be evaluated and scored
- Submission method and format
- Rent or price expectations
- Full lease terms (in the attached Model Enhanced Use Lease)
- Site layout (in Exhibit A) and local resources (Exhibit B)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 23, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- AFP-MAF-DISOVERY-2026
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 53
- Product/service code
- X1PC
- Business type
- Real estate & leasing
- Place of performance
- New Orleans, LA, 70129
- Contracting contact
- Cari Smithhq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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