Attachment E Bragg.pdf

Attachment E Request for Proposals No. DACA27-1-26-102

FORT BRAGG

CUMBERLAND AND HARNETT COUNTIES

NORTH CAROLINA

Installation Summary:

Fort Bragg serves as the Army’s premier power projection platform and home of the Airborne and Special Forces. Fort Bragg ranks among the largest military bases in the world covering more than 251 square miles, making it the largest installation by total supported population, third by acreage east of the Mississippi, and fifth largest city in North Carolina.

Available Properties:

The Properties available for lease are comprised of 6 individual parcels totaling 734 acres. All 6 parcels are outside of the cantonment area.

Parcels 1, 2, and 3 comprise 385 acres located in Cumberland County near the intersection of Honeycutt Road and NC 87 south of Spring Lake, NC.

Parcels 4, 5, and 6 comprise 349 acres located in Harnett County off of NC 87 and NC 690 south of Nursery Road and Spout Springs, NC.

Parcel Identifier Acreage

Parcel 1 84

Parcel 2 96

Parcel 3 205

Parcel 4 159

Parcel 5 112

Parcel 6 78

Total (All Parcels) 734

Maps Identifying the Properties:

Land Usage of the Properties:

The Properties are undeveloped and are intact, mixed pine and hardwood forest.

Currently, all parcels are utilized for non-kinetic training. The adjacent land to the south of Parcels 1, 2, and 3 is Simmons Army Airfield and the Smith Lake Recreation area.

Land adjacent to Parcels 4, 5, and 6 includes additional training areas, a housing development, planned growth in Harnett County toward the Anderson Creek community that will introduce new utilities (i.e., water/sewer, etc.), and a potential Morale Welfare and Recreation project. DA will need to evaluate the selected site(s) for timber harvest(s) on any portion(s) of the 734 acres proposed for lease prior to execution of any EUL(s).

Parcel 1: Located within the outer horizontal airfield imaginary surface of Simmons Army Airfield. Structures within Parcel 1 must be below 500 feet. Parcel 1 is within 1 mile of both DoD and civilian areas. Honeycutt Road is located south of Parcel 1, and NC 24/87 is less than 1 mile away. Dirt training roads run through Parcel 1.

Parcel 2: Located within the outer horizontal airfield imaginary surface of Simmons Army Airfield. Structures within Parcel 2 must be below 500 feet in height. Parcel 2 is within 1 mile of DoD and civilian areas. Parcel 2 is less than 1 mile from paved Army roads and less than 1 mile from NC 24/87. Dirt training roads run through Parcel 2.

Parcel 3: Located within the outer horizontal airfield imaginary surface of Simmons Army Airfield. Structures within Parcel 3 must be below 500 feet in height. Parcel 3 is within 1 mile of both DoD and civilian areas. Parcel 3 is approximately 1 mile from paved Army roads and NC 24/87. Dirt training roads run through Parcel 3.

Parcel 4: Located within the conical airfield imaginary surface of Pope Army Airfield.

Structures within Parcel 4 must be below 250-400 feet in height depending on their exact location. Parcel 4 is approximately ½ mile from civilian housing. NC 24/87 is adjacent to Parcel 4.

Parcel 5: Located within the conical airfield imaginary surface of Pope Army Airfield.

Structures within Parcel 5 must be below 250-400 feet in height depending on their exact location. Parcel 5 is approximately 1.5 miles from civilian housing.

Unpaved Army training roads are located north and west of Parcel 5, and NC 690 is less than 1 mile away.

Parcel 6: Located within the outer horizontal airfield imaginary surface of Pope Army Airfield. Structures within Parcel 6 must be below 500 feet in height. The town of Spout Springs and Linden Oaks Army Housing are approximately 2 miles from Parcel 6.

Unpaved Army training roads are located north and west of Parcel 6, and NC 24/87 lies adjacent.

Known Encumbrance(s):

Fort Bragg does not have any active agricultural or grazing leases on the Properties but has actions in progress that are projected to be in place in January 2026.

Utilities at Fort Bragg:

Electricity: Transmission service is provided by Duke Energy. 230kV serves the Installation.

Natural Gas: Piedmont Natural Gas Company (Duke Energy) has a natural gas transmission pipeline adjacent to the Installation. Natural gas capacity is unknown.

Water: Water risk for Fort Bragg is ‘High (3-4)’ (Source: WRI AQUEDUCT). The water utility serving Fort Bragg is Old North Utility Services, subsidiary of American States Utility Services (ASUS). Nearby municipal water systems are Fayetteville Public Works Commission, Town of Spring Lake, and Harnett Regional Water.

Wastewater: Wastewater is distributed to Old North Utility Services, subsidiary of American States Utility Services (ASUS). Nearby municipal water systems are Fayetteville Public Works Commission, Town of Spring Lake, and Harnett Regional Water.

Fiber: Windstream may have fiber in the vicinity of the Properties.

Environmental Considerations for the Properties:

a. Three federally endangered plant species exist on Fort Bragg. They are Michaux’s sumac (Rhus michauxii), American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana), and rough-leaved loosestrife (Lysimachia asperulifolia). All 6 parcels will require surveys for suitable habitat and may require surveys for individuals during the growing season (mid- April thru mid-October). Avoidance of known populations, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures may be required by the selected Offeror(s)/Lessee(s).

b. The red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW; Picoides dryobates) is a threatened species and located on Fort Bragg. RCW habitat and individuals have been identified on the Properties. All 6 parcels will require RCW surveys that may result in and require the selected Offeror(s)/Lessee(s) to avoid known populations and/or implement conservation and/or mitigation measures.

c. The federally endangered Saint Francis’ Satyr butterfly (SFS) (Neonympha mitchellii francisci) is located on Fort Bragg. All 6 parcels may require SFS surveys that may result in and require the selected Offeror(s)/Lessee(s) to avoid known populations and/or implement conservation and/or mitigation measures.

d. All 6 parcels may require noise studies, as well as sand soil composition and assessment and verification of floodplains.

e. The soil composition of Parcel 1 is mainly Blaney loamy sand and Lakeland sand.

f. Contaminated site FTBR-PFAS 8 occurs on the western boundary of Parcel 1. Site FTBR-PFAS 8 is an active PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) soil and groundwater investigation site according to the Fort Bragg Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Geospatial Information System (GIS). FTBR-PFAS 8, also known as the Honeycutt Biosolid Application Area, is an approximate 10-acre area located north of the intersection of Honeycutt Road and Parham Boulevard near Simmons Army Airfield.

This location was identified as an Area of Potential Interest (AOPI) during the Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI) phase of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) conducted due to the confirmation that biosolids from the Former WWTP (wastewater treatment plant) had been spread over this area. It is unknown when or how much biosolids were spread.

PFAS compounds are not removed during the water treatment process at WWTPs.

Therefore, any PFAS constituent related impacts to the WWTP would be retained in the biosolids. Since these biosolids were spread over the area at Honeycutt Road, the soils could be a source of PFAS compounds in this area. Three groundwater and three shallow soil samples were collected in January 2020 during the PA/SI.

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) were detected in all groundwater samples, with PFOS (3 wells) and PFOA (2 wells) exceeding OSW risk screening levels of 40 ng/L.

g. Cross Creek traverses the middle of Parcel 1. A jurisdictional wetland delineation and subsequent Clean Water Act (CWA) 404/401 permitting may be required by the selected Offeror(s)/Lessee(s) resulting in avoidance, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures.

h. The soil composition of Parcel 2 is Candor sand and Vaucluse loamy sand.

i. An estimated 5% of the 96 acres comprising Parcel 2 has an archeological site with a permanent restriction on digging.

j. A 5.35-acre prehistoric archeological site (31CD1903) occurs on the eastern side of Parcel 2. At a minimum, a Phase II site investigation may be required pending any ground disturbance resulting in avoidance, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures.

k. The soil composition of Parcel 3 is mainly Blaney loamy sand and Vaucluse loamy sand.

l. An estimated 2% of the 205 acres comprising Parcel 3 contains 2 archeological sites with a permanent restriction on digging.

m. A 0.48-acre archeological site (31CD78) occurs on the eastern side of Parcel 3. At a minimum, a Phase II site investigation may be required pending any ground disturbance resulting in avoidance, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures.

n. Multiple rare, endangered, and threatened plant sites have been identified throughout Parcel 3 that will require provisions as described under paragraph a above.

o. An intermittent stream traverses the middle of Parcel 3. A jurisdictional wetland delineation and subsequent CWA 404/401 permitting may be required by the selected Offeror(s)/Lessee(s) resulting in avoidance, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures.

p. The soil composition of Parcel 4 is mainly Blaney loamy sand and Gilead loamy sand.

A small percentage of Parcel 4 is intermittent riverine wetlands.

q. Multiple perennial and intermittent streams exist throughout Parcel 4. A jurisdictional wetland delineation and subsequent CWA 404/401 permitting may be required by the selected Offeror(s)/Lessee(s) resulting in avoidance, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures.

r. The soil composition of Parcel 5 is mainly Blaney loamy sand and Gilead loamy sand.

A small percentage of Parcel 5 is intermittent riverine wetlands.

s. Two sites comprising 0.39 acres (31HT491) and 0.33 acres (31HT492) on the northeastern side of Parcel 5 may require, at a minimum, a Phase II site investigation pending any ground disturbance resulting in avoidance, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures.

t. A rare plant site has been identified on the eastern edge of Muddy Creek on Parcel 5 that will require provisions as described under Paragraph a above.

u. The soil composition of Parcel 6 is mainly Gilead loamy sand and some Bibb soils.

Less than 5% of Parcel 6 is palustrine and intermittent riverine wetlands.

v. A rare plant site has been identified on the northeastern side of Parcel 6 west of Highway 87 that will require provisions as described under Paragraph a above.

w. Multiple tributaries and wetlands occur throughout Parcel 6. A jurisdictional wetland delineation and subsequent CWA 404/401 permitting may be required by the selected Offeror(s)/Lessee(s) resulting in avoidance, conservation measures, and/or mitigation measures, Legislative Jurisdiction of Fort Bragg:

Fort Bragg has a combination of proprietorial, concurrent, and exclusive legislative jurisdiction.

Proprietorial: The federal government has only the same rights in the land as does any other landowner. However, there exists a right of the federal government to perform the functions delegated to it by the Constitution and directed by statutory enactment of Congress without interference from any source. Subject to these conditions, the state retains all of the legislative jurisdiction over the area it would have if a private individual rather than the United States owned the land. The state may not impose its regulatory power directly upon the federal government nor may it tax the federal land, but it may tax a lessee’s interest in the land if state law permits. The state may not regulate the actions of residents of the land in any way which might directly interfere with the performance of a federal function.

Concurrent: Both state and federal laws are applicable in a concurrent legislative jurisdiction area. Both federal and state governments may enforce their respective laws and punish an offender for an offense committed in the area. The state, subject to the exemption of the federal government, retains its right to tax. The regulatory powers of the state may be exercised in the area, but not in such a manner as to interfere with federal functions.

Exclusive: Exclusive legislative jurisdiction exists when the federal government acquires all of the state’s judicial, legislative and administrative authority, and the state concerned has not reserved to itself the right to exercise any of the authority concurrently with the federal government, except the right to serve state civil or criminal process for activities that occurred outside of the area. Since there are no federal general municipal laws, the state law in effect at the time such exclusive jurisdiction is acquired generally governs with respect to civil matters. The criminal laws of the state are generally adopted within areas of exclusive federal jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 13 (the Assimilative Crimes Statute). As a result, laws governing both criminal offenses and certain civil matters may be ambiguous or non-existent in some cases. Offerors should therefore familiarize themselves with jurisdictional matters to best determine how to address the enforcement of civil matters on the Property, such as enforcement of contractual obligations, which may be addressed through choice of law provisions.