REQUEST_FOR_OFFERS_(NWRWRF)_Farming_Lease_2027.pdf

This is a Public Notice of Property Lease issued by the Onslow Water & Sewer Authority (ONWASA) in North Carolina for a three-year farming lease beginning January 2027. The Authority is leasing approximately 206 acres of cropland across Tracts A through I at Farm No. 5024, commonly known as Boggs Farm, located in Richlands Township of Onslow County. The property is associated with the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility. Sealed written offers must be submitted to Sherry Jones, ONWASA Operations Coordinator, at 228 Georgetown Road, Jacksonville, NC 28540, no later than 2:00 pm on October 29, 2026. Offers may also be submitted via the eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/onwasa. Only complete offers for the entire 206 acres will be considered; partial offers are not acceptable. Prospective lessees should include the offer date, name, address, phone number, and proposed offer amount per acre in their submissions. For bidding process information, interested parties should contact Sherry Jones at (910) 937-7550, and for property-specific details, contact Mark Young, ONWASA Treatment Facilities Administrator, at (910) 937-7521.

ONWASA reserves the right to reject any offers submitted. The notice does not specify a particular pricing structure or minimum bid amount, leaving the determination of fair market value to the discretion of the offering party. No information regarding set-asides, incumbent operators, or funding requirements is provided in the notice. The lease term is fixed at three years with no renewal options explicitly mentioned.