SSC-NOA- LAND24_NOA_for_Project_Land_Development-09-04-24 (002).pdf

NOA for Available for non-excess, underutilized Land at SSC

Notice of Availability Seeking Potential Industry Interest in Land Development of Non-Excess, Underutilized Land at

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration John C. Stennis Space Center

SSC-NOA-LAND24

Purpose of this Notice and Request

The purpose of this Notice of Availability (NOA) is to publicize to industry and public or private entities land development opportunities of non-excess, underutilized land at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC), located in Southeast Mississippi (see Exhibits A and B).

This notice is issued by NASA, which has responsibility for the management and ownership of the land.

As NASA envisioned in the SSC Strategic Plan, NASA SSC seeks through this announcement a broad awareness and visibility of the anticipated opportunities between NASA and industry or private entities.

It is NASA’s intent to ensure fairness to all parties and to ensure best value to the Government in granting use of NASA real property in a manner that optimizes Agency and National goals in aerospace. NASA may engage in discussions with any respondent based upon the information submitted in response to this NOA.

In accordance with the SSC Strategic Plan, the uses that NASA will consider under this NOA are described in this document.

Available Land

The available land is identified as multiple discrete parcels encompassing approximately 2,865 acres in total of non-excess, underutilized land as shown in Exhibit C. Through this notice, NASA seeks to provide industry public or private entities with broad awareness and visibility of opportunities in use of certain non-excess, underutilized land at SSC.

NOA Objectives To meet the purposes of the SSC Strategic Plan, NASA requests written responses to this announcement to assist SSC to achieve the following NASA objectives:

1. Identify specific industry public and private entities interested in leasing NASA non-excess, underutilized land for development;

2. Increase commercial access to space;

3. Enhance U.S. commercial competitiveness in the space, related information technology, and aerospace industries;

4. Diversify the user base and operations at SSC; and

5. Promote relationships that will build, expand, modernize, or operate space, related information technology, and aerospace capabilities at SSC.

Uses that NASA Will Not Consider For the real property identified in this notice, NASA will not consider,

• Proposed uses NASA deems incompatible with the current SSC Strategic Plan, NASA or SSC facility/land use policies, environmental conditions, or that pose a negative impact on NASA’s mission;

• Proposed uses that adversely impact the potential success of any NASA or onsite tenant mission;

• Proposed uses that are inconsistent with NASA’s objectives, as described above;

• Proposed residential, motel/hotel, or similar permanent or temporary housing of people in conjunction with use of the available land;

• Proposed transfer of title to the property; or

• Proposed uses that NASA, in its sole discretion, determines not to be in the best interests of the Government.

NASA will only engage in discussions or enter into an agreement if it determines that doing so is in the Government’s best interest. NASA is not precluded from entering into agreements with other federal entities for uses identified in this NOA, nor from using any facility at SSC for NASA purposes, regardless of expressions of interest and proposed uses that NASA may receive from industry or non-federal public entities pursuant to this NOA.

Neither this NOA nor any response to it places NASA under any obligation to proceed with any particular action.

Tenant’s Responsibility for Costs of Land Use Development NASA will not be responsible for the costs of a tenant’s land use development or improvements. Such costs will be the sole responsibility of the tenant and they may include, but are not limited to:

• Site preparations to accommodate the use of the undeveloped land;

• Design and construction costs for improvements;

• Costs associated with environmental compliance (e.g., regulatory permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance including historic preservation requirements);

• Costs associated with design and construction including improvements to infrastructure components/systems (e.g., roads, water, utilities, sewer, waste water, etc.);

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• Operations and maintenance of improvements associated with the leasehold;

and

• Lease costs.

Environmental Compliance

As prescribed by the NEPA, federal agencies and their operations are required to assess the impacts of their actions prior to implementation. Respondents must ensure that proposed uses align with NASA’s practice of emphasizing environmental stewardship of the natural environment, ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are implemented to offset development impacts, and protecting critical habitat to the highest extent possible. Any proposed uses may require additional NEPA analysis addressing the specific use and its potential impacts. Respondents are responsible for providing NASA with any additional environmental analysis that NASA may require to complete additional NEPA documentation. The respondent will be required to coordinate with NASA to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, National Historic Preservation Act, etc.).

Instructions for Responses

Potential users interested in the described SSC non-excess, underutilized real property shall submit responses electronically, via e-mail with “SSC-NOA-LAND24” in the subject line to hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov. The response shall be a maximum of 10 pages that includes a one-page summary. Responses shall contain a minimum font size of 12.

To facilitate a prompt review, the response shall clearly identify the planned use of the non-excess, undeveloped land requested.

Responses shall include all of the following information:

1. Organization information. Specify organization name, address, primary POC and telephone number, business size and type, and product or service line (NAICS code if available).

2. An overview of the proposed concept of operations for using the real property (land).

3. Any additional information that would be relevant to achieving one or more of the objectives enumerated above.

This NOA is not a commitment by the Government to enter into any agreement(s), or negotiations of any agreement(s). NASA will not pay for any information provided nor any administrative costs incurred in response to this NOA. NASA will not provide information concerning or developed in the course of its deliberative process.

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This NOA will remain open, and interested parties may respond, for up to 15 days from the date of this NOA’s posting. Please reference this NOA in any response. Based on the responses to this NOA, it is NASA’s intent to issue an Announcement for Proposals (AFP). NASA reserves the right to not out-grant the entire acreage at this time. NASA further reserves the right to enter into one, more, or no agreements for development where appropriate, based on proposals received from the subsequent AFP.

Respondents are encouraged to limit the amount of Proprietary Data (defined below) included in their responses, and only include such information that is necessary to meet the requirements listed. Respondents must clearly mark any Proprietary Data in their response. For purposes of this notice, “Proprietary Data” shall mean information set out in the response embodying trade secrets developed at private expense or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and that includes a clear restrictive notice, unless the information is (i) known or available from other sources without restriction, (ii) known, possessed, or developed independently, and without reference to such marked information in the response, (iii) made available by the owners to others without restriction, or (iv) required by law or court order to be disclosed. With respect to such Proprietary Data, NASA shall:

a. Use, disclose, or reproduce such Proprietary Data only as necessary to evaluate the response;

b. Safeguard such Proprietary Data from unauthorized use and disclosure;

c. Allow access to such Proprietary Data only to its employees requiring access for purposes of evaluating the response;

d. Except as otherwise indicated in c., preclude disclosure outside NASA;

e. Notify its employees with access about their obligations under this notice and ensure their compliance; and

f. Dispose of such Proprietary Data after evaluation of the response has concluded. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Additional Information: The information provided in this NOA is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Additional information, if any, will be released via the sam.gov website. It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor sam.gov for the release of any new or additional information.

Questions For additional information about NASA SSC or questions about this NOA, please contact hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov in writing via email, with “SSC-NOA-LAND24” in the subject line.

NASA POINTS OF CONTACT

Primary: Alternate:

Rachel Harrison-Woodard Tim Pierce hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov John C. Stennis Space Center John C. Stennis Space Center Center Operations Directorate Center Operations Directorate Planning and Development Office (RA01) Planning and Development Office (RA01)

Real Property Accountable Officer: Realty Specialist:

Andrew “Bo” Clarke William “Billy” Driebergen hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov NASA Headquarters, NASA Headquarters Facility and Real Estate Division Facility and Real Estate Division

EXHIBIT A

Location of NASA Stennis Space Center in Southeast Mississippi

EXHIBIT B

NASA Stennis Space Center Acoustical Buffer Zone and Fee Area Boundaries

EXHIBIT C

Parcels Available

Exhibit C shows the notional boundaries of the location(s) to be developed (blue polygons) in relation to the SSC Fee Area (yellow line). Orange and white boxes show the encumbrance areas as described in the overview above for parcel T.

For purpose of demarcating the area(s) of interest in preparing a response to this NOA, the available land is sub-divided into multiple, separate individual parcels. The designations are used only to help communicate a location within the total acreage and will not limit the amount of land in a lease nor proposes how the property should be divided. It should be noted that the parcels may contain wetlands.

Parcel T: approximately 400 acres; this site has encumbrances; however, the parcel in current state can be utilized to provide a future tenant buffer space until the encumbrances are addressed. Approximately 73.5 acres of the site are encumbered by an environmental restriction. Any Cost of Remediation will not be borne by NASA. Either the party responsible for the contamination or the proposed tenant will bear all associated costs. Additionally, approximately 21 acres have an existing, amendable agreement with the Department of Defense.