Agriculture Outlease at NAS Fallon Parcels 4A04/4A07

The Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command seeks bids for an agricultural lease covering parcels 4A04/4A07 at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, with sealed bids due October 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. No set-aside applies.

The leased property comprises approximately 137 acres of irrigated, water-righted cropland and 285 acres of rangeland requiring maintenance, totaling 422 acres. The lease term runs five years firm from April 1, 2027 through March 31, 2032, with one optional five-year extension exercisable by the government with 180 days' written notice. Bidders propose an annual cash rental payment per acre for the 137 farmable acres; the bid deposit is 25 percent of annual rent or $1,000, whichever is greater, and must be a certified check, cashier's check, or U.S. Postal Service Money Order.

The successful bidder must secure the five-year firm term with a certificate of deposit or performance bond equal to 50 percent of annual rent or $5,000, whichever is greater. The lessee bears 100 percent of all irrigation charges and operations and maintenance costs to the Truckee Carson Irrigation District, with normal water allocation of 3.5 acre-feet per acre. The lessee must perform all non-reimbursable soil and water conservation work, including ditch maintenance, weed control, grazing management capped at 300 animal unit months annually, and fire prevention. Public liability and property damage insurance must be at least $2,000,000 third-party property damage and $3,000,000 per-person and per-accident personal injury coverage, with the United States Department of the Navy named as additional insured. All bidders must complete a Defense Production Act Questionnaire for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review. Subleasing is permitted only with government approval and requires rent adjustment based on 50 percent of sublease consideration received. Bids must be submitted sealed to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest, Real Estate Product Support Division, 750 Pacific Highway, 9th Floor, San Diego, CA 92132, and emailed to elizabeth.galindo1.civ@us.navy.mil. Questions are due by October 14, 2026.