Agriculture Outlease for NAS Lemoore Parcel 4A32/4A33

The Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command seeks a lessee for an agricultural outlease of approximately 326 acres at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California (Parcels 4A32 and 4A33), with bids due August 12, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time.

Place of performance is Lemoore, CA 93245. The lease term runs from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031 (firm five-year period), with one optional five-year extension from January 1, 2032 through December 31, 2036, exercisable solely at the Government's discretion with 180 days' notice.

Permitted crops include cotton, seed crops (barley, wheat, garbanzo beans), tomatoes, garlic, and onions. Prohibited uses include vineyards, orchards, rice, alfalfa hay/seed, and sod farming due to bird strike hazards. The lessee must comply with a detailed Soil and Water Conservation Plan covering irrigation management, pest management, soil testing and amendments (gypsum application required annually), weed and pest control, fire prevention, erosion control, and environmental requirements under 10 U.S.C. 2692 and applicable federal, state, and local laws. All pesticide applications must be reported in the NAVFAC Online Pesticide Reporting System, and private applicators must be State of California certified. The lessee must pay all charges and assessments imposed by Westlands Water District regardless of irrigation water allocation.

The lessee must provide a security deposit equal to 50 percent of annual rent or $5,000, whichever is greater, secured for the entire five-year firm term, and submit a certificate of insurance with minimum coverage of $2,000,000 Third Party Property Damage, $3,000,000 Third Party Personal Injury Per Person, and $3,000,000 Third Party Personal Injury Per Accident.

Bid submissions must include a completed Bid Form, bid deposit of 25 percent of annual rent or $1,000 whichever is greater (certified check, cashier's check, or U.S. Postal Service Money Order payable to the U.S. Department of the Treasury), and a completed Agricultural Lease Defense Production Act Questionnaire for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review. Sealed hard copies and soft copies must be submitted to Bradley Stevenson at Bradley.a.stevenson6.civ@us.navy.mil, with bid opening conducted via conference call at (858) 980-0000, conference ID 435 418 736#. Inquiries and Requests for Information are due July 29, 2026. The Government reserves the right to remove acreage or terminate the lease with 30-day notice if authorized projects require such action. The NAICS code is 111998, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming. Bids will be evaluated without discussions and awarded to the responsible bidder whose conforming bid is most advantageous to the Government based on responsiveness and responsibility.