Announcement for Proposal for land parcels at the NASA GRC Neil Armstrong Test Facility (ATF)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- AFP-GRC-ATFLP-2026
- Agency
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Glenn Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- Place of performance
- Sandusky, Ohio 44870, United States
- Points of contact
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- Cari Smith hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov (771) 474-3771
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Glenn Research Center is soliciting proposals for lease of five parcels totaling approximately 1,736 acres at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, with proposals due by July 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposers may lease any combination of parcels. This is an Enhanced Use Lease solicitation with a 20-year base term plus two consecutive 10-year option periods and no set-aside.
Place of performance is the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Parcels are located in north central, south, and east regions of the fee area; two parcels (2A and 1D) are within the controlled access portion of the Government-operated facility. Parcel 2A (516.38 acres) contains existing warehouse and storage buildings and former nuclear reactor facility infrastructure; Parcel 1C (184.62 acres) includes three existing structures; Parcels 1A, 1B, and 1D consist of undeveloped or agricultural land. All land is available in "as is, where is" condition with no warranties.
Permitted uses include agricultural, aerospace/industrial, and data center operations; Parcel 2A excludes data center use. Fair market value rent ranges from $215.57 per acre annually for agricultural use to $20,194.42 per acre for data center use, with 3.0% annual escalation and mandatory reappraisal every ten years. Tenant bears all development, construction, utility, operations, maintenance, environmental compliance, and restoration costs. Tenant must comply with NASA security protocols, obtain environmental permits, achieve LEED Silver certification or equivalent, and obtain NASA approval for capital improvements via NASA Form 1509.
Eligible proposers are U.S. Commercial Providers or U.S. Persons as defined in applicable regulations. Proposers ineligible if debarred, suspended, subject to criminal indictment, or affiliated with designated state sponsors of terrorism or the People's Republic of China. Proposals limited to 75 pages (excluding financial documentation), submitted as searchable, unlocked PDFs in Times New Roman 12-point font with one-inch margins. Four evaluation factors of approximately equal weight: Fair Market Value Rent, Financial Capability/Viability, Technical Approach, and Impact to Glenn Research Center and Local Economy. Industry Day scheduled April 16, 2026; registration requests due by March 27, 2026. Q&A closes April 30, 2026. As of June 3, 2026, NASA uploaded Q&A responses, wetlands and species information, and agricultural lease guidance. Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, natural resources maps, and Model Enhanced Use Lease Agreement are available.
Notice text
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Update #4 · Latest ·
This Announcement for Proposal (AFP) solicits proposals from proposers (herein, “Proposer(s)”) for lease of the land parcels at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) in Sandusky, Ohio, which are underutilized, non-excess and largely undeveloped parcels of access-controlled land. This AFP includes the land parcels, the facilities included within as described below, and supporting infrastructure required for a successful Proposer/selected tenant (herein, “Tenant”) to perform operations onsite.
The available land (“Land”) (Attachment A) consists of five (5) parcels (each a “Parcel” and together the “Parcels”) totaling approximately one thousand seven hundred and thirty-six (1,736) acres.
NASA will accept Proposals for prospective leases for use of all or any part of the Land in accordance with available usage (Attachment A). Two Parcels (Parcels 2A, 1D) are located inside of the controlled access portion of the NASA GRC ATF Government-operated facility; all Land is located on NASA GRC ATF Government-owned property, which is designated as the “Fee Area.” The Parcels are in the north central, south, and east regions of the Fee Area, and the Tenant(s) will have access to their Property (defined below) through the Fee Area as further described in the model Enhanced Use Lease Agreement form attached hereto as Attachment B (herein, the “Model EULA”).
Important Dates:
Request for Site Visit : NLT 27 March 2026
Site Visit: 16 April 2026
Q&A Closes: 30 April 2026
AFP Closes 2 July 2026 5pm
AFP UPDATES AS OF 6 MAY 2026:
Attachment uploaded for Agricultural and Farm Lease Proposers
AFP UPDATES AS OF 3 JUNE 2026:
Attachment uploaded for Q&A Responses
Attachment uploaded for Wetlands and Species Information
Update #3 ·
This Announcement for Proposal (AFP) solicits proposals from proposers (herein, “Proposer(s)”) for lease of the land parcels at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) in Sandusky, Ohio, which are underutilized, non-excess and largely undeveloped parcels of access-controlled land. This AFP includes the land parcels, the facilities included within as described below, and supporting infrastructure required for a successful Proposer/selected tenant (herein, “Tenant”) to perform operations onsite.
The available land (“Land”) (Attachment A) consists of five (5) parcels (each a “Parcel” and together the “Parcels”) totaling approximately one thousand seven hundred and thirty-six (1,736) acres.
NASA will accept Proposals for prospective leases for use of all or any part of the Land in accordance with available usage (Attachment A). Two Parcels (Parcels 2A, 1D) are located inside of the controlled access portion of the NASA GRC ATF Government-operated facility; all Land is located on NASA GRC ATF Government-owned property, which is designated as the “Fee Area.” The Parcels are in the north central, south, and east regions of the Fee Area, and the Tenant(s) will have access to their Property (defined below) through the Fee Area as further described in the model Enhanced Use Lease Agreement form attached hereto as Attachment B (herein, the “Model EULA”).
Important Dates:
Request for Site Visit : NLT 27 March 2026
Site Visit: 16 April 2026
Q&A Closes: 30 April 2026
AFP Closes 2 July 2026 5pm
AFP UPDATES AS OF 6 MAY 2026:
Attachment uploaded for Agricultural and Farm Lease Proposers
Update #2 ·
This Announcement for Proposal (AFP) solicits proposals from proposers (herein, “Proposer(s)”) for lease of the land parcels at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) in Sandusky, Ohio, which are underutilized, non-excess and largely undeveloped parcels of access-controlled land. This AFP includes the land parcels, the facilities included within as described below, and supporting infrastructure required for a successful Proposer/selected tenant (herein, “Tenant”) to perform operations onsite.
The available land (“Land”) (Attachment A) consists of five (5) parcels (each a “Parcel” and together the “Parcels”) totaling approximately one thousand seven hundred and thirty-six (1,736) acres.
NASA will accept Proposals for prospective leases for use of all or any part of the Land in accordance with available usage (Attachment A). Two Parcels (Parcels 2A, 1D) are located inside of the controlled access portion of the NASA GRC ATF Government-operated facility; all Land is located on NASA GRC ATF Government-owned property, which is designated as the “Fee Area.” The Parcels are in the north central, south, and east regions of the Fee Area, and the Tenant(s) will have access to their Property (defined below) through the Fee Area as further described in the model Enhanced Use Lease Agreement form attached hereto as Attachment B (herein, the “Model EULA”).
Important Dates:
Request for Site Visit : NLT 27 March 2026
Site Visit: 16 April 2026
Q&A Closes: 30 April 2026
AFP Closes 2 July 2026 5pm
Update #1 ·
This Announcement for Proposal (AFP) solicits proposals from proposers (herein, “Proposer(s)”) for lease of the land parcels at NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (ATF) in Sandusky, Ohio, which are underutilized, non-excess and largely undeveloped parcels of access-controlled land that contribute to the buffer area required within ATF for ongoing NASA operations. This AFP includes the land parcels, the facilities included within as described below, and supporting infrastructure required for a successful Proposer/selected tenant (herein, “Tenant”) to perform operations onsite.
The available land (“Land”) (Attachment A) consists of five (5) parcels (each a “Parcel” and together the “Parcels”) totaling approximately one thousand seven hundred and thirty-six (1,736) acres.
NASA will accept Proposals for prospective leases for use of all or any part of the Land in accordance with available usage (Attachment A). Two Parcels (Parcels 2A, 1D) are located inside of the controlled access portion of the NASA GRC ATF Government-operated facility; all Land is located on NASA GRC ATF Government-owned property, which is designated as the “Fee Area.” The Parcels are in the north central, south, and east regions of the Fee Area, and the Tenant(s) will have access to their Property (defined below) through the Fee Area as further described in the model Enhanced Use Lease Agreement form attached hereto as Attachment B (herein, the “Model EULA”).
Important Dates:
Request for Site Visit : NLT 27 March 2026
Site Visit: 16 April 2026
Q&A Closes: 30 April 2026
AFP Closes 2 July 2026 5pm
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