RFLP Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Development at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, and Clear Space Force Station
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- AFCEC-26-R-0006
- Agency
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Air Force Installation Contracting Agency
Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 531190 Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
- Place of performance
- Alaska, United States
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force is soliciting proposals for Enhanced Use Leases to develop commercial artificial intelligence data centers on three Alaska military installations—Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, and Clear Space Force Station—with proposals due June 29, 2026. The solicitation is not a traditional procurement; it is a real property leasing transaction under 10 U.S.C. § 2667 seeking qualified private developers.
Offerors may propose development at any or all three installations and are not required to submit for all sites. JBER offers five parcels ranging from 58 to 186 acres (approximately 556 acres total); Eielson AFB offers five sites ranging from 100 to 3,500 acres (approximately 4,400 acres); Clear Space Force Station offers four sites ranging from 183 to 1,707 acres (approximately 4,769 acres). All sites are offered on an as-is/where-is basis without Government warranties. Proposals are limited to 40 pages plus separate Microsoft Excel financial pro formas.
The Government will evaluate proposals using a best-value process weighted equally across four factors: Project Description (market analysis, feasibility, development and operations plans); Return to the Government (rental consideration and financial pro forma); Organization, Experience and Capability (team qualifications and financial resources); and Integrated Project Plan and Schedule. Consideration must be paid in cash at fair market value or greater. Lease terms cannot exceed 50 years unless justified as promoting national defense. Each location will be evaluated independently; the Government may select multiple lessees for different sites but not for the same parcel.
Lessees must secure all utilities independently, conduct Environmental Baseline Surveys, comply with National Environmental Policy Act requirements, obtain all permits, maintain comprehensive insurance per Appendix C specifications, and establish demolition reserve accounts. The Government reserves the right to terminate negotiations or reject all proposals. Lease negotiations with selected Potential Lessees will occur over approximately 180 days. An industry day webinar was held April 23, 2026; site visits occurred April 28–30. Multiple Q&A rounds have addressed site-specific environmental conditions, PFAS contamination, utility infrastructure, and permitting requirements. The NAICS code is 531190, Lessors of Other Real Estate Property.
Notice text
- The Department of the Air Force (“DAF”) is accepting proposals for the development of commercial Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) data centers (“Projects”). As consideration for leasing its parcels to developers selected under this RFLP, DAF is seeking monetary consideration for the AI Data Center.
- Executive Order 13327, Federal Real Property Asset Management, establishes “It is the policy of the United States to promote the efficient and economical use of America’s real property assets and to assure management accountability for implementing Federal real property management reforms.” Furthermore, policy from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations) directs, “The Air Force cannot afford to disregard or discount the value of any asset, and we must optimize the real and potential value of those assets ….”
- 10 U.S.C. § 2667 (the “Enabling Statute”), as amended, allows the Government to lease real property to non-Federal entities in exchange for consideration in an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the leasehold interest.
- Pursuant to the Enabling Statute, the DAF (herein, the “Government”) is issuing this Request for Lease Proposal (this “RFLP” ) to solicit proposals from qualified entities (individually an “Offeror” and collectively “Offerors”) interested in leasing from the Government one or more underutilized parcels of land (each a “Property” and collectively the “Properties”) for private commercial data center use on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), and Clear Space Force Station (SFS) (each, an “Installation” and collectively, the “Installations”), which are all active military installations located within Alaska. Each Property and associated acreage is depicted in Appendix A-1 through A-3 of this RFLP (“Depiction of Properties”), along with additional information. Offerors are not required to submit development proposals for all Installations but instead can choose to submit proposals for Installations in which the Offeror feels a Project is commercially viable. Although the Government may purchase AI Data Center services and power from the Project(s), it is under no obligation to do so and Offerors’ concept shall not include Government purchases of AI Data Center services or power. Should the Government elect to purchase AI Data Center services or power, the Government will negotiate separate contracts for these services.
- In accordance with and subject to the terms, requirements, and conditions of this RFLP, the Government will evaluate all proposals received to select one or more Offerors as potential lessee(s) with whom to enter into lease negotiations (individually a “Potential Lessee” and collectively “Potential Lessees”). A Potential Lessee(s) with whom the Government executes a legally binding written long-term ground lease agreement (“Lease”) is hereinafter referred to in this RFLP as a “Lessee(s).” A Potential Lessee(s) may not actually become a Lessee if lease negotiations are not successful.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Request to access Eielson KML File Instructions.pdf | ||
| Alaska AI Data Center QA 6 Final.pdf | ||
| Eielson AFB - 2024 Plume Map.pdf | ||
| Clear SFS - Utility Drawings.pdf | ||
| Alaska AI Data Center QA 5 Final.pdf | ||
| Tab 2. BE HS Photos - 04 May.pptx | PPTX presentation | |
| S4.1.pdf | ||
| S3.1.pdf | ||
| Tab 3. BE HS Inspection Report.pdf | ||
| S4.2.pdf | ||
| S1.1.pdf | ||
| S3.4.pdf | ||
| S3.2.pdf | ||
| PB1.pdf | ||
| Roof Drawings Combined.pdf | ||
| S1.2.pdf | ||
| M8.1.pdf | ||
| S1.3.pdf | ||
| S0.1.pdf | ||
| M5.2.pdf | ||
| S3.3.pdf | ||
| M5.1.pdf | ||
| M2.3.pdf | ||
| M4.1A.pdf | ||
| M4.1.pdf | ||
| L4.pdf | ||
| M3.1A.pdf | ||
| M3.1.pdf | ||
| M2.1.pdf | ||
| L1.pdf | ||
| E4.1.pdf | ||
| E3.1.pdf | ||
| L3.pdf | ||
| E5.1.pdf | ||
| E3.2.pdf | ||
| E5.3.pdf | ||
| E1.1.pdf | ||
| BEH 99 Asbuilts Architectural.pdf | ||
| E5.2.pdf | ||
| E2.2.pdf | ||
| BEH 99 As builts Mechanical.pdf | ||
| E2.1.pdf | ||
| C1.0.pdf | ||
| D2.1.pdf | ||
| E0.2.pdf | ||
| C3.0.pdf | ||
| A9.4.pdf | ||
| BEH 1999 As builts Mechanical and roof.pdf | ||
| A8.7.pdf | ||
| A9.3.pdf |
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