Contract

RFP for ENHANCED USE LEASE (“EUL”) OPPORTUNITY COMMERCIAL POWER GENERATION

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 23 days (Aug 10, 2026)
Posted: Jun 26, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 221118

What this contract is for

The Department of the Army (“DA”) is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP” or “Solicitation”) to solicit competitive proposals from private, public and/or not-for-profit entities interested in leasing non-excess DA land (“Properties”) under a long-term lease agreement(s) (“Enhanced Use Lease” or “EUL”) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Detrick, Fort Drum, Letterkenny Army Depot, Picatinny Arsenal, Tobyhanna Army Depot, and/or West Point Military Reservation (“Installations”). The EUL(s) that would result from this RFP would be for the purpose of the selected Offeror(s) designing, financing, permitting, developing, constructing, installing, owning, maintaining, operating, securing, and decommissioning a commercial power generation facility (“Project”). Such power generation could include natural gas, geothermal, nuclear, or solar. Proposals for nuclear energy cannot exceed 500 megawatts (MW) per unit. During normal grid operations, DA expects that all power generated by the Project will be sold to a third-party off-taker. The selected Offeror will be responsible for identifying and securing this off-taker. During grid outages, the Lessee will provide essential energy resilience capabilities to DA for mission readiness as further discussed in this RFP. For purposes of this RFP, a grid outage is defined as any grid outage exceeding four (4) hours. DA may elect to award one or more EULs pursuant to this RFP. Prior to expiration of the EUL(s), Lessee(s) will be required to restore the Property to the condition it was in prior to execution of the EUL(s). Pursuant to its leasing authority codified at 10 U.S.C. § 2667 and provided as Attachment A, DA intends to execute an EUL(s) with a selected Offeror(s) (“Lessee”) for a term of fifty (50) years. DA may consider an option t...

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