Air Force Surface Land Leasing for Mineral Processing

The Department of the Air Force is seeking industry input on leasing underutilized surface land at Air Force installations for mineral processing facilities, including refining, smelting, separation, and rare earth element processing.

United States of America > DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE > FA8903 772 ESS PK (AF INSTALLATION & MISSION SUPPORT CENTER)


General
Open (active)
AFCEC-26-R-0011
Oct 09, 2026 09:00 PM
Sep 10, 2026 02:43 PM
Request for Information (RFI)
Federal
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Contact
jeffrey.blankenship.2@us.af.mil
+12108578945
2261 Hughes Avenue, Lackland Air Force Base, TX, USA
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Description

The Department of the Air Force is conducting a Request for Information to inform a potential future Request for Lease Proposal for enhanced-use leases or other surface-use agreements on underutilized Air Force land. The contemplated uses include mineral processing facilities and related surface operations such as separation, purification, milling, smelting, washing, furnaces, concentrators, and refineries, including processing of rare earth elements and other critical minerals. The RFI does not seek exploration or extraction of subsurface minerals, and the Air Force will not provide raw mineral inputs or purchase refined outputs. Respondents should describe their organization and experience developing and operating surface mineral processing projects; identify suitable minerals, installations, sites, and site-selection criteria; discuss deal, financing, lease-term, infrastructure, utility, transportation, environmental, security, workforce, community-engagement, hazardous-material, reclamation, and NEPA considerations; and address mitigation strategies for site-specific constraints. Potential locations include Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, and Hill Air Force Base in Utah, with respondents also invited to identify other Air Force installations. This is market research only and is not a lease proposal solicitation or a commitment to issue a future solicitation.

Classification Codes
NAICS331110Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
PSCX1PCLEASE/RENTAL OF UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY (LAND)
Smart Codes
mineral processing facilitiesindustrial land leasingrare earth processing
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Sep 23, 2026 11:00 PM-Questions Due Date
Oct 09, 2026 11:00 PM-Response Due Date
Requirements
Informational
Documents
TitleDate Posted
DAF RFI Mineral Processing.pdfSep 10, 2026 12:00 PM
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