Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Commercial Data Center RFI
Deadline : 24 Apr 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 116738050
Document Ref. No. : FA487725QB01
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
This is a Request for Information (RFI). This RFI shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), a lease solicitation, or any obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to select or qualify proposals or offers on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for information obtained via this RFI or in response to this notice. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI.
In support of President Trump's critical national defense and domestic objectives of Removing Barriers To American AI Innovation (Executive Order (EO) 14179), Declaring a National Energy Emergency (14156), and Unleashing American Energy (EO 14154) the Government is assessing industry interest in leasing up to 620 acres located south of the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to site a large scale data center for commercial use (e.g., 500 MW+) and associated infrastructure and generation to support energy reliability and resilience. Examples of sought technologies to support Davis-Monthan-s current and future critical loads are but not limited to onsite energy generation (e.g. natural gas, SMR), battery energy storage, fuel storage, upgraded distribution infrastructure, complementary microgrid control and monitoring technologies, augmented fiber communication connections and the potential for a portion of the data center to provide data processing capability to the Government. Any technology solution provided as a response to this RFI should configure the system to support Davis-Monthan-s ability to operate independently from the utility grid for an extended period of time (i.e., at least 7 days, 30-40 MW). At this time the Government is contemplating this transaction as a cash neutral lease (10 USC 2667) where the desired energy reliability and resilience technologies will be provided to the Government in the form of in-kind consideration (IKC) in exchange for the appraised fair market valu...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : FA487725QB01
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Major Command : AIR COMBAT COMMAND
Office: FA4877 355 CONS PK
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Mar 24, 2025 09:34 am PDT
Original Response Date: Apr 24, 2025 02:00 pm PDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: May 09, 2025
Initiative: None
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Place of Performance: Tucson, AZ 85707 USA
Documents
Tender Notice
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