Inactive

The purpose of the lease is to design and install an Antenna System (DAS) for the Ajo, Arizona and surrounding community to provide coverage to the Ajo AZ community not adequately covered by existing ... The purpose of the lease is to design and install an Antenna System (DAS) for the Ajo, Arizona and surrounding community to provide coverage to the Ajo AZ community not adequately covered by existing service cells. This notice is to solicit interest to lease land to be used for antenna space and support equipment to meet Ajo AZ community cellular improvement requirements. Summary of the outgrant terms and conditions: Lease period will be for a term of five (5) years. Cost of Property lease will be at a minimum equal to fair market value. Grantee must meet all conditions in the attached lease template (Attachment 1). Lease will be at no cost to the United States Air Force. Grantee will be responsible for all administrative associated lease costs. Grantee will also be responsible for all costs associated with conducting a fair market value appraisal and preparation of an environmental baseline survey. The system will be designed, constructed and operated at no cost to the United States Air Force, or Federal Government. The approved system will adhere to facility excellence standards for aesthetics and be capable of supporting future cellular technology upgrades without the need for additional construction. The details of all equipment must be reviewed by the 56 Contracting Squadron, 56 Civil Engineer Squadron and the Range Management Office. If required the Grantee will be responsible for all costs associated with an Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Analysis by the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Spectrum Organization Joint Spectrum Center. At the completion of the lease, grantor has complete discretion in granting a renewal and can consider, by way of example and not by way of limitation, the past practices of grantee on the Installation, the timeliness of grantee's request for renewal relative to requests by other entities for similar leases and the changing communications requirements of the government. The Government requests interested parties submit a statement of interest and current capability to meet the requirements as outlined above. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. The Government will review information submitted in response to this RFI to determine interest and capability for a potential lease agreement for antenna space on the Barry M. Goldwater Range, AZ. The Government will not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this RFI. Send responses to Sara Lackey via email at sara.lackey.2@us.af.mil and Robert Worley at robert.worley.2@us.af.mil Not Later Than 4PM Mountain Daylight Time on 15 March 2019.