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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 SAM #9056
SOURCES SOUGHT

X -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MINERAL PROCESSING LEASING OPPORTUNITIES

Notice Date
9/10/2026 12:00:00 AM
 
Notice Type
Sources Sought
 
NAICS
53119 —
 
Contracting Office
FA8903 772 ESS PK JBSA LACKLAND TX 78236-9861 USA
 
ZIP Code
78236-9861
 
Solicitation Number
AFCEC-26-R-0011
 
Response Due
10/9/2026 3:00:00 PM
 
Archive Date
10/24/2026
 
Point of Contact
Jeffrey Blankenship, Phone: 2108578945, AFCEC EUL
 
E-Mail Address
jeffrey.blankenship.2@us.a.fmil, afcec.eul@us.af.mil
(jeffrey.blankenship.2@us.a.fmil, afcec.eul@us.af.mil)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
NONE No Set aside used
 
Description
This Request for Information (RFI) is the first phase of a process to leverage non-excess under-utilized Department of the Air Force (DAF) surface land to accelerate economic development in the United States and to enhance mission readiness in connection with presidential directives and policy directing agencies to leverage federal assets to support mineral processing facilities, to include processing of rare earth elements. For purposes of this RFI, mineral processing is strictly limited to surface use activities, including refining, and smelting of minerals, and the production of processed critical minerals and other derivative products. This RFI does not solicit interest in the exploration or extraction of subsurface minerals. While the Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management (DOI/BLM) generally controls the leasing and disposition of federally owned subsurface minerals, the DAF maintains authority over whether and under what conditions a party may physically occupy or use the surface of a DAF installation consistent with mission requirements.
 
Web Link
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d4fd323dd3e645aab14ae99f8987c315/view)
 
Place of Performance
Address: Mountain Home AFB, ID 83648, USA
Zip Code: 83648
Country: USA
 
Record
SN07966664-F 20260912/260910230053 (samdaily.us)
 
Source
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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