This announcement solicits proposals for the lease of undeveloped land at NASA Johnson Space Center. Proposals must adhere to specific guidelines and content requirements. The government objectives include increasing commercial access to space and enhancing U. S. commercial competitiveness. Proposals will be evaluated based on fair market value rent, financial capability, technical approach, and experience. A site visit is scheduled for February 18, 2026, and questions must be submitted by February 23, 2026. Proposals are due by April 30, 2026. The lease will be for a 20-year base period with two 20-year option periods. Proposers must provide a coordination and collaboration plan. Construction must comply with city of Houston codes and NASA requirements. The government will not pay for any information provided.
The proposal must be submitted electronically in portable document format (PDF) via email to ***@***. *. *, and are due no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, on April 30, 2026.
NASA will select the proposal or proposals in accordance with the evaluation factors and relative importance of those factors described below: factor 1: fair market value rent, factor 2: financial capability/viability, factor 3: technical approach, and factor 4: experience.
Responses to this AFP are limited to four classes: 1 United States commercial providers, as defined in 51 ****, 2 U. S. federal or state government entities, 3 nonprofit entities formed under the law of the U. S. , or 4 institutions of higher education, as defined in 20 USC **** may propose to this AFP.
The center has made February 18, 2026, available for site visits.
Questions may be submitted via the NASA HQ real estate email address during the question and answer period which shall commence upon the date of public release of this AFP and will end on February 23, 2026.
The fair market value rent range is 8,**** per acre to 11,**** per acre per year with an annual escalation rate of 3. 0.