REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MINERAL PROCESSING LEASING OPPORTUNITIES
Air Force and Space Force · FA8903 772 ESS PK
Air Force and Space Force is planning to buy "REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MINERAL PROCESSING LEASING OPPORTUNITIES". This is an early notice: it is not taking bids yet. The work is in Mountain Home AFB, ID, USA. The original due date (Oct 9, 2026) has passed; check the latest amendment for the current one. In the last 2 years, similar work went to 4 companies, usually for about $474K per award. An award is expected between November 2026 and March 2027.
Put together from the facts on this page; the details and sources are below.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation AFCEC-26-R-0011 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 10, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
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 c… (show all)
ritical 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.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 5311).
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $202K to $790K, median $474K; range $19K to $1.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAFAEL CASTRO MONTES DE OCA ARQUITECTOS, PSC San Juan PR 00909 USA | 1 | $1.1M | Aug 11, 2026 |
| BLUE SKY INNOVATORS INC. | 1 | $684K | Jul 1, 2025 |
| LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $264K | Jun 19, 2025 |
| BELLIVEAU DENNIS Candia NH 03034 USA | 1 | $19K | Mar 18, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Aug 11, 2026RAFAEL CASTRO MONTES DE OCA ARQUITECTOS, PSC San Juan PR 00909 USA$1.1MOffice TrailersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 1, 2025BLUE SKY INNOVATORS INC.$684KDIFC2 Collaborative Workspace (SCIF CWS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 19, 2025LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.$264KPortable Office Spaces - Antonio B. Won Pat Airport, GuamNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 18, 2025BELLIVEAU DENNIS Candia NH 03034 USA$19KWVS Storage Containers FY25No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.