Request for Information (RFI): Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) Clean Energy Project

Background
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify potentially capable parties having an interest in leasing land from the federal government to develop utility-scale carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) solar projects and energy storage. The federal land that may be considered for leasing is located on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The tract of land potentially available for solar projects is approximately 2,000 acres and is specifically located south of Mercury and just north of the US 95.

Work Details
DOE/NNSA is interested in hearing from parties who have the requisite expertise to design, permit, finance, construct, and operate utility-scale (e.g., 200 MW or larger) Solar Power Generation and storage plants.
Interested parties are invited to submit an RFI response, which should be no longer than 20 pages and shall include information such as entity profile, entity experience, entity capability, tribal and community input. The RFI response must be received no later than 4 p.m. PT on January 12, 2024.

Place of Performance
Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), Nye County, Nevada