The Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT), Division of Facilities Services (DFS), is soliciting approximately 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of usable indoor heated space to accommodate storage, garage, office, and fire crew readiness space, plus approximately 1,200 square feet of covered outdoor area and approximately 20,000 square feet of outdoor area to be used for training and exercise for the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Fire Protection to be located near Palmer, Alaska.

Proposals must be received no later than 2:00 P.M. Alaska Time (AT) on September 19, 2025, as indicated by email timestamp. Proposals must be submitted via email. Mailed, hand delivered, oral or faxed proposals are not acceptable.

The TECHNICAL PROPOSAL and the PRICE OFFER PAGE must be saved as a separate PDF document and emailed to michael.burkhead@alaska.gov as separate, clearly labeled attachments, such as “Offeror A-Proposal.pdf” and “Offeror A-Price Offer Page.pdf” (Offeror A being the name of the offeror). The email must contain the RFP number in the subject line. Late proposals will be rejected and deemed non-responsive.

The maximum size of a single email (including all text and attachments) that can be received by the state is 20mb (megabytes). If the email containing the proposal exceeds this size, the proposal must be sent in multiple emails that are each less than 20 megabytes and each email must comply with the requirements described above.

Please note that email transmission is not instantaneous. The State recommends sending your proposal ahead of time to ensure the email is delivered by the deadline for receipt of proposals.

It is the Offeror's responsibility to contact the Contracting Officer at (907) 269-8408 to confirm that the proposal has been received. The State is not responsible for unreadable, corrupt, or missing attachments.

ADA: The State of Alaska complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, and/or special modifications to submit a bid should contact the Contracting Officer listed via email at michael.burkhead@alaska.gov; telephone at 907-269-8408; or Alaska Relay at 711 or (800) 770-8255 not later than 10 calendar days prior to the solicitation closing date to make necessary arrangements.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you intend on submitting an offer, you must register for this particular RFP to receive subsequent amendments.  To register, you must call (907) 269-8408, fax a Solicitation Registration Form to (907) 269-0308, or email a Solicitation Registration Form to michael.burkhead@alaska.gov.  The Solicitation Registration Form is located at the following Website: https://dot.alaska.gov/dfs/leasing/docs/solicitation-registration-form.pdf. Failure to register may result in the rejection of your offer.