# Alaska Online Public Notices #ADA-09134

Five-year Talkeetna Airport land lease extension for NPS search-and-rescue operations

**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** ADA-09134

Alaska is proposing a five-year extension of a Talkeetna Airport land lease supporting National Park Service search-and-rescue operations.
- **Government buyer:** Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Aviation Leasing, Central Region.
- **Lessee and user:** U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS).
- **Lease site and use:** Approximately 26,000 square feet at Talkeetna Airport, identified as Lot 5, Block 2A, for staging, storing, and parking helicopters used in high-altitude search-and-rescue operations.
- **Existing equipment and facilities:** Continued placement and maintenance of one **Convault 1,000-gallon above-ground fuel tank**, one equipment-and-supplies container van, and associated vehicle parking. The tank is part of the permitted use, not a new product request.
- **Named OEM:** **Convault**, identified in connection with the existing fuel tank.
- **Lease terms:** Proposed additional five-year term; annual rent is $3,400 plus associated fees. Base rent over five years is $17,000, excluding fees.
- **Procurement context:** This is a proposed lease extension, not a solicitation for products or vendors. The notice invites comments or objections, and the Department may grant the extension without competition.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities proposes to extend Lease ADA-09134 for approximately 26,000 square feet at Talkeetna Airport for an additional five years. The applicant is the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, with annual rent of $3,400 plus associated fees. The leased area is used for staging, storing, and parking helicopters for high-altitude search and rescue operations, along with a fuel tank, equipment container, and vehicle parking. Written comments or objections are due by 4:30 p.m. on November 19, 2026; the Department may grant the extension without competition.

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