# DoD Seeks Sites and Partners for Resilient Base

The Department of Defense is seeking state nominations by December 1, 2026—31 days from October 31—for a new hardened joint military installation, with site selection targeted by June 2027. Candidate sites are expected to span 100,000–250,000 acres and support resilient utilities and a community of up to 100,000 people. In parallel, DoD is exploring public-private partnerships and commercial offtake to advance its five-pillar FORTRESS America installation-resilience effort and reduce reliance on additional congressional appropriations. No solicitation, cost estimate, or contract award has been announced, so these are early market signals rather than active bids.

- States and prospective commercial participants can prepare site concepts addressing the stated land, utility-resilience, and community-support needs before the December 1 nomination deadline.
- Contractors in resilient energy, hardened infrastructure, domestic supply chains, stockpiling, additive manufacturing, and communications resilience can map their capabilities to FORTRESS America’s priorities and potential commercial-offtake or partnership models.
- Because project scope, funding, and solicitation details remain undefined, firms should distinguish preliminary market positioning from bid activity; the June 2027 site-selection target may clarify where supporting infrastructure and services are needed.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

### Key Quotes
> Rapid advancements in disruptive technologies, growing strategic alignment among peer adversaries, and persistent, sophisticated cyber intrusions against critical defense and homeland infrastructure necessitate a modernized, resilient posture.
> — Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense

### Sources
- [Pentagon will pick new US base location by June 2027, prioritizing 4 requirements - Breaking Defense](https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/pentagon-will-pick-new-us-base-location-by-june-2027-prioritizing-4-requirements) - Breaking Defense
- [Pentagon eyes 'public-private partnerships' to help fund FORTRESS America homeland base plan - Breaking Defense](https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/pentagon-eyes-public-private-partnerships-to-help-fund-fortress-america-homeland-base-plan) - Breaking Defense