CDCR Wasco State Prison Agricultural Ground Lease Opportunity

Basic Information
Title	CDCR Wasco State Prison Agricultural Ground Lease Opportunity
Agency	Department of General Services
Department	Department of General Services
Event ID	0000040276
Format/Type	Sell Event / RFx
Published Date	09/03/2026
Bid Due Date	09/17/2026
Pre Bid Conference	Mandatory
Pre-bid Date	09/22/2026 1:00PM
Pre-bid Location	Location details provided only to confirmed and security cleared attendees who RSVP.

Category Information
UNSPSC	80131500 Real estate services - Lease & rental of property or building

Contact Information
Name	Bryan Peterson
Email	Bryan.Peterson@cdcr.ca.gov

The California Department of General Services (DGS) on the behalf of the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), collectively referred to as -State-,
welcomes farming and land management lease proposals for approximately 353.4 acres at
Wasco State Prison (WSP).

The CDCR identified State-owned land available for farming activities at WSP. The current land
use includes a farming operation utilizing approximately 273 acres to grow, rotate, maintain,
and harvest sellable fodder crops. The WSP land available for farming is identified in
-Attachment A- (WSP Farmable Land). This opportunity requires Bidders to submit a
-Sustainable Land Management Plan- (SLMP), the terms of which are negotiable provided the
plan includes farming and land management activities on all WSP open space, identified in
-Attachment B- (WSP Open Space). Bidders are not required to lease the WSP Open Space
in its entirety, but the SLMP must identify WSP Open Space as being managed and maintained
by the Lessee.

A Bidder will be considered a -Qualified Bidder- after meeting all the Bidder requirements
outlined in this RFP including, but not limited to, following instructions for submission, meeting
established timelines, clearing a security background check, attending the mandatory walkthrough, and providing a SLMP that identifies how the Lessee will: 1) manage the WSP Open
Space in its entirety to eliminate maintenance and weed abatement costs for CDCR; and 2)
Identify the Lessee-s plan to grow, rotate, maintain, and harvest sellable fodder crops.

Irrigation water is sourced by WSP recycled effluent disposal. The State does not guarantee
water availability, quality, or quantity. The State requires the Lessee to provide comprehensive,
sustainable land management, and maintenance. Land management shall include weed
abatement for fire control and mosquito abatement on all WSP Open Space, whether farmed,
grazed, vacant, leased, or not leased.