Hydroponics Facility Lease

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Mar 23, 2026
Due:	Apr 15, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	X - Lease or Rental of Facilities
Solicitation No:	281-RFP26187
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Solicitation Number:	281-RFP26187
Project Title:	Hydroponics Facility Lease
Description:	The City is seeking a qualified partner interested in leasing and operating a city-owned hydroponics/ greenhouse facility located within the city limits. Lessee would independently manage the facility and align its use with community goals such as improving local access to healthy food, supporting education, developing workforce pipelines, and enhancing food sovereignty in underserved neighborhoods.
Opening Date:	4/15/2026 5:00 PM
Posted Date:	3/24/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM


Solicitation Number * 281-RFP26187	Department CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-04-15T17:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-03-23T18:07:34.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Fishery industry and technology
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions Contact: darrenmr@cityofws.org	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Russell Frye
Description The City is seeking a qualified partner interested in leasing and operating a city-owned hydroponics/ greenhouse facility located within the city limits. Lessee would independently manage the facility and align its use with community goals such as improving local access to healthy food, supporting education, developing workforce pipelines, and enhancing food sovereignty in underserved neighborhoods.

Request for Proposals

HYDROPONICS/GREENHOUSE FACILITY LEASE

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL:

5:00 PM, April 15, 2026

Email a single PDF of your entire Proposal with

subject line of “Bid for Hydroponics Lease” to bids@cityofws.org

**electronic submissions only**

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

RFP26187 issued 03.23.26

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 143-135.9, sealed proposals endorsed “Hydroponics Facility Lease,

RFP26187” will be received by City/County Purchasing as noted above. The City reserves the right to reject

any or all proposals.

Summary: The City is seeking a qualified partner interested in leasing and operating a city-owned hydroponics/

greenhouse facility located within the city limits. Lessee would independently manage the facility and align its

use with community goals such as improving local access to healthy food, supporting education, developing

workforce pipelines, and enhancing food sovereignty in underserved neighborhoods.

Interested businesses are required to visit the facility*. This facility is not manned or opened to the public. To

schedule your MANDATORY site visit, please contact: sustainability@cityofws.org. If you do not receive a

response with 48 hours, please email darrenmr@cityofws.org or call 336-747-6936 for assistance. *If you have

already visited facility with staff within the past year, and staff can confirm this, you have met this requirement.

Questions or inquires relative to this RFP must be in writing and e-mailed to darrenmr@cityofws.org by the

deadline of 5:00 PM, April 7, 2025. The City will provide written responses to all inquiries received by this

date, and responses will be made available to all known recipients of this RFP on April 8 or as soon as possible.

Any oral responses made by any representative of the City may not be relied upon. Any addenda or amendments

to this RFP will be in writing and furnished to known parties and posted on sites used for original advertising.

NOTE: The City intends to award to the best proposal based on the requirements given herein; however, the

City does not guarantee an award from this solicitation.

To request full bid document please email darrenmr@cityofws.org

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