U.S. Government Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Washington, DC
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:
City / State: Washington, DC
Delineated Area: North: Massachusetts Avenue,
West: 23rd Street NW,
South: Constitution Avenue NW until the intersection with 14th Street, NW; North on 14th Street, NW until the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue NW; East on Pennsylvania Avenue until the intersection with 9th Street; North on 9th Street until the intersection with D Street, NW, East on D Street, NW, which turns into D Street, NE, until the intersection with 2nd Street NE.
East: 2nd Street, NE
Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 61,114
Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 62,176
Space Type: Office and Related Space
Parking Spaces (Total): 35 reserved spaces
Parking Spaces (Reserved): 35 spaces for Official Government Vehicles, the cost of which is to be included in the rental consideration
Full Term: 10 years
Firm Term: 10 years
Option Term: One (1), five (5) year renewal option
Additional Requirements:
- The offered building must be within 2,640 walkable linear feet of an existing Metrorail station.
- The offered building must have the ability to accommodate ISC Level IV Security Requirements. The Government requires the right to fully control the building lobby, including but not limited to screening of all building tenants and visitors.
- Lessor must allow tenant agency’s armed agents in the building and allow storage of weapons and ammunition in the agency’s leased space.
- Building must have a loading dock or service elevator with direct access to the floor of the offered space.
- The offered building must accommodate a 1,150 RSF fitness center accessible from common corridor.
- The offered space must be contiguous.
- Approximately 840 ABOA SF requires an increased floor load.
Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. A fully serviced lease is required. Offered space shall not be in the 1-percent-annual chance (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain).
Subleases will not be considered.
Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). ). For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B.
Owners, brokers or agents may offer space for consideration. Any properties submitted by brokers or agents must be accompanied by written evidence that they are authorized by the ownership to exclusively represent the building offered.
The General Services Administration (GSA) is using a tenant broker to represent the Government in this transaction. In no event shall a potential offeror enter into negotiations or discussions concerning a space to be leased with representatives of any federal agency other than the authorized offices and employees of the GSA or their authorized representative, CBRE, Inc.
Expressions of interest should include the following information at a minimum:
- Building name, address, and age;
- Location of space in the building and date of availability;
- Rentable square feet (RSF) offered and rate per RSF;
- ANSI/BOMA office area/usable square feet (USF) and rental rate per USF, full service inclusive of a Tenant Improvement Allowance (TIA) of $63.869/USF and a Building Specific Amortized Capital (BSAC) Allowance of $35.00/USF, meeting GSA’s standard building shell requirements;
- Name, address, telephone number, and email address of authorized contact;
- Scaled floor plans (as-built) identifying offered space;
- Information on project and building ownership.
Expressions of Interest Due: February 5, 2025
Market Survey (Estimated): April 2025
Occupancy (Estimated): June 2027
Send Expressions of Interest to:
Name/Title: CBRE, Inc.
ATTN: Sarah Pollack / Richard Downey
1900 N Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 585-5663 / (202) 585-5664
Email Address: sarah.pollack@gsa.gov / richard.downey@gsa.gov
Government Contact Information:
Lease Contracting Officer: Jason Adams
Leasing Specialist: Cheremie Frisby-Spencer
Broker: Sarah Pollack / Richard Downey CBRE, Inc.