2VA0881 - DOS Extension - OTFO_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) for a lease extension from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The General Services Administration, on behalf of the Department of State (DOS), seeks to extend a lease for 33,887 ABOA/34,429 rentable square feet of office and warehouse space at Gunston Industrial Park C in Lorton, VA, under lease number LVA02270, which expires on March 24, 2026. The lease extension is for one year and seven days, commencing on March 25, 2025, with an estimated rental rate of a redacted amount per rentable square foot, resulting in a total contract value of $1,123,150.49.

Market research conducted by CBRE, Inc. on March 28, 2023, identified 15 potential buildings in the Northern Virginia market with the required square footage, but only two were willing to provide one-year asking rates. The justification for sole source procurement is based on consolidating two existing leases, avoiding relocation costs, preventing disruption to the Department of State's mission, and maintaining operational continuity. The GSA Lease Contracting Officer determined the rental rate to be fair and reasonable based on comparable market research, with the anticipated maximum rate being below the high end of the market rental range.