3MS0134 USMS Gulfport JOTFOC redacted 1-13-2025.pdf

GSA SOUTHEAST SUNBELT REGION 4

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Public Buildings Service| Leasing Division (4P) 77 Forsyth Street SW, Suite G-40 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3458 www.gsa.gov

April 19, 2024

MEMO TO FILE

Absence of Competition: Net Annual Rent Does Not Exceed $250k

Re: SLAT for Simplified Acquisition – Government Lease No. GS-04P- LMS02637 (Lease)

The proposed action is for continued occupancy for the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE| US MARSHAL SERVICE (USMS or Agency) in Gulfport, Mississippi to be located at US Customs Office, 14108 Customs Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 (Premises). The rentable space shall yield a minimum of 4,100 RSF/ 4,100 ANSI/ BOMA office area square feet (ABOA SF) available for use by the Agency. The Premises will provide parking for fourteen (14) Government-Owned Vehicles.

This new lease will be for a total of 120 months total with 60 months firm and the procedures for pursuing a succeeding lease are detailed in GSAR 570.402: Succeeding Leases.

The annual rent is estimated to be $158,663.90 and the net annual rent is estimated to be $ per annum. This Lease procurement does not exceed the Simplified Lease Acquisition Threshold (SLAT) of $250,000.00 net annual rent [see FAR 2.101, Definitions], when applied to the net average annual amount of rent for the term of the lease, including option periods and excluding the cost of services.

Notice/advertisement on SAM.gov is not required if the Request for Lease Proposal (RLP) will be posted on SAM.gov and available to the public [see Leasing Alert LA-21-13, Publicizing Request for Lease Proposals (RLPs) and Presolicitation Notices on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov)].

GSAM 570.402-4 permits contracting without providing for full and open competition when the property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. Per GSAM 570.402-1, succeeding leases that will not exceed the simplified lease acquisition threshold, the contracting officer may use the simplified procedures in GSAM 570.2 and explain the absence of competition in the file.

The Agency has a continuing need and has occupied the Premises under Government Lease No.

GS-04B-45052 (current Lease) since August 1, 2005; the current Lease expires on July 31, 2025 and is a multi-tenanted lease with USMS, , and

. USMS will remain in the Premises but under a new, stand alone, long-term lease; and will secure their own new, long-term lease. GSA is in the process of completing a long-term lease to replace the current Lease and it is necessary to award this succeeding lease prior to the expiration date to ensure that there are no interruptions in the http://www.gsa.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/570.402-4

GSA SOUTHEAST SUNBELT REGION 4

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Public Buildings Service| Leasing Division (4P) 77 Forsyth Street SW, Suite G-40 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3458 www.gsa.gov

Agency’s use of the property and its operations.

If other space was leased through the competitive process, the Government would incur build-out and relocation costs for a short-term lease. Not only does such a move create enormous administrative hardships, but it will also significantly interrupt the agency’s operations.

Prepared by:

_4/18/2024_______ Lindsey Stegall Date GSA Broker Contractor

Approved by:

Eugene Wright Lease Contracting Officer Signed by: EUGENE WRIGHT http://www.gsa.gov/