3VA0772 Redacted OTFO.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition document for a federal real estate lease renewal. The General Services Administration (GSA) Region 11 is seeking approval to renew a lease with the incumbent lessor for 55,948 rentable square feet of office space at Cedar Hill III, located at 2216 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, Virginia 22027, under lease number GS-11P-LVA02186. The tenant agency is the Department of State (DOS) Washington Field Office, which has occupied the space for 14 years. The current lease expires September 15, 2024, and the renewal option would extend the term for five additional years to allow DOS sufficient time to secure adequate funding for a long-term housing strategy.

The justification cites 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as statutory authority for the sole-source renewal, implemented through GSAR 570.401(a), which permits renewal options that were not evaluated at initial award. GSA conducted market research on August 2, 2024, using CoStar and identified 48 potentially acceptable locations, with only the incumbent lessor responding to the SAM.gov advertisement posted August 27, 2024. Recent market surveys indicate rental rates in the Northern Virginia area range significantly higher than the incumbent's proposed rate, which falls below the medium point and is deemed fair and reasonable. The document certifies that award of the succeeding lease is in the Government's best interest and that renewal will allow DOS to avoid relocation and replication costs while pursuing long-term consolidation objectives.