OTFO_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for a Succeeding Lease submitted by the General Services Administration (GSA) Region 11, National Capital Region.

GSA seeks approval to negotiate a succeeding 10-year lease with the incumbent lessor for 12,590 assignable square feet (15,236 rentable square feet) of office space at 2231 Crystal Drive in Arlington, Virginia. The current lease expires December 1, 2026, and the new lease would commence December 2, 2026. The Department of Defense/White House Situation Room (DoD/WHS) requires the facility to be located near Washington National Airport (DCA) to support visits from customers including the Pentagon, Reagan National Airport, Capitol Hill, and the White House, with minimal travel time required. GSA determined no vacant federal space is available for this requirement. The statutory authority for sole source award is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), implemented through GSAR 570.402, permitting use of sole source authority when award to other offerors would result in substantial duplication of costs not recoverable through competition. The estimated cost for the 10-year lease ranges from redacted pricing per rentable square foot for years 1-3, redacted for years 4-7, and redacted for years 8-10. Market research conducted May 29, 2025, identified twenty potentially acceptable locations in the delineated area; however, only the incumbent lessor expressed interest and provided a quote. Relocation costs including duplicative rent and moving expenses were determined to exceed the cost of remaining at the current location, and tenant improvements and existing building construction improvements at the current location would be forfeited if relocated. The GSA Lease Contracting Officer certified the award as in the Government's best interest on 8/4/2025, with concurrence from multiple officials including the Acting Regional Commissioner for PBS.