Pre-Solicitation Notice 6md0374 Bethesda.pdf

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This is a Pre-solicitation Notice for a General Services Administration (GSA) lease requirement in Bethesda, Maryland. The GSA is seeking expressions of interest from property owners and authorized representatives for office space within a specifically delineated area in Bethesda. The required space must be between 3,500 and 3,868 rentable square feet (ABOA), contiguous on a single floor, and located on the third floor or higher with two means of egress. The space must be within 1,000 walkable square feet to the metro and include two onsite structured and reserved parking spaces.

Critical requirements include a private, in-suite restroom for tenant sole use, and the space cannot be in a building housing law enforcement agencies or businesses. The offered space must meet government standards for fire safety, accessibility, seismic resilience, and sustainability, with a fully serviced lease required. The space cannot be located in the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain. The lease term is 15 years full term with a 10-year firm term. Submissions must include building name and address, offeror contact information, available square footage by floor, asking full-service rental rate per ABOA and rentable square feet inclusive of a warm-lit shell, tenant improvement allowance of $78.61/ABOA SF, and BSAC allowance of $12.00/ABOA SF, and operating costs. Expressions of interest are due August 4, 2026, with an estimated market survey during the week of August 25, 2026, and estimated occupancy in Fall 2028. Submit to Mary Harris, Lease Contracting Officer, at mary.harris@gsa.gov or 445-895-7772.

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Pre-solicitation Notice (06/2026)

GSA Public Buildings Service

U.S. GOVERNMENT

NOTICE OF LEASE REQUIREMENT

The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking expressions of interest from owners and authorized representatives of properties meeting the following requirements:

State: Maryland City: Bethesda

Delineated Area: North Boundary: Start at Arlington Road and Moorland Lane, Moorland Lane to Old Georgetown Road, Old Georgetown Rd to Fairmont Ave.

North on Fairmont Avenue to Cheltenham Drive, east on Cheltenham Drive to Wisconsin Avenue East Boundary: Start at Cheltenham Drive and Wisconsin Avenue.

South on Wisconsin Avenue, east on Middleton Lane to Pearl Street, south on Pearl Street to East- West Highway. West on East-West Highway to Waverly Street. South on Waverly Street to Wisconsin Avenue. South on Wisconsin Avenue to Elm Street. East on Elm Street to 47th Street. South on 47th Street to Willow Lane. East on Willow Lane to 46th Street. South on 46th Street to Leland Street.

South Boundary: Start at 46th Street and Leland Street. West on Leland Street to Woodmont Avenue. West on Bethesda Avenue to Arlington Road.

West Boundary: Start at Bethesda Avenue and Arlington Road. North on Arlington Road, to Moorland Lane.

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 3,500

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 3,868 Space Type: Office

Parking Spaces (Onsite Structured and Reserved):

Full Term: 15 years Firm Term: 10 years

Pre-solicitation Notice (06/2026)

Additional Requirements: -Offered space must be contiguous on one floor -Offered space must be located on the third floor or higher -Offered space must be able to accommodate two means of egress -Offered space must be within 1,000 walkable square feet to the metro -Offered space must be able to accommodate a private, in-suite restroom, for the sole use of the tenant -Offered space cannot be in the same building that houses law enforcement agencies or businesses -Offered buildings/ properties are subject to a risk/ vulnerability assessment. The outcome of the assessment may result in the building not being technically compliant

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 floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain).

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.

Expressions of interest must Include.

1. Building name and address;

2. Contact information and e-mail address of offeror’s representative;

3. ABOA SF and rentable square feet available, identifying the specific floors and square footages;

4. Asking full-service rental rate per ABOA SF and RSF inclusive of a standard GSA warm-lit shell, a tenant improvement allowance of $78.61/ABOA SF, and a BSAC allowance of $12.00/ABOA

SF;

5. Operating costs per ABOA SF and RSF included in the full-service rates;

6. Submission by anyone other than the owner or manager of a property must be accompanied by written consent from the ownership granting authority to the representative in providing the information to the Government.

Expressions of Interest Due: August 4, 2026 Market Survey (Estimated): Week of August 25, 2026

Occupancy (Estimated): Fall 2028

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Name/Title: Mary Harris, Lease Contracting Officer Phone 445-895-7772

Email Address: mary.harris@gsa.gov

Government Contact Information:

Lease Contracting Officer Mary Harris https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B

U.S. GOVERNMENT
NOTICE OF LEASE REQUIREMENT
The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking expressions of interest from owners and authorized representatives of properties meeting the following requirements:
Expressions of interest must Include.
Send Expressions of Interest to:
Government Contact Information:

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