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This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for a succeeding lease filed by the U.S. General Services Administration, GSA Region 4, Moderate Risk Branch.
GSA seeks to award a 10-year succeeding lease to the incumbent lessor for 13,430 rentable square feet (RSF) of office space at 45 Clayton Street, Asheville, North Carolina, under lease number LNC00162 for the Probation agency. The current lease expires October 8, 2027, and the new lease would commence October 9, 2027. The estimated annual cost is $443,190.00 at $33.00 per RSF, with a total contract value of $4,431,900.00 over the 10-year term. The justification cites 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as statutory authority for sole source procurement, implemented through GSAR 570.402, based on the determination that relocation would result in substantial duplication of costs not recoverable through competition. A cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that remaining at the current location provides significant savings compared to relocating. Market research conducted on October 15, 2025, identified four potentially acceptable alternative locations, though the incumbent lessor's rate of approximately $33.00 per RSF aligns with current market rates for the Asheville submarket. The GSA Lease Contracting Officer advertised the requirement on SAM.gov on January 26, 2026, for 10 days. The lessor recently completed carpet and paint refresh with no outstanding facility issues. No sources expressed written interest in the acquisition. The contracting officer certification is dated March 24, 2026.
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10. STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME
ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION.
There are no systemic barriers to competition. If the agency has a continuing need for space upon lease expiration, GSA will follow all authorities, regulations and policies applicable to lease acquisition. Should there be remaining useful life in the Government’s tenant improvements, the Government will consider the cost of moving from the existing location, and the cost to build out new space when deciding whether to undergo a competitive action.
Additionally, objective scrutiny will be given to the customer agency’s mission and security requirements (if applicable) to eliminate unnecessary agency space requirements that may be deemed unduly restrictive.
11. CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION.
By signature on this Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition, the GSA Lease Contracting Officer certifies that the award of a succeeding lease of 13,430 RSF is in the Government’s best interest and that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of the GSA Lease Contracting Officer’s
_____________________________ Date_____________________ Elizabeth McCullough, Lease Contracting Officer
See GSAM 506.304(d) and (e) for appropriate signature threshold levels.
If Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) approval is required, must include signatures from Regional Contracting [Leasing] Director, Regional Counsel, and Head of Contracting Activity (HCA). Use of a separate signature page is required.
Note that the threshold for SPE approval is based on aggregate contract value;
therefore, it is possible that SPE approval may be required for actions below the prospectus threshold.
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