Armed forces career center
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912QR-WAUKEGANILFY26
- Agency
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ENDIST Louisville
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 531190 Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
- PSC
- X1AA Lease/Rental Of Office Buildings
- Place of performance
- Waukegan, Illinois 60085, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Recruiting Facilities Program, is soliciting offers for a lease of approximately 831 square feet of commercial retail/office space in Waukegan, Illinois to serve as an Armed Forces Career Center. The space must include a secondary egress, designated parking for three government-owned vehicles available 24 hours daily, employee and customer parking within four blocks, daytime janitorial services, and adequate signage for maximum visibility. Key requirements include compliance with construction specifications, janitorial service standards, and lease terms outlined in the provided documents, with the first four pages of the lease being negotiable while general conditions are standard and non-negotiable. Award will be based on best value considering approximately 50 percent weight on price (fully-serviced lease rates per square foot covering all building and operating costs) and approximately 50 percent weight on technical factors including location quality, neighborhood characteristics, building appearance, parking availability, floor plan efficiency, signage potential, and high-speed internet availability. Offerors must submit complete proposals including the USACE Recruiting Form 1364, proof of registration and active CAGE code in SAM.gov, existing floor plans, and a completed Rental Proposal Worksheet by the deadline of 5:30 P.M. EDT on March 6, 2026, with submissions sent to casey.m.murphy@usace.army.mil or by mail to CELRL-RE-R in Louisville, Kentucky.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and identifies no incumbent contractors. The lease will be awarded upon execution by the Real Estate Contracting Officer, with no specific award value disclosed in the solicitation, though the contract represents a fully-serviced lease arrangement anticipated to run up to five years with Government termination rights after the specified period upon 90 days' written notice. The lessor must provide all utilities including electricity, gas, water, high-speed internet, phone service, maintain HVAC at 70-76 degrees Fahrenheit, and ensure compliance with accessibility standards, fire protection requirements, and environmental standards including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments if directed. The place of performance is Waukegan, Illinois 60085, within a delineated area bounded by Sunset Avenue/Gold Road to the north, East Townline Road/Kennedy Road to the south, Sheridan Road/North McKinley Road/South Western Avenue to the east, and Interstate 94 to the west. Offerors must be registered and active in SAM.gov prior to the proposal deadline and must acknowledge their agreement to all lease terms and specifications before submission.
Notice text
SOLICITATON FOR OFFER
LOCATION: Waukegan, IL
DELINEATED AREA:
N Boundary: Sunset Ave/Gold Rd
S Boundary: E Townline Rd/Kennedy Rd
E Boundary: Sheridan Rd/N Mckinley Rd/S Western Ave
W Boundary: Interstate 94
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Recruiting Facilities Program, is soliciting offers for approximately 831 square feet (useable) of commercial retail/office space within the delineated area. Space will need to include a secondary egress; have adequate parking (prefer it is sign designated) for 3 Government-owned vehicles 24 hours a day/7 days a week, as well as adequate parking within 4 blocks for employee and customer vehicles; include daytime janitorial services; and include adequate signage for maximum visibility. Sites that are located adjacent to adult entertainment shops (i.e. book stores, video stores, or theatres), night clubs/bars, methadone clinics, drug rehabilitation centers, marijuana/hemp dispensaries, medical marijuana dispensaries, gun shops, liquor stores, etc. could potentially be eliminated from competition as these are considered non-compatible businesses. Lessors are required to be registered and active in www.sam.gov prior to the deadline for final offer submission.
Offers will need to include a completed Rental Proposal Worksheet, proof of registration in www.sam.gov (i.e. active CAGE code), and the existing floor plan. Attached is a copy of the lease document, the general conditions, the construction specifications, the janitorial specifications, the rental proposal worksheet, and instructions for System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Thoroughly review all documents and make sure that you agree to the terms presented. The first four (4) pages of the lease have negotiable terms; however, the general conditions are standard and are not negotiable and must be accepted as written and shown on the attached file. Review the construction specifications completely as they stipulate additional lessor responsibilities.
Leases are negotiated for a 5-year term, but they include a clause stating the Government can terminate giving reasonable days’ notice. In order to incorporate firm term years, meaning the Government cannot get out of the lease for a specified period of time, we ask the lessor to provide a significant contribution towards the build-out costs. Five year firm term leases are generally not considered.
Following are the factors that will be considered when evaluating bids/offers:
- Location
- Ability to meet all construction specifications, security measures and lease requirements
- Complete initial and final offers must be received by defined deadline
- Competitive costs in the best interest of the government
- Qualitative ratings by client for mission
Additional information regarding this solicitation may be obtained from Casey Murphy by email at casey.m.murphy@usace.army.mil. Proposals are due no later than 5:50 pm on 3/06/2026.
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