FEMA Disaster Lease - Hattiesburg, MS

The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service is soliciting a lease for FEMA disaster recovery office space in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with proposals due August 26. The solicitation is not open to the public and is restricted to qualified lessors.

Place of performance is Hattiesburg, MS. The lease will support FEMA's Disaster Recovery Center operations and temporary office space for federal disaster response personnel. NAICS code 53119 applies (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property); PSC code is X1AA (Lease/Rental Of Office Buildings). The acquisition is at or below the Simplified Lease Acquisition Threshold and uses GSA Form 3626, a short-form lease agreement.

Offerors must complete FEMA Form 3518A Representations and Certifications, including small business status certifications, affirmative action compliance representations where applicable, and compliance with Section 889 restrictions on covered telecommunications equipment. Small business size standard is $41.5 million. Offerors must be registered in SAM prior to award unless otherwise permitted. Lessors must certify compliance with prohibitions on Sudan-related business operations, sensitive technology exports, and Iran sanctions.

Lessor obligations include maintaining the property in good repair and tenantable condition, complying with OSHA and indoor air quality standards, and permitting government inspection at any time. Payment calculations are based on ANSI/BOMA Occupant Area square footage with common area factor adjustments. Fire and casualty damage repair is capped at a maximum 270-day window. Changes to tenant improvements or building security require written change orders with equitable adjustments for cost and time impacts. The lease incorporates FAR and GSAR clauses reflecting updates through April 2026, including cybersecurity safeguarding of covered contractor information systems and drug-free workplace certification.