GTMs Long Term/Short Term Lodging

The Department of State's Office of Acquisition Management seeks long-term and short-term fully furnished housing accommodations through this solicitation (RFP_19AQMM25R0021) for Global Talent Management (GTM) purposes, including lodging for Foreign Service Institute personnel, medivac patients, and other Department of State employees in the Washington D.C. area. The solicitation intends to award up to five indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts with a base year running from June 13, 2025 through June 12, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods and a six-month extension option. Contract requirements include providing studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom corporate apartments with specific amenities such as Smart TVs, optional DVD players, and bi-weekly housekeeping for long-term stays, as well as shuttle services to the Foreign Service Institute campus. Evaluation will employ a best-value, cost-technical tradeoff methodology considering technical approach, past performance, management structure, key personnel, quality assurance plans, and pricing factors. Proposals are due May 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM Eastern Time, and the government anticipates awarding contracts in June 2025.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside opportunity. Current incumbents providing similar services include Madison Hospitality Services, Interim Homes Inc., and Executive Apartments Inc., who together provided 257,700 room nights across eighty properties in 2024. The total contract value ranges from a $50,000 minimum to approximately $322,467,603 maximum across the entire contract period, with estimated quantities including 2,930 studio rooms, 175,800 one-bedroom rooms, 87,900 two-bedroom rooms, and 26,370 three-bedroom rooms throughout the contract duration. The government estimates 750-900 daily room nights during the initial year, with the ability to accommodate 200-400 student interns across three 10-week program cycles annually. Performance location is the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, with required proximity to the Foreign Service Institute campus at Arlington Hall, 4020 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22204, and all accommodations must be located within 30 minutes of the FSI campus.