In Search of Retail Space - Safford Arizona

The Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking to lease a one suit with a total of 552 net/usable to approximately 1,050 gross/rentable square feet (gross square feet to include any common area factor) of existing Class A or B retail space, in the city of Safford Arizona and within the defined Delineated Area (DA) boundaries below:

City of Safford, Arizona

The Government’s desire is for a full-service lease of Retail space for an Armed Forces Career Center for a term not to exceed five (5) years with Government termination rights. 

Offered space must meet Government requirements per the terms of the Government Lease.  Interested respondents may include building owners and representatives with the exclusive right to represent building owners. Representatives of building owners must include the exclusivity agreement, representation letter, listing contract or other executed agreement granting the exclusive right to represent the building owner with their response to this advertisement.   

Adequate mass transit (buses, trains, rail cars) for the public within three walking blocks is highly desired.

REQUIRED

--Spaces MUST offer both a primary and a secondary point of ingress/egress.

--Lighted, non-exclusive or reserved on-site parking for number (03) marked government owned vehicles must be provided for on 24 hours 7 days a week basis.  Additional lighted parking must be available during business hours, weekends and holidays, for approximately number (03) employee vehicles and visitors/recruit candidate parking.

--Must use the Government Lease.

--The military services shall have the right to use space beyond normal working hours and, if required, on Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.  This includes the use of elevators, lights, toilet facilities, and, if necessary, heating and air conditioning.

--Armed Forces Recruiting Facilities are only located in defined geographical areas that contain businesses and other establishments that are of a compatible nature.  Under no circumstances will be these facilities to be in areas where sexually oriented businesses, bars, nightclubs, liquor stores, smoke shops, marijuana dispensaries etc. or other business that produce injurious odors detectable with the leased spaces. Placement near these establishments can hamper overall production of the office or cause concern for the safety of the personnel stationed there and their visitors.

Proposals are due no later than 5:00 pm (Arizona Time) on January 30th, 2026

Responses must include at a minimum:

- *Initialed (not signed) draft lease document

- *Initialed copy of the General Clauses 3517B

- *Initialed copy of the Janitorial Specifications

- *Completed, signed and dated Proposal to Lease Space form,

- As-built floor plan drawing

- Site plan showing location and available parking

- Digital photo of street view of property

                       *These documents are in the attached Request for Lease Proposal Document

NOTICE: The following information is provided for situational awareness and is not required to respond to this Source Sought. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to award of a contract. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).” Those not currently registered can obtain registration by going to the website http://www.SAM.gov. Please begin the registration process immediately in order to avoid delay of the contract award should your proposal be selected.

CONTACT

Interested parties may contact Mr. Gregory Boniface at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Arizona/Nevada Branch, Real Estate Office, 3636 N Central Ave, Ste 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012-1939; (602) 361-8309; Gregory.f.boniface@usace.army.mil, no later than 5:00 PM(Arizona Time) on January 30, 2026.