Logansport, in short term office rental

The Department of Agriculture under the Farm Production and Conservation function seeks a short-term office rental in Logansport, Indiana for the USDA Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service, with proposals due March 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET and questions due February 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

The procurement is unrestricted and carries no set-aside. Place of performance is Logansport, Indiana, within a five-mile radius of the city. The required office space is 1,900 to 2,500 square feet, move-in ready by March 16, 2026, and must meet International Building Code standards for office occupancies, be ADA compliant with public access, include locking exterior doors, and provide sole access and control to USDA agencies. Parking must accommodate 6–8 visitors, 7 employees, and 1 government vehicle. Telephone and internet service capability are required; the government will procure telecommunications separately. The NAICS code is 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings.

The base contract period is March 16, 2026 through March 15, 2027, with four optional 12-month renewal periods extending through March 15, 2031. Desired but non-required features include a break room, conference room, two private offices, furnished items, and utilities, janitorial services, and snow removal bundled into the monthly rental rate.

Quotations will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable criteria; only the lowest-priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability first. Past performance will be rated acceptable, neutral, or unacceptable. Pricing must be firm-fixed for the base year with option year pricing clearly stated. Contractors must be registered with SAM.gov prior to submission and hold pricing firm for 45 calendar days. Vendors not owning or managing the property must provide a letter of intent from the property owner. Contractor personnel requiring facility or IT system access must complete FBI fingerprint checks and obtain Tier 1 or higher background investigations, with estimated completion times of 10 calendar days for fingerprints and 30–120 calendar days for investigations. Invoicing must be submitted electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform system in arrears after month-end. Amendment 0002 extended the due date and added the five-mile radius requirement.