Notice of Intent to Lease Space Using Other Than Full and Open Competition

Presolicitation Notice/Advertisement                      GSA Public Buildings Service

                                                      U.S. GOVERNMENT

General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:

State: PR

City: Ponce

Delineated Area: Between Road 12, Road 14, Road 10, Road #1, and Highway 52

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 228

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 240

Space Type: Office

Parking Spaces (Total): 0

Parking Spaces (Surface): 0

Parking Spaces (Structured): 0

Parking Spaces (Reserved): 0

Full Term: 120

Firm Term: 36

Option Term: N/A

Additional Requirements: N/A

Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease.  A fully serviced lease is required.  Offered space shall not be in the 1-percent-annual chance/ floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain).

Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).  ).  For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B.

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The U.S. Government currently occupies office and related space in a building under a lease in Ponce, PR, that will be expiring.  The Government is considering alternative space if economically advantageous. Any information it receives in response to this advertisement will be used by the Government as a basis for the development of a cost-benefit analysis.  Such cost-benefit analysis will be used to determine whether to compete this lease requirement or to pursue a sole-source justification to remain at its current location.  In making this determination, the Government will consider, among other things, the availability of alternative space that potentially can satisfy the Government’s requirements, as well as costs likely to be incurred through relocating, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and telecommunication infrastructure, and non-productive agency downtime.

The alternative space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards.  A fully serviced lease is required.

Expressions of Interest Due: 10/26/2023

Market Survey (Estimated): 11/02/2023

Occupancy (Estimated): 2/1/2024

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Name/Title: Javier Escobar Molina, LCO

Phone: 787-249-1299

Email Address: Javier.escobarmolina@gsa.gov

Government Contact Information

Lease Contracting Officer: Javier Escobar Molina

Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the above address by 4:00pm on October 26, 2023, and must include the following information:

• Building name and address, and location of the available space within the building,
• Rentable square feet available and expected rental rate per rentable square foot, full serviced,
• ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet to be offered, and expected rental rate per ABOA square foot, fully serviced.  Indicate whether the quote rental rate includes an amount for tenant improvements, and state the amount, if any, including the amortization rate,
• Date of space availability,
• Building ownership information,
• Amount of parking available on-site and its cost.  Include whether expected rental rate includes the cost of the required Government parking (if any),
• Energy efficiency and renewable energy features existing within the building, and
• List of building services provided.

Submissions by other than the owner of a property must be accompanied by a letter from the ownership granting permission to make a general offering of space.  In instances where the offeror is representing more than one property, the offeror is hereby notified that they may only participate in negotiations on behalf of one owner.

The Government’s decision regarding whether to compete this requirement will be based, in part, on information received in response to this advertisement.