The U. S. Department of Agriculture USDA seeks to lease the following space in Hays, KS.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space:

State: KS

City: Hays

Delineated Area:

North: The City Limits of Hays, KS.

East: The City Limits of Hays, KS.

South: The City Limits of Hays, KS.

West: The City Limits of Hays, KS.

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 7,484

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 7,859

Maximum Sq. Ft. (RSF): 8,981

Space Type: Office

Reserved Parking Spaces (Total): 15 GOV, 3 covered spaces for trailers

Non-Reserved Parking Spaces (Total): 54 parking spaces.

Full Term: 10 years

Firm Term: 5 years

Additional Requirements: Major Land Resouce Area (MLRA) Lab, Pull-thru parking, and storage for UTV’s and ATV’s.

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 100-year flood plain.

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Expressions of Interest Due: 03/19/2023

Market Survey or Building Tour (Estimated): 05/01/2023

Occupancy (Estimated): 03/01/2024

Note:   Entities not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov, are advised to start the registration process as soon as possible if intending to submit an offer for possible lease award.

Expressions of Interest shall include the following:

1.     If existing building, building name and address, and location of the available space within the Building, along with building site/ lot plans, interior layout drawings/pictures (with dimensions shown) reflecting the Space that is being offered.

2.     If new construction, site/aerial plans or building site/lot plans showing the location of the proposal land, along with the parcel number (if part of multiple parcels, all parcel numbers associated with the proposed land).  Adjacent streets showing proposed ingress/egress shall be shown on the plans.

3.     Rentable square feet (RSF) and ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet to be offered.

4.     Date of space availability.

5.     If offeror is not the owner of the building, an authorization letter signed by owner to represent owner for property will be required. *

6.     Amount of/type of parking available on-site. 

7.    Photos of the space or site being submitted, or permission for Market Survey participants to photograph the space or site.

9.     For existing buildings, provide information on condition of building systems, roof, foundation, and current floor plan.  Alternatively, provide a copy of a recent commercial building inspection or appraisal.

* As mentioned in #5 above, any submission received without written authorization to represent owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received.  In cases where an agent is representing multiple entities, written acknowledgement/permission from each entity to represent multiple interest parties for the same submission must be submitted prior to the Expressions of Interest due date.

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Name/Title: Reuben Brown

Email Address: reuben.brown@usda.gov

Government Contact Information:

Lease Contracting Officer: Aaron Ramsey

Realty Specialist: Reuben Brown