U. S. Department of Agriculture Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Cloquet, MN

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

City, State:

Cloquet, MN

County:

Carlton

Delineated Area:

(See attached map for reference)

See attached map

Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA):

8,253

Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA):

8,666

Maximum Rentable Square Feet (RSF):

9,904

Space Type:

Office and Related Space

Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles:

3,000 Square Foot fenced in secured parking with a 20 foot opening to house 20 (twenty) government owned vehicles + 2 (two) trailers and 3 ATV’s.

Non-reserved Parking Spaces for Employees (for use at no charge to the Government):

46

Full Term:

10

Firm Term:

10

Termination Rights:

120 days in whole or in part, after the Firm Term

Option Term:

None

Additional Requirements:

• The Government wishes to lease space in an existing building, or in a building to be constructed for the Government’s use.
• Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. 
• The space offered, its location, and its surroundings must be compatible with the Government’s intended use.
• A fully serviced lease is required. 
• Offered space and sites shall not be in the 100-year flood plain.
• Additional parking spaces may be located on-site and/or within 1/4 of a mile of the premises, pedestrian accessible.
• Preferred first floor, contiguous space that meets accessibility requirements.

Initial Offer Were Due Date:

5/4/2023

New Offer Due Date:

4/29/2024

Lease Award Date (Estimated):

7/31/2024

Any submission received without documentation of ownership and/or written authorization to represent owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received.  This documentation must be received on or before the due date for Expressions of Interest. 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.

To submit an offer in response to a Request for Lease Proposals (RLP), the offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov.  SAM registration will be a minimum requirement to submit a formal proposal in response to the RLP.  It is strongly recommended that potential offerors register, verify, and/or renew their SAM registration on SAM.gov as soon as possible.

Send Offer to Government Contacts:

Name/Title:

Aris Najarian, Realty Specialist

Email Address:

Aris.najarian@usda.gov

Lease Contracting Officer:

Tamara Sneed

Email Address:

tamara.sneed@usda.gov

Notice: The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement.