U. S. Department of Agriculture Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Huntington, Indiana

The Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation seeks to lease general-purpose office and related space in Huntington, Indiana, with offers due October 14, 2026. The procurement is not set-aside and carries no restrictive competitive category.

Place of performance is Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, within a defined geographic boundary. The space requirement is a minimum of 4,941 to a maximum of 5,188 occupant area (ABOA) square feet, contiguous first-floor space in a modern quality building. The lease term is ten years full (120 months) with five years firm (60 months), after which the Government retains termination rights with 120 days' notice, plus two optional five-year renewal periods. Estimated occupancy is within 90 days of notice to proceed.

The space must house FSA, NRCS, and RD personnel totaling 13 government staff and include private offices, customer-facing workstations, break room, ADP/server room, mail/copy area, waiting area, conference room, secured storage (1,000 SF), and consultation rooms. Parking requirements total 31 spaces: six reserved government vehicles, twelve producer/visitor spaces (one pull-through for farm vehicles with trailers), and thirteen non-reserved employee spaces on-site or within one-quarter mile. The property must not be located within 300 feet of residential areas, living quarters, or adjacent to alcohol sales, firearms operations, or drug treatment/detention facilities, nor within the 0.2-percent-annual-chance floodplain. Subleases are prohibited.

The Government requires a fully serviced, turnkey lease with rent covering all shell upgrades, tenant improvements, operating costs, real estate taxes, and security upgrades. The lessor must provide comprehensive security including hardened customer service counter, cipher locks on perimeter and interior secure doors, intrusion detection system, duress/panic buttons, entrance door chime, emergency lockdown capability, and perimeter lighting. The ADP room must have anti-static flooring, 75 square feet minimum, temperature controlled 65–78 degrees Fahrenheit, humidity 35–55 percent maintained 24/7/365, and electronic access control.

Offerors must submit GSA Forms 1217 and 1364, Tenant Improvement Cost Summary Workbook with two independent bids, authorization to represent ownership, conditional commitment of funds, zoning compliance evidence, ownership and site control documentation, proof of signing authority, SAM registration, parking plan and narrative, CAD-generated floor plans, fire protection and life safety evaluation (GSA Form 12000), and energy efficiency documentation. Award goes to the responsible offeror with the lowest priced technically acceptable offer evaluated on present value price per ABOA square foot. HUBZone small business concerns may waive price preference evaluation. The lessor must provide swing space (fully functional temporary space with all infrastructure) at no additional rent during tenant improvement work, bearing all implementation costs except one move per employee. Prevailing wage rates per Davis-Bacon apply to Indiana wage determination IN20260002 (effective January 30, 2026 and May 18, 2026). The NAICS code is 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses); PSC is X1AA, Lease/Rental of Office Buildings. All offerors must register in SAM.gov at submission and maintain registration through final payment. Contact: Shannon Schoening, USDA Lease Contracting Officer, shannon.schoening@usda.edu.