U. S. Government Seeks Retail and Related Space for Armed Forces Recruiting Office

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking to lease approximately 7,200 gross/rentable square feet of Class A or B retail space in the Missouri City, Texas area for use as an Armed Forces Recruiting Office. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers' Fort Worth Engineering District is conducting this procurement through a pre-solicitation notice, which serves as an information-gathering phase rather than a formal solicitation. Key requirements include that the space must comply with all federal, state, and local ordinances, meet Department of Defense Unified Facility Criteria for force protection standards, and provide either designated or open parking. Interested parties must submit expressions of interest that include specific building information such as the building name and address, as-built floor plan drawings, digital street view photos, BOMA rentable and usable square footage measurements, rental rates per square foot, and any applicable common area factors. The deadline for submitting expressions of interest to Jeff Veselka at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is December 31, 2025, with contact information available via email at jeffery.d.veselka@usace.army.mil or by mail to the Fort Worth district office.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation, meaning it is open to all qualified commercial real estate lessors of nonresidential buildings. No incumbent contractor or award value has been specified in this pre-solicitation notice, as this stage is intended solely to solicit information from potential landlords rather than to issue binding contract terms. The initial lease term is anticipated to be five years, providing a medium-term commitment for the government tenant. The specific nature of this opportunity as a pre-solicitation notice indicates that formal solicitation documents and detailed evaluation criteria will likely be developed based on the responses received during this information-gathering phase. Interested parties should note that submission of an expression of interest at this stage does not constitute a formal proposal but rather an indication of capability and willingness to potentially lease space to the federal government.