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 5,000 gross/rentable square feet of existing Class A or B retail space in Baytown, Texas (zip code 77521) to support an Armed Forces Recruiting Office. The procuring agency is the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Fort Worth. Key requirements include compliance with all federal, state, and local ordinances; adherence to Department of Defense Unified Facility Criteria force protection standards; and provision of either designated or open parking. Prospective lessors should submit expressions of interest that include building name and address, as-built floor plans, digital photographs of street views, BOMA rentable and usable square footage, rental rates per square foot, and common area factors. The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is May 31, 2023, with inquiries directed to Jeff Veselka at the Fort Worth Engineering District, though interested parties should note that this is a request for information only and not a formal solicitation for offers.

This pre-solicitation notice carries no set-aside designation, meaning the opportunity is available to all qualified vendors regardless of business size or classification. No incumbent contractor or current award value is identified in the notice. The procurement contemplates an initial five-year lease term for the identified space, representing a medium-to-long-term commitment from the government. As this is a pre-solicitation notice rather than a formal Request for Proposal, no specific budget range or award value is disclosed at this stage. Interested property owners and real estate professionals should view this announcement as an early notification of the government's space requirements, allowing time to identify suitable facilities and prepare comprehensive responses ahead of any formal solicitation.