U. S. Government Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Washington, DC

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
1DC2379
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking to lease office and related space in Washington, DC, specifically within a defined area bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, 23rd Street NW, Constitution Avenue NW, 14th Street NW, Pennsylvania Avenue, 9th Street, and 2nd Street NE. The solicitation requires a building between 61,114 and 62,176 ABOA square feet that must be within 2,640 walkable linear feet of a Metrorail station and capable of accommodating ISC Level IV Security Requirements. Key requirements include full control of the building lobby, ability to accommodate armed agents and weapon storage, a loading dock or service elevator with direct access, and a fitness center. Expressions of interest are due by February 5, 2025, with a market survey estimated for April 2025 and anticipated occupancy in June 2027. Interested parties must submit detailed information including building specifications, floor plans, ownership details, and rental rates.

The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designations for this lease opportunity. The lease is structured for a full 10-year term with one optional 5-year renewal, including 35 reserved parking spaces for official government vehicles. The government will provide a Tenant Improvement Allowance of $63.869 per USF and a Building Specific Amortized Capital Allowance of $35.00 per USF. The total lease will be fully serviced, with requirements for meeting fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards. Potential offerors must be aware of telecommunications prohibitions under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act and cannot be located in a 1-percent-annual chance floodplain. CBRE, Inc. is representing the government in this transaction, and all submissions must be made through their designated contacts, Sarah Pollack and Richard Downey.

Notice text

General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:

City / State: Washington, DC

Delineated Area: North: Massachusetts Avenue, 

                             West:  23rd Street NW,

                             South:  Constitution Avenue NW until the intersection with 14th Street, NW; North on 14th Street, NW until the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue NW; East on Pennsylvania Avenue until the intersection with 9th Street; North on 9th Street until the intersection with D Street, NW, East on D Street, NW, which turns into D Street, NE, until the intersection with 2nd Street NE.

                             East: 2nd Street, NE

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 61,114

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 62,176

Space Type: Office and Related Space

Parking Spaces (Total): 35 reserved spaces

Parking Spaces (Reserved): 35 spaces for Official Government Vehicles, the cost of which is to be included in the rental consideration

Full Term: 10 years 

Firm Term: 10 years

Option Term: One (1), five (5) year renewal option

Additional Requirements:

  • The offered building must be within 2,640 walkable linear feet of an existing Metrorail station.
  • The offered building must have the ability to accommodate ISC Level IV Security Requirements. The Government requires the right to fully control the building lobby, including but not limited to screening of all building tenants and visitors.
  • Lessor must allow tenant agency’s armed agents in the building and allow storage of weapons and ammunition in the agency’s leased space.
  • Building must have a loading dock or service elevator with direct access to the floor of the offered space. 
  • The offered building must accommodate a 1,150 RSF fitness center accessible from common corridor. 
  • The offered space must be contiguous.
  • Approximately 840 ABOA SF requires an increased floor load.

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 1-percent-annual chance (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain).

Subleases will not be considered.

Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).  ).  For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B.

Owners, brokers or agents may offer space for consideration. Any properties submitted by brokers or agents must be accompanied by written evidence that they are authorized by the ownership to exclusively represent the building offered. 

The General Services Administration (GSA) is using a tenant broker to represent the Government in this transaction. In no event shall a potential offeror enter into negotiations or discussions concerning a space to be leased with representatives of any federal agency other than the authorized offices and employees of the GSA or their authorized representative, CBRE, Inc. 

Expressions of interest should include the following information at a minimum: 

  1. Building name, address, and age; 
  2. Location of space in the building and date of availability; 
  3. Rentable square feet (RSF) offered and rate per RSF; 
  4. ANSI/BOMA office area/usable square feet (USF) and rental rate per USF, full service inclusive of a Tenant Improvement Allowance (TIA) of $63.869/USF and a Building Specific Amortized Capital (BSAC) Allowance of $35.00/USF, meeting GSA’s standard building shell requirements; 
  5. Name, address, telephone number, and email address of authorized contact; 
  6. Scaled floor plans (as-built) identifying offered space; 
  7. Information on project and building ownership.

Expressions of Interest Due: February 5, 2025

Market Survey (Estimated): April 2025

Occupancy (Estimated): June 2027

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Name/Title: CBRE, Inc.

                    ATTN: Sarah Pollack / Richard Downey

                    1900 N Street, NW, Suite 700

                    Washington, DC 20036

                    (202) 585-5663 / (202) 585-5664 

Email Address:  sarah.pollack@gsa.gov / richard.downey@gsa.gov

Government Contact Information:

Lease Contracting Officer: Jason Adams

Leasing Specialist: Cheremie Frisby-Spencer 

Broker: Sarah Pollack / Richard Downey CBRE, Inc.


 

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