US ARMED FORCES CAREER CENTER -Queensbury NY - seeking 2800 GSF of space in a retail plaza

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is seeking to lease approximately 2,800 square feet of retail plaza space in or around Queensbury, New York for a five-year term to establish a U.S. Armed Forces Career Center recruiting facility. The agency requires that prospective lessors be registered in SAM.gov and that the space be situated near a highly traveled and visible highway to facilitate walk-in recruitment activity. Critical facility requirements include secondary egress capabilities and parking accommodating a minimum of four vehicles. Responses must include a comprehensive proposed rental amount that encompasses all operating costs, specifically water and sewer charges, common area maintenance (CAM), real estate taxes, and insurance expenses. The notice was posted on December 2, 2025, with the same date serving as the response deadline, indicating an expedited procurement timeline.

This lease procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents a standard federal real property leasing requirement under NAICS code 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) and PSC code X1AA (Lease/Rental of Office Buildings). No specific incumbents or current contractors are identified in the pre-solicitation notice. While an explicit award value or budget range is not disclosed in this preliminary notice, the lessor will be responsible for all maintenance, building systems, HVAC, fire protection, accessibility features, and utilities as specified in the attached Lease for the JRFP template provided by the government. The lease structure includes monthly rental payments via electronic funds transfer, with potential renewal options and provisions for cost reconciliation at calendar year-end, establishing a comprehensive operational framework for the five-year lease term.