US Government Seeks to Lease Space in Asheville, NC

The General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service Central Office is seeking to lease approximately 11,430 ANSI/BOMA Occupant Area square feet of contiguous office space in Asheville, North Carolina. The space must be located in a modern quality building with a stone, marble, brick, stainless steel, or aluminum facade, and the building must undergo modernization or adaptive reuse if not new construction. Key requirements include providing 30 reserved, secured, and lit parking spaces as part of the rental consideration, accommodating antenna installation on the building roof if required, and complying with seismic safety standards, floodplain restrictions, asbestos requirements, accessibility standards, fire protection and life safety codes, and ENERGY STAR certification for energy efficiency. The Government will award the contract to the responsible offeror with the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer, with pricing evaluated based on a fully serviced lease rate per square foot that itemizes shell rental, tenant improvements, building-specific amortized capital improvements, operating costs, and parking. Proposals are due by May 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST, submitted through the Requirement Specific Acquisition Platform (RSAP).

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations. No incumbent contractor or potential award value is specified in the opportunity notice. The lease term is structured as 10 years total with 5 years firm, and the Government retains termination rights in whole or in part after the firm term with 90 days' notice. Offerors must be located within a defined area of consideration in downtown Asheville bounded by S French Broad Avenue/W Chestnut Street to the north and Phifer Street to the south. All offerors must have active SAM registration, provide proof of signing authority, ownership evidence, conditional financing commitments, zoning compliance documentation, fire protection and life safety documentation, and scaled floorplans as part of their proposal submission.