US government wants to lease office space in columbia, SC

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U.S. GOVERNMENT

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

State:

South Carolina

City:

Columbia

Delineated Area:

N:   Elmwood Avenue

E: Sumter Street/ Taylor Street/ Marion St/Hampton St

S:  Lady Street

W:  Huger St / Highway 321

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA):

38,214 ABOA Sq. Ft.

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA):

38,214 ABOA Sq. Ft.

Space Type:

Office and related space

Parking Spaces (Total):

Twelve (12)

Parking Spaces (Reserved):

Two (2) Structured

Parking Spaces (Unreserved):

Ten (10) Surface

Full Term:

Twenty (20) years

Firm Term:

Fifteen (15) years

Option Term:

N/A

Additional Requirements:

• The Government shall have access to the space 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Space cannot be collocated on the same floor with pretrial services, probation or public defenders in Federal buildings. In leased space they cannot be co-located within the same building or complex. By nature of their business, they may pose an increased risk to agency operations.
• Additionally, the agency’s mission prohibits them from being in the same building with:

Mental Health Facilities (Psychiatrist or Psychologist), Drug Treatment Facilities (Drug Counseling or Drug Treatment Clinics), Blood or Plasma Donation Centers, Bail Bonds, Criminal Rehabilitation or Reintegration Services such as Halfway Homes, Law Firms Specializing in Criminal Defense or Immigration cases, Social Service Organizations, to include organizations that provide assistance to crime victims

and immigrants, Temporary Labor Services, such as a Day Labor Providers.

• The space shall not be collocated in a building that has residential units.
• Any location must be more than a thousand feet from drug free zones, such as schools, colleges, universities, playgrounds or housing facilities owned by a public housing authority
• Space should allow for efficient layout and office workflow. Columns must have minimum regular spacing of 20’ on center to support effective design. A test fit may be required.
• Space should be located on the third floor or above of a multi-story building of more than three floors. If the space is in a building of three floors or less, it should be located on a floor where the bottom of the window sill is at least 18 feet above the exterior finished grade.
• TI allowance Existing Location $20.00 per ABOA  New Location $ 55.42
• BSAC allowance Existing Location $0.00 per ABOA ; New Location $6.00 per ABOA
• Interested parties must provide the name of the building, address, location of available space, rentable square feet offered, and contact information of authorized representative.
• All interested parties must either submit evidence of ownership or written authorization to represent the owner(s). Any submissions received without documentation of ownership and/or written authorization to represent the owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received, which must also be submitted prior to the Expression of Interests Due Date.
• In cases where an agent is representing multiple ownership entities, broker must provide written acknowledgement / permission to represent multiple interested parties for the same submission.
• Reference project number: 4SC0128

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 floodplain (formerly referred to as 100-year floodplain).

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.

The U.S. Government currently occupies office and related space in a building under a lease in Columbia, SC, that will be expiring.  The Government is considering alternative space if economically advantageous.  In making this determination, the Government will consider, among other things, the availability of alternative space that potentially can satisfy the Government’s requirements, as well as costs likely to be incurred through relocating, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and telecommunication infrastructure, and non-productive agency downtime.

At this time, the Government is only considering existing buildings, and will not consider new construction options.

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) must be received in writing no later than May 12, 2025 by 4:00PM EST, and should include the following information at a minimum:

• Building name and address
• Location of space in the building and date of availability
• Rentable Square Feet (RSF) offered and full-service rental rate per RSF
• ANSI/BOMA Office Area (ABOA) square feet offered and full-service rental rate per ABOA SF
• Floor plans (as-built) identifying offered space and building elevation plan to scale
• Provide site map demonstrating the property lines
• Name, address, telephone number, and email address of authorized contact

Projected Dates:

Expressions of Interest Due:

May 12, 2025

Occupancy (Estimated):

January 1, 2027

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Jason Lichty

Executive Managing Director

Transaction Manager (Contractor)

GSA Broker Services Contractor: Savills, Inc.

2200 Ross Avenue

Suite 4800 East

Dallas, TX 75201

 t (972) 739-2213

jason.lichty@gsa.gov

Government Contact Information

Lease Contracting Officer

Cathleen Ryer, GSA Lease Contracting Officer

Email Address

Cathleen.ryer@gsa.gov

Please reference Project Number 4SC0128 for submittals sent electronically to the above e-mail addresses.