USDA seeking 1, 000 - 1, 214 ABOA SF of office space in Indio, CA

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services division, is seeking to lease office space in Indio, California. The government requires between 1,000 and 1,214 assignable square feet (ABOA) of ground floor or elevator-accessible office space within a delineated area bounded by Interstate 10 and Avenue 42 to the north, Route 111 to Washington Street to Avenue 52 to the south, Jackson Street to the east, and Cook Street to the west. The space must meet stringent government standards for fire safety, accessibility, seismic compliance, and sustainability, be located outside the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain, and include two reserved parking spaces as part of a fully serviced lease. Prospective vendors must also ensure compliance with Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act regarding telecommunications prohibitions. Expressions of interest must be submitted to Grace Connolly, Realty Specialist, at Grace.connolly@usda.gov by December 10, 2025, with submissions to include the property address, square footage, and availability date.

This is an unset-aside procurement with no incumbent contractor identified in the presolicitation materials. The lease term extends up to 20 years total, with a firm term of up to 10 years and optional renewal terms available. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the presolicitation notice. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) and PSC category X1AA (Lease/Rental of Office Buildings). The presolicitation notice was posted on November 21, 2025, with the expression of interest deadline of December 10, 2025, providing potential lessors approximately three weeks to prepare and submit their responses to the government's realty specialists Karin Finke and Grace Connolly.