U.S. Government Awards Lease for Office and Related Space in Washington, DC

This is a modification to an advertisement posted on June 1, 2023. Respondents to the original advertisement must submit a response to this modification in order to be considered. General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space: City / State: Washington, DC Delineated Area: Washington, DC Central Employment Area (CEA) Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 48,956 Maximum Sq. Ft. (RSF): 59,778 Space Type: Office and Related Space Parking Spaces (Total): 14 on-site reserved structured spaces Parking Spaces (Reserved): 3 reserved spaces for Official Government Vehicles, the cost of which is to be included in the rental consideration. Full Term: 15 Years Firm Term: 15 Years Option Term: N/A Additional Requirements: The offered building must be within 2,640 walkable linear feet of a Metrorail station. The offered building must have the ability to accommodate ISC Level III Security Requirements. Authorized Contacts: GSA is using a tenant broker to represent the Government in lease negotiations for 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 officers and employees of the General Services Administration (GSA) or their authorized representative, CBRE, Inc. 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 Washington, DC 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, non-productive agency downtime, and costs, including rent, related to vacating the current location prior to lease termination. Expressions of interest must include the following information: 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 of $58.956/USF for alternative locations and $20.00/USF for the incumbent location , and a Building Specific Amortized Capital Allowance of $25.00/USF for alternative locations and $0.00/USF for the incumbent location , meeting GSA’s standard building shell requirements. The Government may elect to reduce or remove the allowances above; 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; 8. Confirmation from an official of the building’s ownership that the terms offered in response to this advertisement will be honored during the offer stage of the procurement; 9. Confirmation that the space offered will be unencumbered by leases by the estimated occupancy date. Expressions of Interest Due: October 20, 2023, 3:00 P.M Market Survey (Estimated): November 2023 Occupancy (Estimated): March 2024 Send Expressions of Interest to: Name/Title: Richard Downey / Maurice Walker Address: c/o CBRE, Inc. 1900 N Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Office Phone: (202) 783-1723 / (240) 554-3022 Email Address: [email protected] / [email protected] Government Contact Information: Lease Contracting Officer: Kevin Terry Broker: CBRE Inc./ Birch Advisors - Richard Downey & Maurice Walker