United States - Lease of Office Space within Region 7. RLP #19-REG07 - OFFICE SPACE

Description

Added: Apr 25, 2019 10:45 am

This FBO advertisement is hereby incorporated into the RLP 19-REG07 by way of reference as an RLP attachment.
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT seeks to lease the following office space through the Automated Advanced Acquisition Program (AAAP):
 
ANY CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION ENTERED BELOW AFTER POSTING MUST BE RE-ADVERTISED AND THE MARKET MUST BE GIVEN ANOTHER OPEN PERIOD TO RESPOND.
City:                                   Waxahachie                       
State:                                 Texas
Delineated Area:                   
            North:                     Highway 385
            South:                    I-35 to Highway 28 
            East:                      Highway 77 to Brown Street to Garden Valley Parkway to Broadhead Street to
                                          Highway 287 to Business 287 and following along the railroad tracks                     to Highway 77
                                          and Interstate 35
            West:                     Interstate 35
 
Minimum ABOA Sq. Ft.:      6,098         
Maximum ABOA Sq. Ft.:     6,098
Space Type:                       Office
 
Term*:
Full Term *:                         15 years
Firm Term *:                       13 years
 
                                                                        SELECT THE SPECIFIC LEASE TERM (15/10 YEARS FIRM, 10 YEAR FIRM, 10/5 YEARS FIRM)
*However, Offerors are encouraged to submit rates for all terms available in the AAAP for consideration against future GSA requirements.
 
 
Agency Unique Requirements:  see RLP 19 Reg07 at aaap.gsa.gov
 
1.     The space must be contiguous and located on the first floor.
2.     The space must have 10 foot high ceilings.
3.     Space should have no history of prior heavy industrial use and should not be located immediately adjacent to railroad tracks.
4.     Space shall be located in a professional office setting and not within close proximity to residential areas, railroad tracks, or busy intersections.
5.     Space should not be located near establishments where alcoholic beverages areas sold, or where there are tenants related to drug treatment or detention facilities.
6.     Space will not be considered where apartment space or other living quarters are located within the building.
7.     Space should have amenities such as restaurants and shopping centers within immediate vicinity.
8.     Sites which are located directly on a highway or 6-lane thoroughfare shall not be considered in the following instances: (1) if the two directions of traffic are separated by a physical barrier or traffic indicator which does not permit access from either direction within a block; (2) if the location access is directly from a highway, unless there is a traffic control device within two blocks or equivalent from the proposed office space.
9.     Space configuration shall be conducive to an efficient layout. Consideration for an efficient layout will include, but not be limited to, the following: size and location of interior fire (support) walls, size and number of columns, column placement, bay depths, window size and placement, convector size and placement, electrical and telephone accessibility, any angles, curves or offsets that will result in an efficient use of space. Columns must be at least 20 feet apart (Center to Center) and 20 feet from any interior wall and be no more than one foot square.
10.  The following space configurations will not be considered: space with atriums or other features interrupting contiguous space; extremely long or narrow runs of space, irregularly shaped space configurations or other unusual building features adversely affecting usage.
 
YOU MUST INCLUDE ALL AGENCY GO/NO-GO CRITERIA THAT WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE AND ELIMINATE OFFERS THAT ARE NOT ALREADY INCLUDED IN AND REQUIRED BY THE AAAP RLP PACKAGE
Agency Tenant Improvement Allowance:           
                                                                       
Existing Space:                                             $ 12.09 per ABOA SF
Other Locations Offered:                                $ 37.39 per ABOA SF

 
Building Secured Amortized Capital                                
             Existing Building:                                          $  1.00 per ABOA SF
             Other Locations Offered:                                $  6.00 per ABOA SF
 
 
    YOU MUST STATE THE TIA THAT TO BE USED IN THE PVA.  USE OF A LOWER TIA FOR EXISTING LEASED SPACE MUST BE SUPPORTABLE, WITH THE LOWER TIA REFLECTED IN THE AGENCY’S OA, AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE AWARDED LEASE.  IF THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT, INSERT “N/A” UNDER EXISTING LEASED SPACE.
 
HOW TO OFFER: The Automated Advanced Acquisition Program (AAAP), located at https://aaap.gsa.gov, will enable interested parties to offer space for lease to the Federal Government in response to RLP 19-REG07.  In addition, the Government will use its AAAP to satisfy the above space requirement. 
 
 
Interested parties must go to the AAAP website, select the “Register to Offer Space” link and follow the instructions to register.  Instructional guides and video tutorials are offered on the AAAP homepage and in the “HELP” tab on the AAAP website. Once registered, interested parties may enter offers during any “Open Period”.
 
NOTE: OFFERORS MUST BE ALLOWED A MINIMUM OF 20 CALENDAR DAYS TO RESPOND WITH AN OFFER TO A PROJECT-SPECIFIC ADVERTISEMENT. THEREFORE, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR TWO OPEN PERIODS. THE “RESPONSE DATE” ENTERED UNDER THE FBO POSTING MUST REFLECT THE LAST DAY OF THE OPEN PERIOD THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE 20 DAY MINIMUM AS OUTLINED ABOVE. IF AN ADDITIONAL OPEN PERIOD IS REQUIRED, LCOS MUST UPDATE THE FBO “RESPONSE DATE” ACCORDINGLY.
 
The Open Period is June 1st throughJune 7th, ending at 11:59 p.m. EST. Refer to AAAP RLP paragraph 3.02.A for more details on the offer submission process. The Government reserves the right to allow for multiple Open Periods prior to selecting an offer for award to meet this specific space requirement.  Offers cannot be submitted during the Closed Period (8th through the end of each month) and will not be considered for projects executed during that time period.
 
This FBO advertisement is hereby incorporated into the RLP 19-REG07 by way of reference as an RLP attachment.
 
Lease award will be made to the lowest price, technically acceptable offer, without negotiations, based upon the requirements in this FBO advertisement and in the RLP requirements package found on the AAAP website.  During an Open Period, offerors will be permitted to submit new offers or modify existing offers.  Offerors can draft an offer at any time; however, you can only submit an offer during the Open Period.
 
The offered space must comply with the requirements in this FBO advertisement and RLP 19-REG07 and must meet Federal Government, State, and Local jurisdiction requirements, including requirements for fire and life safety, security, accessibility, seismic, energy, and sustainability standards in accordance with the terms of the Lease.  The Lease and all documents that constitute the Lease package can be found at https://aaap.gsa.gov.  (Reference Section 2 & 3 of the RLP for submittals)
 
* If you have previously submitted an offer in FY 2018, the AAAP application has a copy feature which will allow existing offers to be copied over to the FY 2018 RLP in order to avoid having to re-enter all of the data manually. Please be sure to review FY19 AAAP RLP Package and each page within the AAAP Application prior to submitting your offer as some of the questions have changed. You must re-enter your space and rates on the ‘Space and Rates’ tab in the AAAP. Your previous offered space will not be copied.

Opportunity closing date

07 June 2019

Value of contract

to be confirmed