U.S. Department of Agriculture Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Mt. Lake Park, MD

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{"description":" The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space: \n\n NOTE: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REACH OUT TO THE LCO - HEATHER.SCHMITT@USDA.GOV - FOR A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE PRIOR TO STARTING THEIR PROPOSALS. \n\n Location Requirements: \n\n \n\t City, State: See delineated area; MD \n\t County: Garrett County \n\t Delineated Area: (See map in the RLP R100 for reference) \n\t \n\t\t N: Accident Bittinger Rd. \n\t\t E: Accident Bittinger Rd., Rock Lodge Rd., State Park Rd., Glendale Rd., Zeddock Miller Rd., Paradise Point Rd., Sand Flat Rd., Main St., Boiling Spring Rd., Garrett Rd. \n\t\t S: Garrett Rd., 560 / Lothian St., 560 / E. Third Ave., 560 / Paull St., 560 / Gorman St., Rt. 135 Maryland Hwy. turns into Rt.219 / E. Oak St. \n\t\t W: Rt. 219 \n\t \n\t \n \n\n Space Requirements: \n\n \n\t Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 4,374 \n\t Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 4,604 \n\t Maximum Rentable Square Feet (RSF): 5,525 \n\t Space Type: Office and Related Space \n \n\n Parking Requirements: \n\n \n\t Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles: 7 \n\t Reserved Parking Spaces for Visitors: 18 \n\t Non-reserved Parking Spaces for Employees (for use at no charge to the Government): 18 \n \n\n Term Requirements: \n\n \n\t Full Term: 15 Years **Dependent upon final scoring of the price proposals \n\t Firm Term: 5 Years \n\t Termination Rights: 120 days in whole or in part, after the Firm Term \n\t Option Term: None \n \n\n Additional Requirements: \n\n \n\t The Government wishes to lease space in an existing building, or in a building to be constructed for the Government’s use. \n\t Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. \n\t The space offered, its location, and its surroundings must be compatible with the Government’s intended use. \n\t A fully serviced lease is required. \n\t Offered space and sites shall not be in the 100 -year flood plain. \n\t Additional parking spaces may be located on-site and/or within 1/4 of a mile of the premises, pedestrian accessible. \n\t Preferred first floor, contiguous space that meets accessibility requirements. \n\t Sub-leases will not be considered. \n\t USDA requires that the Lessor supply, install, and maintain a 200 SF exterior storage shed for USDA’s use onsite. \n\t Pull through parking is required for trucks and cattle trailers, or if not available, an LCO approved alternative that meets the functional intent of pull through parking. \n \n\n Deadlines: \n\n \n\t Initial Offer Due Date: June 1, 2026 \n\t Lease Award Date (Estimated): 12/1/2026 **Depending upon quality and speed of offers \n \n\n Any submission received without documentation of ownership and/or written authorization to represent owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received. This documentation must be received on or before the due date for Expressions of Interest. In cases where an agent is representing multiple entities, written acknowledgement/ permission from each entity to represent multiple interest parties for the same submission must be submitted prior to the Expressions of Interest due date. \n\n To submit an offer in response to a Request for Lease Proposals (RLP), the offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov. SAM registration will be a minimum requirement to submit a formal proposal in response to the RLP. It is strongly recommended that potential offerors register, verify, and/or renew their SAM registration on SAM.gov as soon as possible. \n\n Send Offer to Government Contacts: \n\n \n\t Lease Contracting Officer: Heather Schmitt \n\t Phone Number: 724-482-5288 \n\t Email Address: Heather.Schmitt@usda.gov \n \n\n Notice: The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. \n\n \n"} Solicitation Number: 57-23024-23-FA-FY26_Solicitation Type: Solicitation Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 531120 Classification Code: X1AA Response Deadline: 2026-06-01T14:30:00-04:00 Office Address: WASHINGTON, DC Place of Performance: Oakland, Maryland POC: Heather Schmitt, heather.schmitt@usda.gov