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Presolicitation Notice/Advertisement GSA Public Buildings Service

U.S. GOVERNMENT

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

State:

TX

City:

Harlingen

Delineated Area:

Starting at the intersection of FM507 and Combes Rio Hondo Road, Travel east on Combes Rio Hondo Road to FM509. Proceed south on FM509 to E. Grimes Road/E. Grimes Avenue. Continue west on E. Grimes Road/E. Grimes Avenue to N. Ed Carey Drive/Loop 499. Travel north on N. Ed Carey Drive/Loop 499 to N. 25th Street. Proceed north on N. 25th Street to FM507. Continue north on FM507 to the intersection of Combes Rio Hondo Road and FM507.

Required Sq. Ft. (ABOA):

12,481

Space Type:

Office, Lab, & Warehouse

Parking Spaces (Total):

38 Reserved Secured Parking Spaces (see additional information below)

Full Term:

20 Years

Firm Term:

10 years

Additional Requirements:

• Space shall be located in a modern quality building of sound and substantial construction with a facade of stone, marble, brick, stainless steel, aluminum or other permanent materials in good condition and acceptable to the GSA Lease Contracting Officer. If not a new building, the space offered shall be in a building that has undergone, or will complete by occupancy, modernization or adaptive reuse for the space with modern conveniences.


• Space should allow for an efficient layout and office workflow. Space must provide maximum flexibility for systems furniture placement with few or no columns or other building or architectural obstructions. Space should have few curves or major offsets and must have large open areas to allow maximum design flexibility. Architectural features should not cause an inefficient use of space.


• ABOA SF does not include areas such as stairs, elevators, mechanical and utility rooms, ducts, shafts, vestibules, public corridors and public toilets required by local code.


• GSA will only consider existing buildings.


• All space must be located on the 1st floor.


• Property requires a secure ware yard area (approximately 7,434 SF) that is capable of housing 38 GOV’s, including large pick-up trucks and trailers. Ware yard shall be at the same location of the Governments space.


• Ware yard must be wide enough to accommodate a turning radius for large GOV’s and trailers.


• Tenant hours of operation are 6:00 am – 4:30 PM; however, access to the space must be available 365 days per year.


• Daytime cleaning is required.


• Other typical and special requirements as called for in the Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) package. Not all minimum requirements are listed in this advertisement.


• Security Standard Level I and ALL security requirements and approvals are to be determined by GSA.

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/0.2-percent-annual chance 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.

A Map of the delineated area is provided for further clarification of the boundaries.

Expression of Interest Submission Instructions/Requirements:

Please provide the following basic information and description pertaining to the building you propose for consideration.

All submissions should include the following information:

1. Name of Owner;


2. Property authorization letter from the owner;


3. Address or locational description of the building;


4. Age of building;


5. Total existing gross square feet; and gross square feet per floor;


6. Site plan depicting the building and parking;


7. Floor plan and gross square footage of the proposed space;


8. Identification of on-site parking;


9. A map demonstrating the building is within the delineated area;


10. A map depicting the evidence of amenities within close proximity of the property;


11. Building owners must provide evidence of ownership. Non-owners (e.g. prospective developers/lessors) submitting a building must provide evidence of permission or authority granted by property owner to submit the building to GSA for development;


12. Any information related to title issues, easements and restrictions on the use of the building;

Expressions of Interest Due:

March 6, 2024

Market Survey (Estimated):

TBD

Occupancy (Estimated):

December 1, 2026

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Name/Title:

Ed Brennan, GSA Broker Representative

Sam Dyson, GSA Broker Representative

Office/Fax:

202-652-4194/202-652-4190

Email Address:

edward.brennan@gsa.gov

samuel.dyson@gsa.gov

Government Contact Information

Lease Contracting Officer

Michael Sianan, General Services Administration

Broker

Ed Brennan, Public Properties

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