U.S. Department of Agriculture Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Rockville, IN

CANCELLATION NOTICE, UPDATE 11/27/2024. USDA hereby cancels this solicitation in its entirety due to strategic portfolio scheduling and a revision in project requirements. There is an ongoing need for this requirement in this location, however, the project requirements will be revised.

Solicitation Amendment 4 - 7/25/2024: Extend the RLP due date to September 16, 2024 by 4:30 PM (EDT). Note that the extension pushes the anticipated award date to March 2025. Solicitation Amendment 3 - 7/15/2024: Extend the RLP due date to August 16, 2024 by 4:30 PM (EDT). Note that the extension pushes the anticipated award date to February 2025. Solicitation Amendment 2 - 6/6/2024: Extend the RLP due date to July 15, 2024 by 4:30 PM (EDT).

Note that the extension pushes the anticipated award date to January 2025. Solicitation Amendment 1 - 5/6/2024: Extend the RLP due date to June 10, 2024 by 4:30 PM (EDT). Note that the extension pushes the anticipated award date to December 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space:

LOCATION REQUIREMENTS:

City, State:

Rockville, IN County:

Parke County DELINEATED AREA REQUIREMENTS NORTHERN: Starting at the intersection of Coloma Rd. and 300W, 300W to Strawberry Road, B’Dale Rd, Golf Course Rd, US?41, County Road 200N, Marshall Rd, 194 / E 275N, E 275N, ending at 189 / County Rd 400 E. EASTERN: 189 / County Rd. 400 E, Nyesville Rd, US?36, 275 E, ending at New Discovery Rd.

SOUTHERN: New Discovery Rd. / 121 to New Discovery Rd., Bridgetown Rd., County Rd. 200 S, Catlin Rd., County Rd. 150 S, US?41, ending at 93 / Cooke Rd.

WESTERN: 93 / Cooke Rd. to US?36, Coloma Rd, ending at Coloma Rd. and 300W.

SQUARE FEET REQUIREMENTS Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA):

4,900 Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA):

5,145 Maximum Rentable Square Feet (RSF):

5,880 SPACE TYPE REQUIREMENTS Space Type:

Office and Related Space PARKING REQUIREMENTS Hitching Post: Space for one hitching post to tether horses Electric Vehicle Charging: Lessor to provide infrastructure for one (1) Government supplied and installed EVSE charging station Reserved Parking Spaces for Visitors: Six (6) Reserved Parking Spaces for Visitors Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles: Three (3) Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles Non-Reserved Parking for Employees: Sixteen (16) Non-Reserved Parking for Employees at no additional cost to the government.

TERM REQUIREMENTS Full Term: Up to 20 Years (240 Months)

Firm Term: 5 Years (60 Months)

Termination Rights: 120 Days ADDITIONAL REQUREMENTS Parking Shall be on Site. Three exterior storage sheds, approximately 200SF each for a total of 600 SF exterior storage. Incumbent Lessor shall provide phased construction or swing space to keep USDA operating during construction. The space offered, its location, and its surrounding areas must be compatible with the Government’s intended use. Space will not be considered where any living quarters are located within the building.

Space shall not be located near establishments whose primary operation is the sale of alcoholic beverages, firearms sold/ discharged, or where there are tenants related to drug treatment or detention facilities. Subleases are not acceptable. First floor contiguous space preferred and must be ADA compliant or can be made to be ABAAS compliant. If space offered is above the ground level, then at least one (1) accessible elevator will be required.

The Government will have access to the Space 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays). Offered space must meet the Government’s requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. A fully serviced lease is required. All services, janitorial services, utilities shall be provided as part of the rental consideration.

Offered space shall not be in the 100-year flood ZoneOffered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. A fully serviced lease REQUIRED DUE DATES Initial offers due date: 4:30 P.M. (EDT)

May 9, 2024 Lease Award Date: TBD OWNERSHIP/ AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 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. SAM.GOV To receive an award, it is strongly recommended that potential offerors register, verify, and/or renew their SAM registration on SAM.gov as soon as possible.

HOW TO SUBMIT Send Offer to Government Contacts:

Name/Title: Heather Schmitt, Lease Contracting Officer (LCO)

Name/ Title:

Zisa Lubarov-Walton, Realty Specialist Email Address: Heather.Schmitt@usda.gov; Zisa.lubarov-walton@usda.gov 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.