U.S. Department of Agriculture Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Forest Hill, MD

Solictation Amendment 3 (9/16/2024): Extended response deadline to 9/27/2024.

Solictation Amendment 2 (8/16/2024): Extended response deadline to 9/23/2024.

Solictation Amendment 1 (7/29/2024): Extended response deadline to 9/3/2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space:

Location Info:

City, State:

Forest Hill, MD County:

Harford Delineated Area: (See attached map for reference)

N: INTERSECTION OF RT. 24 AND 165, FOLLOW RT. 165/PYLESVILLE RD., RT. 543/ADY RD., 440/DUBLIN RD., ENDING AT RT.

136. E: RT. 136/WHITEFORD RD. TURNS INTO RT. 136/PRIESTFORD RD., ENDING AT RT.

22. S: RT. 22/E. CHURCHVILLE RD., RT. 22/FULFORD AVE. TURNS INTO BALTIMORE PIKE, ENDING AT RT.

24. W: RT. 24/VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY, RT. 1/BEL AIR BYPASS, VALE RD., GRAFTON SHOP RD., JARRETTSVILLE RD., RT. 24/ROCKS RD., ENDING AT RT.

165. Space Info:

Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA):

4948 Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA):

5195 Maximum Rentable Square Feet (RSF):

5937 Space Type:

Office and Related Space Parking Info:

Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles: 5 (This count includes spaces for EVSE parking)

Reserved Parking Spaces for Visitors: 5 Non-reserved Parking Spaces for Employees (for use at no charge to the Government):

18 Term Info:

Full Term:

20 Years Firm Term:

5 Years Non-Firm Term:

15 Years Termination Rights: 120 days in whole or in part, after the Firm Term Option Term:

None Additional Requirements: FIRST FLOOR SPACE IS PREFERRED. SPACE SHALL BE CONTIGUOUS. SUB-LEASES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. PARKING AREA SHALL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS, AT ENTRANCES, EXITS, AND DRIVES AS WELL AS IN THE AVAILABLE PARKING LOCATIONS, OR PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE EQUIVALENT TRAILER ACCOMMODATION APPROVED BY THE USDA LCO.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION: SPACE SHALL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR (2) DUAL-PORT, LEVEL 2 CHARGING STATIONS. THE STATION ITSELF SHALL BE SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED BY THE GOVERNMENT, BUT THE POWER, SITE PAD, BOLLARDS, AND SIGNAGE SHALL BE PROVIDED, INSTALLED, AND MAINTAINED UNDER THE LEASE. IT IS THE INTENT THE THE LESSOR WOULD CONTRACT WITH THE EVSE STATION VENDOR ONCE INSTALLED TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC TO THE EVSE STATION VENDOR AT A RATE NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE EVSE VENDOR AND THE LESSOR.

THE USDA WILL HOUSE (2) FIRE SAFES ON PREMISES (ROUGHLY 32X22 AND 18X31); THE FLOOR STRUCTURE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING THIS LOAD. WHERE THERE IS INCUMBENT SPACE, PHASED CONSTRUCTION FOR SPACE UPGRADES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENABLE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION. THE GOVERNMENT WISHES TO LEASE SPACE IN AN EXISTING BUILDING, OR IN A BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT’S USE.

OFFERED SPACE MUST MEET, OR INCLUDE PLANS TO RENOVATE TO MEET, GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS PER THE TERMS OF THE LEASE. THE SPACE OFFERED, ITS LOCATION, AND ITS SURROUNDINGS MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENDED USE. A FULLY SERVICED LEASE IS REQUIRED. OFFERED SPACE AND SITES SHALL NOT BE IN THE 1% ANNUAL CHANCE (100-YEAR) FLOOD PLAIN.

ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES MAY BE LOCATED ON-SITE AND/OR WITHIN 1/4 OF A MILE OF THE PREMISES, PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBLE. PREFERRED FIRST FLOOR, CONTIGUOUS SPACE THAT MEETS ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. THE USDA IS SELF-REPRESENTING AND DOES NOT PAY FINDER’S FEES OR COMMISSIONS.

THE LEASE SHALL ONLY BE AWARDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY, LLC, OR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP WHO OWNS THE BUILDING AND / OR LAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEASE CONTACT (OR THE PROPOSED OWNER OF THE BUILDING AND / OR LAND, IF THE PARTY DOES NOT YET OWN THE SPACE BUT HAS A VALID CONDITIONAL SALES AGREEMENT IN PLACE). THE SAM REGISTRATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LEASE AWARD MUST BE IN THE NAME OF THE LEASE AWARDEE; AWARD WILL NOT BE MADE TO AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE COMPANY.

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES MAY HAVE NEGOTIATING AND SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY, LLC, OR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP WHO OWNS THE BUIDLING AND / OR LAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEASE CONTRACT, BUT THE LEASE MUST BE IN THE NAME OF THE PROPERTY OWNER (OR PROPOSED OWNER, WHERE A VALID CONDITION SALES AGREEMENT EXISTS).

Timeline Info:

Initial Offer Due Date:

8/2/2024 Lease Award Date (Estimated): 3/15/2025 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. 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.

Send Offer to Government Contacts:

Lease Contracting Officer:

Heather Schmitt Phone Number:

724-482-5288 Email Address: Heather.Schmitt@usda.gov

Name/Title: Zisa Lubarov-Walton | Realty Specialist Email Address:

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.