Notification of Intent to Extend CFTC Headquarters Lease

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") intends to negotiate and award a sole-source lease extension to Beacon Capital Partners, DBA LCPC Lafayette Property LLC for CFTC’s existing Headquarters lease at 1155 21st St. NW, Washington, DC 20581. CFTC intends to extend this lease for a minimum of one year with an option to extend for one additional year, for a total potential extension period of two (2) years.

This extension is necessary as a result of President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum (PM), “Return to In-Person Work” and the associated Office of Personnel Management (OPM) memorandum entitled “Guidance on Presidential Memorandum Return to In-Person Work.” CFTC has independent leasing authority (reference 7 U.S.C. § 16(b)(3)) and is the lease holder for its Washington, DC location at 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, which expires on September 30, 2025. The Government intends to procure this requirement under FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C.

3304(a)(1) “the property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency.” THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS nor a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received by 5:00PM ET, May 28, 2025. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes for future Market Research requirements. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government anticipates award on or about July 31, 2025. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.