Award Notice: The U.S. General Services Administration seeks to lease the following space in Charlotte, NC:

The U.S. General Services Administration seeks to lease the following space:

State: North Carolina

City: Charlotte

Delineated Area:

North: I-77, US 160 West Blvd.

East: I-277, E 3rd St, US 16 Providence Rd.

West: West Blvd., I-485

South: I-485, South Blvd., E Woodland Rd., Selwyn Ave., Queens Rd., US 16 Providence Rd.

(See Delineated Area Map in Sam.gov)

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 152,911 SF

Maximum Sq. Ft. (RSF): 172,000 SF

Space Type: Office, storage and special space

Official Parking Spaces (Total): 507

Parking Spaces (Unreserved): 180

Parking Spaces (Reserved): 327

Full Term: 20 years

Firm Term: 20 years

Option Term: N/A

Additional Requirements: The Government must be the sole tenant of the building.

Site must be configured to provide 2 means of vehicular ingress and egress from the site through 2 main thoroughfares with a separation of a minimum of 200 feet.

The minimum building setback is 100 feet from the perimeter fence and anti-ram barriers to the exterior façade of the Office Building and the Annex. If the 100 foot setback cannot be achieved the offeror must provide alternative security solutions that provide the same level of security as the setback. Alternative solutions will be evaluated by the Government.

Government owned vehicle (GOVs) parking shall be within the secured perimeter of the site. The parking may be either structured or surface.

Visitor parking must be located outside the secured perimeter fence. On-site parking must afford 24/7 access, including holidays.

Ready access to all utilities.

Location must have convenient access to major traffic arteries, food service establishments and retail services.

A loading dock with accessibility and turnaround maneuvering space for a 72 foot tractor-trailer (AASHTO standard vehicle WB-67') is required.

The occupying agency must have unrestricted access and full operational use of the space 365 days per year: 24 hours per day.

The floor plate must be a minimum of 25,000 ABOA SF and a maximum of 40,000 ABOA SF as defined by the American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA Office Area SF).

Other typical and special requirements will be called for in the Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) package.

The minimum security level for this agency will be Security Level IV attached (*Level IV template uploaded to Sam as attachment); only those potentially capable of meeting the aforementioned requirements and the minimum GSA security Level IV standards will be considered for the market survey.  

Please note that the agency's security standards significantly exceed those minimum GSA Level IV standards.  An offered site's conformance to those standards will be assessed during the market survey by the Government and the Agency's Security Specialist.

Offered space must be able to meet Government requirements contained in both Prospectus PNC-01-CH23 and in the RLP/Lease to be issued, including but not limited to requirements for fire and life safety, security, accessibility, seismic, energy and sustainability standards per the terms of the RLP and Lease. A fully serviced lease is required.  Offered space shall not be in the 100-year floodplain. 

The U.S. Government currently occupies office and related space in a building under lease in Charlotte, NC that will be expiring.  The Government is considering alternative space if economically advantageous.  In making this determination, the Government, will consider, among other things, the availability of alternative space that potentially can satisfy the Government’s requirements, as well as costs likely to be incurred through relocating, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and telecommunication infrastructure, and non-productive agency downtime.

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.

Government Contact Information:

Lease Contracting Officer: Erin K. Hoke

Broker: Bryant Porter of Savills, Inc.