GSA Leasing Support Services Max (GLS Max) Solicitation
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), through its Public Buildings Service Office of Leasing, is preparing to award six Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts under the GSA Leasing Support Services Max (GLS Max) program, with two contractors selected per each of three geographic zones and no contractor eligible for more than one award. The requirement supports nationwide lease acquisition and related real estate services for federal tenants using a commission-based compensation model where contractors are paid solely through private-sector commissions from lessors, with no direct payments or reimbursements from GSA. The contract has a five-year period of performance and includes six service modules covering lease acquisition, programming, post-award services, lease extensions, lease renewals, and deluxe comprehensive services. Offerors must propose commission rates for each module across two commission value tiers and are subject to a maximum estimated commission of $300 million per zone, with a minimum guaranteed commission of $250,000 per contractor over the contract term. The acquisition is structured as a Firm Fixed Price IDIQ with a partial small business set-aside and follows best value tradeoff source selection procedures, evaluating technical approach, firm experience, past performance, socioeconomic status, and price. The solicitation requires offerors to demonstrate extensive commercial real estate expertise and deep familiarity with federal procurement regulations, with a mandatory pass/fail gate requiring submission of data for 65 past projects and detailed descriptions for three. Key personnel roles include Post Award Managers, Zonal Program Managers, and Transaction Managers, and all contractor personnel must satisfy significant security requirements, including FBI clearances for certain assignments and IT onboarding protocols. Offerors must comply with strict conflict of interest mitigation measures, including organizational conflict walls and electronic safeguards to prevent information leakage. Performance is subject to comprehensive quality assurance oversight through annual evaluations using CPARS ratings and adherence to GSA's Leasing Desk Guide. Contractors are obligated to comply with a range of federal statutes regarding appropriations, kickbacks, procurement integrity, fly American, and work hours. Proposals must be submitted electronically in separate technical and price volumes, with a 25 MB file limit, and must remain firm for 90 days past the receipt date. The draft solicitation was open for public comment until July 17, 2026, with the final solicitation anticipated for release in August 2026 and awards planned for December 2026. The government will not pay for participation in the industry day
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service hereby issues this solicitation for the GSA Leasing Support Services Max (GLS Max) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Requirement.
The solicitation number is 47PH5326R0017. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for issuance of any amendments.
This acquisition is Partially Set-Aside for Small Business.
Place of Performance: Nationwide (three geographic zones).
This requirement’s Period of Performance is anticipated to be five (5) years.
Services are anticipated as follows: The GLS Max program provides transaction support for lease acquisition and related real estate services for GSA’s Federal tenants. GSA intends to award six (6) Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts: two (2) awarded within each of three (3) zones. Each Contractor is limited to a single award across all zones. Offerors will be compensated via private-sector commission payments from lessors. GSA will not make direct payments or reimbursements.
Offerors will provide management, labor, and expertise for the following:
- CLIN 0001 (Module 1): Lease Acquisition (New, replacing, succeeding, superseding, Census Bureau, or disaster lease acquisitions)
- CLIN 0002 (Module 2): Programming and Lease Acquisition (New, replacing, succeeding, superseding, Census Bureau, or disaster lease acquisitions)
- CLIN 0003 (Module 3): Lease Acquisition and Post-Award Services
- CLIN 0004 (Module 4): Deluxe Acquisition Services: Programming, Lease Acquisition and Post-Award Services
- CLIN 0005 (Module 5): Lease Extension
- CLIN 0006 (Module 6): Lease Renewal (Addition and exercise of renewal)
Please see the following attached documents:
- RFP 47PH5326R0017 GLS Max 2026 08 05.pdf
- RFP Attachment 1. GLS MAX Pricing Worksheet, (Offeror Name) Zones {(1),(2), and_or(3)}.xlsx
- RFP Attachment 2. GLS MAX (Offeror Name) Factor 1 Staffing Matrix Submission.xlsx
- RFP Attachment 3. GLS MAX (Offeror Name) Factor 2 Firm Experience_ Client Account Data.xlsx
- RFP Attachment 4. Historical Zonal Leasing Data.pdf
- RFP Attachment 5. INFORM Process.pdf
Other Requirements: Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time proposals are due and SAM registration must remain active throughout the period of performance in order to receive a Government contract award. An active registration is one that complies with the annual representations and certifications requirements. To register, the SAM.gov internet address is: https://sam.gov/. Compliance with the annual representations and certifications is required.
The Government issues this solicitation for services using commercial acquisition procedures under Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Part 12 in conjunction with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Part 15.
The Government anticipates that no direct payments or reimbursements will be made by GSA to the Contractor for these services. Contractors will be compensated via private-sector commission payments from lessors.
All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted to Contract Specialist Diana Weiss diana.weiss@gsa.gov and Contracting Officer Huy Le huy.le@gsa.gov by the date and time listed in the Request for Proposal (RFP).
Primary Point-of-Contact: Huy Le, Contracting Officer (huy.le@gsa.gov)
Secondary Point-of-Contact: Diana Weiss, Contract Specialist (diana.weiss@gsa.gov)
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