Lease of Office Space for 2020 Area Census Offices - Houston, TX (South)

This FBO advertisement is hereby incorporated into the RLP 17-CENSUS by way of reference as an RLP attachment. The U.S. GOVERNMENT seeks to lease the following office space through the Automated Advanced Acquisition Program (AAAP) to fulfill anticipated 2020 Census Area Office requirements: City: Houston (South) State: TX Delineated Area: North: Starting at Hwy 610/ West Loop S. and I-10 East on I-10 to I-45/ Gulf Frwy East: Starting at I-10 and I-45/ Gulf Frwy South on I-45/ Gulf Frwy to Hwy 610 South: Starting at I-45 and Hwy 610 West on Hwy 610 to Hwy 610/ West Loop S. West: Starting at Hwy 610/ West Loop S. and Hwy 610 North on Hwy 610/ West Loop S. to I-10 Minimum ABOA SF: 6300 ABOA SF Maximum ABOA SF: 6600 ABOA SF Space Type: OFFICE Term: Wave 2: 19 months, 11 months firm Parking: 2 Reserved Spaces, On site or within 3 blocks Unique Requirements: Refer to RLP Package 17-CENSUS posted on the AAAP Website (aaap.gsa.gov) - 2 Reserved Parking Spaces - Occupancy Estimated 6/3/2019 - Term Up to 19 months - Census ACO locations will house approximately 50 people - Loading dock or acceptable alternative - Preferred 18-wheel truck access for delivery - The Government's leased space cannot be co-located in a building that also houses agencies with local, state, or federal law enforcement responsibilities, unless a waiver of this requirement is approved by the Government. -The building must be located on a postal delivery route. - A contiguous block of space on one floor is required. HOW TO OFFER: The Government is using the Automated Advanced Acquisition Program (AAAP) to satisfy the above Census space requirement. The AAAP application, located at https://aaap.gsa.gov, enables interested parties to offer space for lease to the Federal Government in response to RLP Package 17-CENSUS. Offered space must comply with RLP Package 17-CENSUS, posted on https://aaap.gsa.gov, and must meet Federal Government, State, and Local jurisdiction requirements, including requirements for fire and life safety, security, accessibility, energy, and sustainability standards in accordance with the terms of the Lease. Interested parties must go to the AAAP website, select the orange - Registration link and follow the instructions to register. Instructional guides and video tutorials are offered on the AAAP homepage and in the - HELP tab on the AAAP website. Once registered, interested parties may enter offers during any - Open Period. An extended Open Period will be provided beginning on the date the Census AAAP RLP (17-Census) is published through August 7th, ending at 11:59 p.m. EST. Thereafter, the Open Period shall be March 1st through March 7th, ending at 11:59 p.m. EST. Offers cannot be submitted during the Closed Period (8th through the end of each month) and will not be considered for projects executed during that time period. Please reference the - Response Date under General Information to determine when offers are due. Lease award will be made to the lowest price, technically acceptable offer, without negotiations, based upon the RLP requirements package found on the AAAP website. During the Open Period, offerors will be permitted to submit new offers or modify existing offers. Offerors can draft an offer at any time; however, you can only submit an offer during the Open Period. All RLP Package documents can be found at https://aaap.gsa.gov or https://lop.gsa.gov. At the bottom of the homepage, before logging in, select - Census from the drop-down list under the section titled - View AAAP Solicitations for Offer Package then click the - View RLPs button. Once logged in, the RLP Package is available by clicking the - RLP & Lease Documents link at the top of the page and performing a search.