SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SEEKS LEASED DATA AND OFFICE SPACE IN ALEXANDRIA, VA

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OIT Data Center Seeks Sources for Leased Data and Office Space in Alexandria, VA Requirement: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SOURCES SOUGHT. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) currently occupies approximately 135,000 rentable square feet (rsf) of data center, office, and related space and 450 parking spaces under a lease that is expiring October 31, 2011. The SEC is seeking to acquire equivalent space upon lease expiration. The SEC is seeking to lease equivalent space upon lease expiration. Parking available for visitors and employees must meet or exceed local code. Offered space must be on contiguous floors in the same elevator bank with a minimum floor plate of 27,500 rentable square feet. Larger floor plates will be more favorably evaluated unless the floor plate is so large as to limit daylighting in interior spaces. Any offered space must yield approximately 15,000 ANSI/BOMA usable square feet (usf) of data center space and approximately 103,375 ANSI/BOMA usable square feet (usf) of office and related space for use by Tenant for personnel, furnishings and equipment. Space with a minimum number of interior columns will be more favorably evaluated. The minimum finished ceiling height is 9'0. The offered building must have a 5 window grid to efficiently accommodate SEC offices with the majority sized on 5 increments. The building must have a dedicated freight elevator and a loading dock with leveler and an overhead door. When issuing the Solicitation for Offers (SFO), the SEC will disclose estimates of, and consider in its price evaluation, costs such as: - The cost of the alternate space compared to the cost of contracting with the existing location as reflected in any resulting expressions of interest; - The costs of moving furniture, fixtures and equipment; - The cost of duplicating existing improvements; - The cost of disruption to the agency's operation. - Duplication of security costs. The costs associated with security are subject to the security review of any offered locations and will be determined by the SEC's Security Branch. These costs, excluding any differential in annual rental rates, could potentially exceed $19,500,000. These costs will be further refined in the SFO. Proximity to other SEC office: The SEC seeks to minimize travel times between its location so it will evaluate the distance and travel time between the offered building and the SEC Headquarters building shuttle bus stop located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC. SEC will study travel times during various times of day. - Locations with proximity to Interstate 395 HOV lanes that provide northbound and southbound entrance and egress and those Interstate 395 HOV lanes that are in close proximity to the interchange of Interstate 495 and Interstate 395 will be more favorably evaluated. Security: The SEC will conduct a security review of each offered location and recommend countermeasures to obtain the appropriate level of security; this may include additional setback from public access areas depending on neighborhood and site characteristics. Technical Factors: Additional technical evaluation factors will be disclosed in the Solicitation for Offers. Unique Requirements: By occupancy, the leased space and building shall meet the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), seismic, Federal Fire Safety Act of 1992, and local fire and life safety codes. The site may be inspected by the Government and/or its contractors to ascertain compliance with NEPA and other applicable local and federal regulations. Offered buildings must be located outside the 100 year floor plain; flood plain and seismic certifications are required. Light industrial developments with a mixed use of office and commercial space may be acceptable. The space must be located in a district with attractive, prestigious, professional surroundings with a prevalence of modern design and/or tasteful rehabilitation in modern use. Residential and heavy industrial areas are unacceptable. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: All services, supplies, utilities, demised partitioning and tenant alterations are to be provided as part of the rental consideration. The location must be in an area served by two different local carriers and meet the following: - The two serving local carriers should be using opposing entrances into the building. - The conduit feeding to the local carrier's Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) should have diverse routing within the building from the entrance location. - The carrier's equipment should be in different rooms/locations within the building. - The carrier's CPE that hands off the service should have a redundant infrastructure and should be at least 5 nines on availability. - Dual Carriers Service Provider Connectivity: o The location needs to be supported by diverse Long Distance facilities to the local carrier(s), be it the diverse SONET Add Drop Multiplexers, different Local Exchange Carriers (LECs), or same LEC but different Serving Wire Centers where the Long Distance facility is handed off to the local carrier. Location: Offered buildings must be located within the following delineated area: North - Intersection of Backlick Road and Little River Turnpike to Duke Street East - Duke Street to Telegraph Road South - Intersection of Telegraph Road and Franconia Road; then west on Franconia Road to Van Dorn Street; then south on Van Dorn Street to Kingstowne Boulevard; West on Franconia-Springfield Parkway/Manchester Boulevard/Kingstowne Boulevard to Backlick Road West - Backlick Road north to Little River Turnpike Locations with proximity to King Street, Van Dorn, or Springfield Metros will be more favorably evaluated. Lease Term: The lease term shall be for ten (10) years. The Government reserves the right to solicit or negotiate an alternate lease term. Occupancy: Occupancy date is negotiable, but the SEC desires occupancy no later than November 1, 2011. Expressions of interest should include the following: OWNERS AND AGENTS: To submit a location for inspection, contact this office in writing email, or US Mail by April 19, 2010. Submission by any party other than the owner or managing member of the property must be accompanied by a letter from the owner granting permission to make a general offering of the space. - Name, address, email address, and phone number of owner as well as authorized representative - Name and address of offered location and age of the building - Local and long distance carriers currently serving the offered building - Utilities currently serving the offered building and site plan indicating entry points into the building - Amount of space available and location within the building; provide floor plans on sheets reduced to 8 x 11 - Floor plate size in rentable and usable square feet - Common Area Factor - Rental rate for as-is space - Tenant allowance typically offered in the building and TI amortization rate - Statement as to whether or not the building meets RP-6 seismic standards - Statement as to whether or not the building meets ABAAS standards - Statement as to whether or not the building has asbestos-containing materials and, if so, the location(s) and type(s) Written responses are required no later than April 19, 2010; verbal responses will not be considered. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing to the contact person noted below. Leasing Authority: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent Federal agency authorized by statute to enter directly into leases for real property. See 15 USC 78d. Submit Expressions of Interest to: Beverly Walker U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 6432 General Green Way, Leasing Branch Alexandria, VA 22313 contact@example.gov