Short Term Office Rental Rowan County, NC

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service, is seeking a short-term office rental in Rowan County, North Carolina, specifically in Salisbury, China Grove, Granite Quarry, Rockwell, or Gold Hill, to support operations during a transition to permanent facilities. The anticipated base period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027, with four available one-year option periods for continued use. The space must be move-in ready without any tenant improvements, measuring between 1,000 and 2,500 square feet, and must include four private offices, three workstations, a minimum 250-square-foot storage room, two separate restrooms, a conference room seating at least seven people, and compliant parking for seven employees, four visitors, one government vehicle, and one handicap-accessible space. All utilities, janitorial services, snow removal, and exterior security measures including functional door locks must be included in the rental agreement, while telephone and internet services are to be procured separately by the government. The facility must be exclusively occupied by USDA personnel, with no shared tenancy, and must fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the International Building Code. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 531120, with a size standard of 250 employees, and award will be made using a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method. Offerors must submit a completed Pricing Sheet, Vendor Checklist, office layout, photographs of the facility and parking, a letter of intent if leasing from a third party, and proof of SAM.gov registration with a valid UEI. Proposals must be emailed to designated points of contact by the deadline of May 21, 2026, with proper subject line referencing the solicitation number. Technical acceptability is mandatory and evaluated strictly against the stated space and service requirements—failure to meet any item renders the offer unacceptable. Price is evaluated first among all submissions, followed by technical acceptability of the lowest-priced offer, and only then is past performance reviewed as a final confirmation step. Contractors must comply with strict security protocols including FBI fingerprinting and Tier 1 background investigations for all personnel, with the contractor bearing fingerprinting costs. Additionally, contractors must affirm compliance with anti-discrimination and DEI certification requirements, prohibit unauthorized disclosure of government information, and flow down all applicable clauses