U.S. Department of Agriculture Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Delaware, OH

NOTE: ALL OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE WITH THE LEASE CONTRACTING OFFICER TO GO OVER THE PROCESS, REQUIREMENTS, AND FORMS. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space:

Location: 

• City, State: Delaware, Ohio
• County: Delaware
• Delineated Area: (See attached map for reference)
  • N: Starting at the intersection of Rt 257 and Rt 37, Rt 37, Rt 203, Rt 192/Hans-Miller Rd, Rt 23/US Hwy 23 N, Rt 216/Hudson Rd/Rt 215/Panhandle Rd. turns into Rt 215/Panhandle Rd. turns into Rt 218/Case Rd., Rt 220/Horseshoe Rd., Rt 219/Kelly McMaster Rd., Rt 42/US Hwy 42, Rt 65/Cackler Rd./County Home Rd., Rt 65/County Home Rd. turns into Rt 521/Rt 65/Kilbourne Rd. turns into Rt 521, Rt 61, Rt 63/ Chambers Rd. turns into Rt 64/Lott Rd. turns into Rt 63/Chambers Rd., Rt 656, ending at the intersection of Rt 656 and Rt 12/Porter Central Rd.
  • E: Starting at the intersection of Rt 656 and Rt 12/Porter Central Rd.,      Rt 12/Porter Central Rd, Rt 52/Olive Green Rd, Rt 16/Condit Rd turns into Rt 605/Del County Rd 605, ending at the intersection of Rt 605/Del County Rd 605 and Rt 37.
  • S: Starting at the intersection of Rt 605/Del County Rd 605 and Rt 37, Follow Rt 37 west, Rt 19/Vans Valley Rd, Rt 30/Sunbury Rd turns into Rt 30/Columbus St. turns into Rt 24/Columbus St, turns into Rt 24/S Old 3C Rd./Columbus St, Rt 104/Dustin Rd, Rt 35/Three B’s & K Rd, Rt 72/Cheshire Rd, Rt 23/Columbus Pike, Hawthorn Blvd, Rt 9/Liberty Rd, Rt 141/Bunty Station Rd, Rt 5/ S Section Line Rd, US Hwy 42, ending at the intersection of Rt 42 and Rt 257
  • W: Starting at the intersection of Rt 42

Space: 

• Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 4220
• Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 4431
• Maximum Rentable Square Feet (RSF): 5064
• Space Type: Office and Related Space

Parking: 

• Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles: 6
• Reserved Parking Spaces for Visitors: 25
• Non-reserved Parking Spaces for Employees (for use at no charge to the Government): 25

Term: 

• Full Term: 10 Years
• Firm Term: 5 Years
• Termination Rights: 120 days in whole or in part, after the Firm Term
• Option Term: None

Additional Requirements:

• The Government wishes to lease space in an existing building, or in a building to be constructed for the Government’s use.
• Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. 
• The space offered, its location, and its surrounding areas must be compatible with the government’s intended use.
• Space will not be considered where any living quarters are located within the building.
• Space shall not be located near establishments whose primary operation is the sale of alcoholic beverages, firearms sold/ discharged, or where there are tenants related to drug treatment
• Or detention facilities.
• Subleases are not acceptable.
• First floor contiguous space preferred. Space without ground floor access shall be provided with an abaas compliant elevator and two separate paths of egress / stair cases out of the space.
• The government will have access to the space 24-hours a day, 7- days a week. Normal hours of operation are monday through friday 6:00 am – 6:00 pm (excluding saturdays, sundays, and federal holidays).
• Offered space must meet the government’s  equirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the lease.
• A fully serviced lease is required. All services, janitorial services, utilities shall be provided as part of the rental consideration.
• Offered space shall not be in the 1 percent-annual chance (100-year) flood plain.

Deadlines: 

• Initial Offer Due Date:10/26/2026
• Lease Award Date (Estimated):6/1/2027

Any submission received without documentation of ownership and/or written authorization to represent owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received.  This documentation must be received on or before the due date for Expressions of Interest. In cases where an agent is representing multiple entities, written acknowledgement/ permission from each entity to represent multiple interest parties for the same submission must be submitted prior to the Expressions of Interest due date.

To submit an offer in response to a Request for Lease Proposals (RLP), the offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov.  SAM registration will be a minimum requirement to submit a formal proposal in response to the RLP.  It is strongly recommended that potential offerors register, verify, and/or renew their SAM registration on SAM.gov as soon as possible.

Send Offer to Government Contacts:

• Lease Contracting Officer: Heather Schmitt
• Phone Number: 724-482-5288
• Email Address: Heather.Schmitt@usda.gov

Notice: The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement.