U.S.Government Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Northern Virginia

The General Services Administration, acting on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, has issued an award notice for the lease of 246,771 rentable square feet of office and related space located at 1800 N Kent Street in Arlington, Virginia. This procurement, identified by solicitation number 6VA0481 and NAICS code 531120, was conducted as a sole source award under the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1). The decision to negotiate a succeeding lease with the incumbent lessor was based on the determination that awarding the contract to any other offeror would result in substantial duplication of costs to the government that would not be recovered through competition. The financial terms of the agreement include an estimated annual rental cost of 9,624,069 dollars, bringing the total contract value to 192,481,380 dollars. The project is managed by the PBS R00 Center for Broker Services within the General Services Administration, with primary points of contact being Robert Brunton and Bryant Porter. This action ensures the continued occupancy of the facility while avoiding the excessive relocation expenses associated with moving the agency to a different site.