United States Government Seeks Lease Space in Philadelphia, PA

It is the U.S. General Service Administration's (GSA's) intent to enter into a sole source lease agreement for a law enforcement agency within three blocks of the William J. Green Federal Building located at 600 Arch Street in Philadelphia, PA under statutory authority, 41 USC 253(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The proposed contract action is to collocate approximately 15,000 ANSI/BOMA Office Area Square Feet (OASF) of expansion need with approximately 20,000 OASF of existing office and related space within the same building. Estimated effective date of this action is August, 1, 2011. The new lease term requirement is for 15 years with cancellation rights after seven years Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all expressions of interest received within ten days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In making this determination, the Government will consider, among other things, the availability of alternate space, the costs likely to be incurred through relocating, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and telecommunications infrastructure, schedule, and non-productive agency downtime. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement.