The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space:
Location Information:
- City, State: Kenton, OH
- County: Hardin
- Delineated Area: (See attached map for reference)
- N: Beginning at County Road 80 (CR-80) and County Road 95 (CR-95), to County Road 80 (CR-80) and County Road 135 (CR-135), to County Road 135 (CR-135) and County Road 80 (CR-80), ending at County Road 195 (CR-195).
- E: Beginning at County Road 80 (CR-80) and County Road 195 (CR-195), to County Road 195 (CR-195) and County Road 160 (CR-160), to County Road 160 (CR-160) and Route 195, ending at County Road 195 (CR-195) and County Road 265 (CR-265).
- S: Beginning at County Road 195 (CR-195) and County Road 265 (CR-265), to State Route 31 (OH-31), to County Road 180 (CR-180), ending at County Road 180 (CR-180) and County Road 95 (CR-95)
- W: Beginning at County Road 180 (CR-180) and County Road 95 (CR-95) ending at County Road 95 (CR-95) and County Road 80 (CR-80).
Space Information:
- Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 5398
- Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 5666
- Maximum Rentable Square Feet (RSF): 6478
- Space Type: Office and Related Space
Parking Information:
- Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles and Customers: 29 Reserved Parking Spaces
- Non-reserved Parking Spaces for Employees (for use at no charge to the Government): 23 Non-reserved Parking Spaces
Term Information:
- Full Term: 20 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 surroundings must be compatible with the Government’s intended use.
- A fully serviced lease is required.
- Offered space and sites shall not be in the 100-year flood plain.
- Additional parking spaces may be located on-site and/or within 1/4 of a mile of the premises, pedestrian accessible.
- Preferred first floor, contiguous space that meets accessibility requirements.
- Lessor shall provide pull through parking and one (1) parking space for large vehicles / semi trucks with trailers with adequate access to accommodate turning radius and 80,000 pounds of load.
- Electric vehicle charging: Lessor shall provide infrastructure for one (1) Government supplied and installed EVSE charging station.
- All reserved parking shall be onsite.
- Space shall not be considered where any living quarters are located within the building.
- Space shall not be located adjacent to establishments whose primaer operation is the sale of alcoholic beverages, where firearms are sold or discharged, or where there are tenants related to drug treatment or detention facilities.
- Sub leases shall not be considered.
- First floor contiguous space is preferred and must be ABAAS compliant or can be made to be ABAAS compliant.
- If incumbent, phased construction shall be required during renovations.
Timelines:
- Initial Offer Due Date: 1/31/2025
- Lease Award Date (Estimated): 7/30/2025
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 **Voicemail and Miss Call Log do not work, please follow up any missed calls with an email.
- Email Address: Heather.Schmitt@usda.gov
Notice: The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this solicitation.
