Solicitation
USDA seeking 2,300-2,722 ABOA SF, Office/Warehouse/Scientific Support Space, in Cocoa, FL
Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Sol. 57-6395-25-006
Due in 7 days
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USDA (APHIS) wants to lease 2,300 to 2,722 square feet of ground-floor office, light industrial and scientific support space in Cocoa, Florida. The lease can run up to 20 years, with up to 10 firm. Offers come from building owners or landlords, due October 12, 2026.
Watch out for
- Only for firms that own or control suitable property. This is a building lease, so a company without a qualifying building in the delineated area cannot bid.
Ground floor
- Long lease term. The Government can commit up to 10 firm years and 20 total, which ties up the space for a long time.
Full Term: Up to 20 Firm Term: Up to 10
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Full brief
What they want
- 2,300 to 2,722 ABOA square feet of office, light industrial and scientific support space
- Located within the delineated area in Cocoa, FL (US 1, SR 528, SR 407 and Columbina Blvd boundaries)
- Ground floor space
- 9 surface parking spaces
- Fully serviced lease
- Space meeting fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards
- Contract type
- Real property lease (Request for Lease Proposals)
- Period of performance
- Full term up to 20 years, firm term up to 10 years, no option term
- Place of performance
- Cocoa, FL
- Offers due
- 10/12/2026 (SAM.gov shows 09:00 Central time)
- How to submit
- Not stated in the text; contact Realty Specialist Grace Connolly at grace.connolly@usda.gov
What to include when you submit
- Mailing address in the notice: USDA, APHIS, Realty, 250 Marquette Plaza, Suite 410, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Register in SAM.gov before offering (the notice advises starting early)
You must have
- Space must be outside the 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain
Offered space shall not be in the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain
- Fully serviced lease
A fully serviced lease is required.
- Compliance with the Section 889 telecommunications prohibitions
Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889
- Registration in SAM.gov
Entities not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) are advised to start the registration process as soon as possible.
Not in the notice text
- How lease offers are evaluated
- How and where to submit (email, mail or portal)
- Detailed lease requirements, which are in the full lease package
- Rent expectations and build-out expectations
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 12, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 57-6395-25-006
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Office
- MRPBS Minneapolis MN
- NAICS
- 531120
- Product/service code
- X1AA
- Business type
- Real estate & leasing
- Place of performance
- Cocoa, FL
- Contracting contact
- Grace Connollygrace.connolly@usda.gov6123363259
Full notice text from SAM.gov
RLP Procurement Summary U.S. GOVERNMENT United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space: State: FL City: Cocoa Delineated Area: Northern Boundary: Columbina Blvd Southern Boundary: Martin Anderson Beachline Expressway / SR528 Eastern Boundary: US 1 Western Boundary: Challenger Memorial Parkway (SR407)/ Martin Anderson Beachline Expressway/SR528 Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 2,300 Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 2,722 Space Type: Office/Light Industrial/Scientific Support Space Parking Spaces (Total): 9 Parking Spaces (Surface): 9 Parking Spaces (Structured): 0 Parking Spaces (Reserved): 0 Full Term: Up to 20 Firm Term: Up to 10 Option Term: n/a Additional Requirements: Ground floor Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. A fully serviced lease is required. Offered space shall not be in the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain). Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). ). For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B. Offers Due: 10/12/2026 Name/Title: Grace Connolly, Realty Specialist Address: USDA, APHIS, Realty 250 Marquette Plaza, Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Email Address: grace.connolly@usda.gov Government Contact Information Lease Contracting Officer Brenda Santelman Realty Specialist Grace Connolly Note: Entities not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) are advised to start the registration process as soon as possible.
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