Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Lease of Office Space in NE Buffalo / Williamsville, New York - Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) #26NAT01 - Office Space
General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service
AI summaryThe General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service Office of Leasing wants to lease 16,887 to 17,731 ABOA square feet (usable office area) of office space in NE Buffalo / Williamsville, New York, for SBA Buffalo as named in the space layout. The lease is 15 years, 13 of them firm. The response due date is November 9, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern, and the lowest-priced offer that meets the technical rules wins without negotiations. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 7, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: The full Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) #26NAT01, including Section 3.06 and the lease terms, is on the GSA Leasing Portal (https://leasing.gsa.gov/leasing/s/Offer-Resources) and was not read here. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service Office of Leasing wants to lease 16,887 to 17,731 ABOA square feet (usable office area) of office space in NE Buffalo / Williamsville, New York, for SBA Buffalo as named in the space layout. The lease is 15 years, 13 of them firm. The response due date is November 9, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern, and the lowest-priced offer that meets the technical rules wins without negotiations.
Who can bid (4)
- Be the building owner, or hold proof of authorization to represent the owner or proof of ownership or control, submitted with the offer
- Register on the GSA Leasing Portal to offer space, and start System for Award Management (SAM) registration early
- Offered space must be Class A or B, in a modern office, research, technology or business park
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- Building and space must meet accessibility rules (Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard) and fire and life safety rules (NFPA 101)
How to submit: GSA Leasing Portal (https://leasing.gsa.gov): register using "Register to Offer Space" and offer through the portal. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Space must be offered with a schedule narrative, or the offer may be rejected. An offer with no credible Schedule Feasibility Narrative, or one that takes exception to the schedule, can be found Technically Unacceptable and cannot win on price.
- Serious: 196 working days from award to acceptance. The lessor must deliver design drawings, price proposal, permit, construction and punchlist inside a fixed schedule that starts within 5 working days of lease award.
- Serious: Only owners or those with control of the building can offer. A business that does not own or control a suitable building in the delineated area cannot take part; subleases are not considered.
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- Worth checking: Contractors must be lined up before award. The apparent winner must name an A/E and at least two General Contractors, or show a firm plan and a letter of commitment.
- Worth checking: Response window November 1 to November 9, 2026. The offer window closes 8:00 PM EST on November 9, 2026, which matches SAM.gov's response due date of November 9, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern.
- Worth checking: Test fit and CAD floor plan needed with the offer. Preparing a test fit against the Space Breakdown attachment and a CAD floor plan takes design work before the response due date.
- Worth checking: Oversized van parking. Three reserved covered or underground spaces are required, one of which must fit a van 22 ft long, 9.2 ft high and 8.1 ft wide.
- Minor: Telecommunications equipment restrictions (Section 889). The notice points bidders to Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act, which limits certain telecommunications equipment.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments. Show which files.
- SAM Ad 6NY0829.pdf (read)
- Space Layout 6NY0829.pdf (read)
- AAAP Post Award Schedule 6NY0829.pdf (read)
- Delineated Area Exhibit 6NY0829.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- 16,887 to 17,731 ABOA square feet of contiguous office space inside the delineated area (I-290, I-990, Route 78, Route 5, I-90, Route 33, Route 62), in a Class A or B building in a business or office park
- Space layout of 24 private offices and 56 open workstations, plus a server room, reception, break room, secure IT storage, copier room, media room, two conference rooms and a 2,800 ABOA SF training room
- 3 reserved, on-site, covered or underground parking spaces for Government vehicles, 1 for an oversized Ford Transit Van
- Move-in ready, second-generation space needing only minimal construction (interior reconfiguration, finishes, limited mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) work)
- A Schedule Feasibility Narrative showing the offeror can meet the post-award design and construction schedule of 196 working days from lease award to acceptance
- Existing furniture may be offered at no cost to the Government, but it is not required and is not evaluated
- Contract type
- Lease of office space under a Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) #26NAT01; lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)
- Period of performance
- 15 years, 13 years firm
- Place of performance
- Williamsville, NY, USA (NE Buffalo / Williamsville delineated area)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): award goes to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer, without negotiations
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- GSA Leasing Portal (https://leasing.gsa.gov): register using "Register to Offer Space" and offer through the portal
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical acceptability: no exception taken to the Post Award Schedule, plus a credible Schedule Feasibility Narrative and Evidence of Capability
- Price: the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable offers decides the award
What to include when you submit
- Offers go in during the submission window of November 1 to November 9, 2026, which closes 8:00 PM EST on November 9
- Submit by the response due date: the Post Award Schedule Feasibility Narrative, photos of the offered space, a PDF and CAD floor plan of the offered space, proof of authorization to represent the owner (or proof of ownership or control), and a test fit based on the Space Breakdown attachment
- In the narrative, explain assumptions, resourcing and approach for each Lessor-Provided deliverable timeframe, including long-lead items, architect/engineer (A/E) coordination, permitting strategy and review cycles, plus key risks and how you would reduce them
- In the narrative, name any work beyond minor reconfiguration, finishes and limited MEP device relocations that could affect the schedule, and explain how the timeframes will still be met
- Take no exception to the Post Award Schedule deliverables and timeframes
- Apparent Successful Offeror only, before award: name the A/E and at least two General Contractors who will take part in bidding (or give a firm plan and a letter of commitment from the proposed firms), in addition to the items in RLP Section 3.06
- Subleases will not be considered
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The notice says opportunities are "new and/or continuing" and does not say which this is.
Not in the notice text
- The full Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) #26NAT01, including Section 3.06 and the lease terms, is on the GSA Leasing Portal (https://leasing.gsa.gov/leasing/s/Offer-Resources) and was not read here.
- Evaluation details and price format beyond lowest-price technical acceptability are in the RLP, not in the notice.
- SAM.gov does not state a set-aside for this notice.
- The notice does not give the Government's estimate or rent ceiling; only the tenant improvement allowance of $62.50 per ABOA SF and building specific amortized capital of $12.00 per ABOA SF are given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: GSA Leasing Portal (https://leasing.gsa.gov): register using "Register to Offer Space" and offer through the portal. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- PBS R2 Office of Leasing, New York, NY
- Product/service code
- X1AA · Lease/Rental of Office Buildings
- Business type
- Real estate, rentals & leasing (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 531120)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 9, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 9, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 1, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 7, 2026
- Sep 16, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Oct 7, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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