Presolicitation
General Services Administration (GSA) Seeks to lease the following space: Solicitation No. 3TN0338
General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service
AI summaryThe General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Office of Leasing, is looking for building owners or their authorized representatives who can offer 6,782 square feet of office space in a set area of Johnson City, Tennessee. This is a presolicitation: a notice asking for expressions of interest, not a request for contractor bids. Expressions of interest are due November 13, 2026, by email to two GSA broker representatives. More in the summary
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The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Office of Leasing, is looking for building owners or their authorized representatives who can offer 6,782 square feet of office space in a set area of Johnson City, Tennessee. This is a presolicitation: a notice asking for expressions of interest, not a request for contractor bids. Expressions of interest are due November 13, 2026, by email to two GSA broker representatives.
Who can bid (5)
- Must be the building owner or an authorized representative, with evidence of ownership or written permission from the owner to submit the building
- The building must be inside the delineated area in Johnson City, Tennessee
- Offered space must not be in the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain
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- The agency must not be located adjacent to, close to, or within residential, educational, religious or retail areas
- A fully serviced lease is required, with 26 reserved parking spaces
How to submit: Email to the two GSA broker representatives, Ed Brennan (edward.brennan@gsa.gov) and Sam Dyson (samuel.dyson@gsa.gov). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 13, 2026.
- Serious: Only building owners or their authorized representatives can respond. A business that does not own or control a qualifying building in the delineated area has nothing to submit, and non-owners must show the owner's permission.
- Worth checking: Exact size of 6,782 square feet ABOA. The minimum and maximum are the same, so a building must be able to offer that exact amount of space in one layout.
- Worth checking: Site and neighbor limits. Space must be inside the delineated area, outside the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain, and not next to residential, educational, religious or retail uses.
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- Worth checking: Full requirements are not in this notice. The notice says it lists only some minimum requirements; the lease to be issued has more, including the Agency Specific Requirements.
- Worth checking: Occupancy estimated for December 2028. A building that is not new must finish modernization or adaptive reuse by occupancy, so the owner needs a work schedule that fits.
- Minor: Long lease commitment. The lease has a 15-year full term with a 10-year firm term, which ties the owner to a long, fully serviced arrangement.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Pre-Solicitation Notice - 3TN0338-10-13-26.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Office space of 6,782 square feet ABOA (ABOA is the way the notice measures usable office area); the minimum and maximum are both 6,782
- Space inside the delineated area in Johnson City, Tennessee, which the notice describes street by street
- 26 reserved parking spaces
- A full term of 15 years with a firm term of 10 years, under a fully serviced lease (the owner provides services such as utilities and upkeep)
- A modern, sound building with a permanent facade (stone, marble, brick, stainless steel, aluminum or similar) and an efficient open layout with few columns
- Space that meets Facility Security Level II (a federal building security rating), fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards in the lease to be issued
- Estimated dates: market survey December 2026; occupancy December 2028
- Contract type
- Lease of office space (fully serviced lease); GSA will later issue a Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) and lease
- Period of performance
- Full term 15 years, firm term 10 years
- Place of performance
- Johnson City, TN, inside the delineated area given in the notice
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the two GSA broker representatives, Ed Brennan (edward.brennan@gsa.gov) and Sam Dyson (samuel.dyson@gsa.gov)
What to include when you submit
- Send the name of the owner and a property authorization letter from the owner
- Give the address or location description, the age of the building, total gross square feet, and gross square feet per floor
- Include a site plan showing the building and parking, and a floor plan with the gross square footage of the proposed space
- Identify the on-site parking
- Include a map showing the building is within the delineated area
- Include a map of public transportation stops near the property and a map showing amenities near the property
- Owners must show evidence of ownership; anyone else submitting a building must show permission or authority from the owner to submit it to GSA
- Entities are advised to learn the telecommunications prohibitions in Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act, as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation
After award, you must have
- Space must meet Facility Security Level II requirements by the occupancy date, plus Government fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards in the lease From Pre-Solicitation Notice - 3TN0338-10-13-26.pdf:
Facility Security Level II requirements by…
Not in the notice text
- Rent, price, and how GSA will compare offers are not stated; the notice says only that offered buildings and space will be evaluated by the agency security team
- The Request for Lease Proposals (RLP), the Agency Specific Requirements and the full lease terms are not part of this notice; the notice says not all minimum requirements are shown
- The agency that will occupy the space is not named
- The map of the delineated area is mentioned in the notice, but only the street-by-street description could be read here
- Set-aside status is not stated on SAM.gov
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: Email to the two GSA broker representatives, Ed Brennan (edward.brennan@gsa.gov) and Sam Dyson (samuel.dyson@gsa.gov). 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
- Oct 13, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- PBS Office of Leasing, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- X1AA · Lease/Rental of Office Buildings
- Business type
- Real estate, rentals & leasing (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 531120)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
GSA Public Buildings Service U.S. GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF LEASE REQUIREMENT The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking expressions of interest from owners and authorized representatives of properties meeting the following requirements: State: Tennessee City: Johnson City Delineated Area: Starting at the intersection of Hwy 354 and e. Jackson Blvd. East on E. Jackson Blvd to N. State of Franklin Rd. South on N. State of Franklin Rd to W. State of Franklin Rd. East on W. State of Franklin Rd to University Pkwy. South then east on University Pkwy to Hwy 67. East then north on Hwy 67 to Hwy 19E. North on Hwy 19E to Bluff City Hwy. East on Bluff City Hwy to Hwy 390. North on Hwy 390 to Hwy 394. East on Hwy 394 to Hwy 435. Go east on Hwy 435 to Old Jonesboro Rd. North on Old Jonesboro Rd to the Virginia/Tennessee border. West on the Virginia/Tennessee border to Hwy 36. South on Hwy 36 to Hwy 23. South on Hwy 23 to Hwy 354. South on Hwy 354 to the intersection of E. Jackson Blvd and Hwy 354. Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 6,782 Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 6,782 Space Type: Office Parking Spaces (Reserved): 26 Full Term: 15 Years Firm Term: 10 Years Additional Requirements: Space shall be located in a modern quality building of sound and substantial construction with a facade of stone, marble, brick, stainless steel, aluminum or other permanent materials in good condition and acceptable to the GSA Lease Contracting Officer. If not a new building, the space offered shall be in a building that has undergone, or will complete by occupancy, modernization or adaptive reuse for the space with modern conveniences. Space should allow for an efficient layout and office workflow. Space must provide maximum flexibility for systems furniture placement with few or no columns or other building or architectural obstructions. Space should have few curves or major offsets and must have large open areas to allow maximum design flexibility. Architectural features should not cause an inefficient use of space. ABOA SF does not include areas such as stairs, elevators, mechanical and utility rooms, ducts, shafts, vestibules, public corridors and public toilets required by local code. Agency shall not be located adjacent to, in close proximity and/or within residential areas, educational facilities, religious facilities, and/or retail facilities. Offered buildings and offered space will be evaluated by the agency security team. Not all minimum requirements are reflected in this advertisement. Offered space must meet all Government requirements contained in the RLP/Lease to be issued, including, but not limited to, the Agency Specific Requirements and Facility Security Level II requirements by the occupancy date per the terms of the Lease. 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). Expression of Interest Submission Instructions/Requirements: Please provide the following basic information and descriptions pertaining to the building you propose for consideration. All submissions should include the following information: Name of Owner; Property authorization letter from the owner; Address or locational description of the building; Age of building; Total gross square feet; and gross square feet per floor; Site plan depicting the building and parking; Floor plan and gross square footage of the proposed space; Identification of on-site parking; A map demonstrating the building is within the delineated area; A map depicting the location of public transportation stops within proximity to the property; A map depicting the evidence of amenities within close proximity of the property; Building owners must provide evidence of ownership. Non-owners (e.g. prospective developers/lessors) submitting a building must provide evidence of permission or authority granted by property owner to submit the building to GSA for development; 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. A map of the delineated area is provided for further clarification of the boundaries: Expressions of Interest Due: November 13, 2026 Market Survey (Estimated): December 2026 Occupancy (Estimated): December 2028 Send Expressions of Interest to: Name/Title: Ed Brennan, GSA Broker Representative Sam Dyson, GSA Broker Representative Email Address: edward.brennan@gsa.gov samuel.dyson@gsa.gov Government Contact Information Lease Contracting Officer Linda Hattersley Broker Ed Brennan
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