Presolicitation
General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:
General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service · Sol. 6OH0369
Due in 25 days
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The General Services Administration (GSA) is looking for a building owner to lease about 15,830 to 17,413 square feet of office, lab and industrial space inside Columbus, Ohio city limits. The lease would run 15 years (10 firm plus 5 option). This is a presolicitation asking owners for expressions of interest, not a request for contract bids.
Watch out for
- Not a normal service contract. This is a lease of real estate; only someone who owns or controls a suitable building in Columbus can respond, so it fits few small contractors.
seeking expressions of interest from owners and authorized representatives of properties
- Unfinished template text in the notice. The notice still has GSA template instructions such as 'Action required' and an unresolved choice about rent allowances, so the exact requirements may change or be unclear.
action required (pick #4 or #5- Will need to renumber after you make your selection)
- Fully serviced lease and special space needs. You would have to provide services plus a mix of office, lab and industrial space, 4 trailer-sized parking spaces and a secured wareyard, which is a specialized building.
A fully serviced lease is required.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Lease space of 15,830 to 17,413 ABOA sq ft (usable office area) for office, lab and industrial use in Columbus, OH city limits
- 39 reserved surface parking spaces, including 4 oversized spaces for trailers
- A 4,000 square foot secured wareyard
- A fully serviced lease (the landlord covers services and operating costs)
- Space that meets Government fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards
- Contract type
- Real property lease (presolicitation seeking expressions of interest), fully serviced
- Period of performance
- 15-year full term: 10 years firm + 5 years option
- Place of performance
- Columbus, OH (within Columbus city limits)
- Offers due
- 10/29/2026 (SAM deadline is 2026-10-29 5:00 PM, UTC-05:00)
- How to submit
- Email expression of interest to Linda D. Hattersley, linda.hattersley@gsa.gov
What to include when you submit
- Include building name and address
- Include contact information and email of the offeror's authorized representative
- Give ABOA and rentable square feet available, naming the specific floors and square footages
- Give the asking full-service rental rate per ABOA and rentable square foot, with a standard GSA warm-lit shell
- Give operating costs per ABOA and rentable square foot included in the full-service rates
- If you are not the owner or manager, include written consent from the owner authorizing you to submit
You must have
- Must be a property owner or authorized representative with space in the Columbus city limits meeting the size and parking requirements
The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking expressions of interest from owners and authorized representatives of properties meeting the following requirements
- Representatives who are not the owner or manager need written consent from the owner
Submission by anyone other than the owner or manager of a property must be accompanied by written consent from the ownership granting authority
- Space must meet Government fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards
Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease.
- Be familiar with the Section 889 telecommunications prohibitions (certain Chinese-made equipment)
Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act
Not in the notice text
- Whether the tenant improvement allowance ($63.23) and BSAC allowance ($12.00) shown in the text actually apply, since the text offers them as an either/or choice
- Whether a floodplain restriction applies; the text lists floodplain wording as an unresolved choice
- Estimated occupancy date (listed as TBD)
- Whether this could be a sole-source succeeding lease; the text includes template language about it
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 29, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- 6OH0369
- Agency
- General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service
- Office
- PBS Office of Leasing
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 531120
- Product/service code
- X1AA
- Business type
- Real estate & leasing
- Place of performance
- Columbus, OH
- Contracting contact
- Linda Hattersleylinda.hattersley@gsa.gov312-209-0137
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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: Ohio City: Columbus Delineated Area: Columbus, OH City Limits Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 15,830 Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 17,413 Space Type: Office, lab , industrial Parking Spaces (Total): 39 including 4 oversized spaces for trailers Parking Spaces (Surface): 39 Parking Spaces (Structured): 0 Parking Spaces (Reserved): 39 Full Term: 15 years Firm Term: 10 years Option Term: 5 years Additional Requirements: 4,000 square foot secured wareyard Action: Choose whether or not a fully serviced lease is required. Also choose 1-PERCENT-ANNUAL-CHANCE floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain) unless requirement is identified by agency as a critical action. 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. Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act, as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B. ************************************************************************************************ action required: use this section for pre-solicitation NOTICE seeking expressionS of interest and adjust as appropriate for your project. if not all of these are selected, please renumber. Expressions of interest must Include. Building name and address; Contact information and e-mail address of offeror’s authorized representative; ABOA square feet and rentable square feet available, identifying the specific floors and square footages; action required (pick #4 or #5- Will need to renumber after you make your selection): Asking full-service rental rate per ABOA square feet square feet and rentable square feet inclusive of a standard GSA warm-lit shell; or Asking full-service rental rate per ABOA square feet and rentable square feet inclusive of a standard GSA warm-lit shell, a tenant improvement allowance of $63.23/ABOA square foot, and a BSAC allowance of $12.00/ABOA square foot; Operating costs per ABOA square feet and rentable square feet included in the full-service rates; Submission by anyone other than the owner or manager of a property must be accompanied by written consent from the ownership granting authority to the representative in providing the information to the Government. Action required: for pre-solicitation NOTICES seeking expressions of interest, insert the following language SHOWN IN RED only for potential sole source succeeding lease actions. do not use for full and open procurements. note that any figures used for a cost benefit analysis (CBA) must be supportable. Consideration of “non-productive agency downtime” in a CBA should be rare. A best practice is to obtain a rate with the expression of interest in order to help facilitate the JOFOC and CBA. Expressions of Interest Due: 10/29/2026 Market Survey (Estimated): November/December 2026 Occupancy (Estimated): TBD Send Expressions of Interest to: Name/Title: Linda D. Hattersley Address Email Address: linda.hattersley@gsa.gov Action required: delete as applicable for your project. For example, delete broker line if not using broker contract. Government Contact Information: Lease Contracting Officer Linda D. Hattersley Leasing Specialist
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