Solicitation
Department of Interior (USGS) seeks Lease warehouse and related space in Montgomery, AL for Lease Proposal (RLP)
Department of the Interior · U.S. Geological Survey
AI summaryThe U.S. Geological Survey (Department of the Interior) wants to lease office, wet lab, warehouse and fenced yard space in Montgomery, Alabama, under request for lease proposals (RLP) G26PL00012. The RLP asks for 3,204 to 3,684 ABOA (ANSI/BOMA Occupant Area, a building-industry measure of usable floor area) square feet, but the agency's program of requirements says 3,087 to 3,587. The lease term is 10 years with the first 3 years firm, and the response due date is December 15, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: The RLP's sections on how to offer (area of consideration east and west limits, instructions for offerors, receipt of lease proposals, pricing terms and tenant improvements) and parts of the lease and exhibits are in files attached but not read: 00 - Global Request for Lease Proposal (RLP).pdf, Exhibit A - Global Lease.pdf, Exhibit B - Agency Specific Requirements.pdf, Exhibit D - 3516A Solicitation Provisions.pdf and Exhibit E - 3517A General Clauses.pdf. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Geological Survey (Department of the Interior) wants to lease office, wet lab, warehouse and fenced yard space in Montgomery, Alabama, under request for lease proposals (RLP) G26PL00012. The RLP asks for 3,204 to 3,684 ABOA (ANSI/BOMA Occupant Area, a building-industry measure of usable floor area) square feet, but the agency's program of requirements says 3,087 to 3,587. The lease term is 10 years with the first 3 years firm, and the response due date is December 15, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (4)
- Offer space physically located within, or fronting, the delineated area around Montgomery: north at I-65 and Cobbs Ford Rd/AL-14 in Millbrook, south at Highways 82 and 80, with east and west limits set out in the RLP
- Offer contiguous space on a single grade level in a modern, sound building, within the RLP's range of 3,204 to 3,684 ABOA square feet (the program of requirements says 3,087 to 3,587)
- Do not use a Federal agency name or acronym, such as General Services Administration or GSA, in the name of the entity that owns or leases the space
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- Keep your System for Award Management (SAM) registration current; the lease signature block asks for the lessor's Unique Entity Identifier
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Property must be inside a set area of Montgomery. Only buildings inside or fronting the delineated area can be offered, so a landlord with space outside it cannot compete.
- Worth checking: Specialized space: wet lab, drive-in bay, tall ceilings, fenced yard. The building needs a drive-in overhead door 10 feet wide by 12 feet high, 14 to 16 foot clear ceilings, a wet lab and a fenced, lit yard; most office buildings do not have these.
- Worth checking: Space size differs between documents. The RLP asks for 3,204 to 3,684 ABOA square feet; the program of requirements says 3,087 to 3,587. Ask the lease contracting officer which range governs.
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- Worth checking: Parking and yard numbers differ between documents. The RLP requires 03 surface spaces. The program of requirements lists 15 general parking spaces and secured parking for 10 government vehicles on 10,000 square feet, while its yard sheet shows 5,000 square feet.
- Worth checking: Test fit drawings required with the offer. You must pay for scale drawings and a test fit layout before you know whether you will win.
- Worth checking: Fully serviced lease with no operating cost adjustments. Utilities and janitorial are included in the rent and the operating cost part cannot be raised yearly, so price those costs for the full 10 years up front.
- Worth checking: Award goes to the lowest priced acceptable offer. Price decides the award among offers that meet the requirements, using a present value comparison discounted at 5 percent, so a high rent loses even with a better building.
- Minor: 10-year term with only 3 years firm. The Government can end the lease in whole or in parts after year 3 on 120 days' notice, which affects financing of the build-out.
- Minor: HUBZone price preference applies. A HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) small business may get a price evaluation preference unless it waives it on Form 1364; the notice has no set-aside.
Read from the notice and 10 attachments. Show which files.
- 00 - Global Request for Lease Proposal (RLP).pdf (read)
- Exhibit D - 3516A Solicitation Provisions.pdf (read)
- Exhibit H - Prelease FPLS Evaluation.pdf (read)
- Exhibit A - Global Lease.pdf (read)
- Exhibit B - Agency Specific Requirements.pdf (read)
- Exhibit C - Security Requirements.pdf (read)
- Exhibit E - 3517A General Clauses.pdf (read)
- Exhibit I Tenant Improvement Cost Summary (TICS).pdf (read)
- Exhibit F - Form 1364 Proposal to Lease Space (Jan. 2023).pdf (read)
- Exhibit G - Form 1217 - Lessor_s Annual Cost Statement (Nov. 2016).pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Lease one contiguous space on a single grade level, with office space at the front and warehouse and shop space at the rear, inside the Montgomery area of consideration
- Office area of 1,487 ABOA square feet in total: 2 private offices, open-office workstations, 2 touchdown workstations, a conference room and a break room
- Special-use space of 1,600 to 2,100 ABOA square feet: a 400 square foot wet lab, a 50 square foot computer and telephone room with 24-hour cooling, and a warehouse of 1,050 to 1,550 square feet
- Warehouse with at least one overhead bay door no smaller than 10 feet wide by 12 feet high and a clear ceiling height of 14 to 16 feet
- Secured, fully lit, fenced outdoor area for vehicles, boats and trailers (5,000 square feet on the room sheet) with a double drive-through gate
- Parking: 03 surface parking spaces in the RLP; the program of requirements adds secured parking for 10 government vehicles and 15 general employee and visitor spaces
- Fully serviced lease with Facility Security Level I security requirements; tenant improvements (build-out work for the Government's layout) are paid through the rent
- Scale drawings and a test fit layout (a floor plan showing the Government's needs fit the offered space) with the offer
- Contract type
- Lease of building space (fully serviced), awarded as a lowest priced technically acceptable offer under a request for lease proposals
- Period of performance
- 10 years, 3 years firm; the Government may end the lease in whole or in part at any time after the firm term with at least 120 days' written notice. The commencement date is set in a lease amendment after the space is accepted.
- Place of performance
- Montgomery, AL (the space must be inside the area of consideration described in the RLP)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest priced technically acceptable: award goes to the responsible bidder whose offer meets the RLP and lease requirements at the lowest price. Price is compared as present value cost per ABOA square foot over the full term, discounted at 5 percent.
- Offers due
- December 15, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical acceptability: the offer conforms to the RLP and lease requirements
- Price: present value cost per ABOA square foot, including all required option periods
What to include when you submit
- Submit your rent and other price data on GSA Form 1364, Proposal to Lease Space; do not complete the lease template yourself
- Provide scale drawings and a test fit layout based on the RLP and the program of requirements, noting all columns and obstructions that affect the layout
- Show that the rentable space yields ABOA space within the required range; the Government verifies the ABOA square feet
- Give the total gross annual price per rentable square foot and per ABOA square foot, with a breakout of the base price for services and utilities if annual operating cost adjustments are included
- Include the cost of the parking as part of the rental consideration
- Offers must follow the RLP; an offer that takes exception to any lease provision may not get an award
- By submitting an offer you represent that you will not provide or use covered telecommunications equipment or services, and you make the Sudan and Iran certifications in the Exhibit D provisions
After award, you must have
- Meet Facility Security Level I requirements, priced as part of the building shell From Exhibit A - Global Lease.pdf:
The Lessor agrees to the requirements of Facility Security Level 1 attached to this Lease.
Not in the notice text
- The RLP's sections on how to offer (area of consideration east and west limits, instructions for offerors, receipt of lease proposals, pricing terms and tenant improvements) and parts of the lease and exhibits are in files attached but not read: 00 - Global Request for Lease Proposal (RLP).pdf, Exhibit A - Global Lease.pdf, Exhibit B - Agency Specific Requirements.pdf, Exhibit D - 3516A Solicitation Provisions.pdf and Exhibit E - 3517A General Clauses.pdf
- How and where to send the offer (the RLP's Receipt of Lease Proposals paragraph) and every required submittal and its due time are not in the text read
- The date the space must be delivered or occupied and the schedule for completing the space are not in the text read
- GSA Form 1364, Proposal to Lease Space, couldn't be read; check the form on SAM.gov
- Whether the Lessor's Annual Cost Statement (GSA Form 1217, Exhibit G) and the Tenant Improvement Cost Summary (Exhibit I) must be sent with the offer is not stated in the text read
- Whether the Exhibit H pre-lease fire protection and life safety evaluation must be sent with the offer is not stated in the text read
- No site visit, pre-offer meeting or question deadline is mentioned in the text read
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Office of Acquisiton Grants, Sacramento, CA
- Product/service code
- X1GZ · Lease/Rental of Other Warehouse Buildings
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 49319)
- 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
The RLP Package is attached for your review.
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