Sources Sought
Intent to renew expiring lease
Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
AI summaryThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Mountain-Prairie Region) is looking at space for storage in Carbondale, Illinois, because its current lease is expiring. It needs at least 11,561 square feet of storage and 30 adjacent parking spaces within 15 miles of 292 San Diego Rd. SAM.gov lists the response due date as November 5, 2026, 5:00 PM Mountain, but the text gives September 5, 2026 (passed) for submitting a location. More in the summary
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Mountain-Prairie Region) is looking at space for storage in Carbondale, Illinois, because its current lease is expiring. It needs at least 11,561 square feet of storage and 30 adjacent parking spaces within 15 miles of 292 San Diego Rd. SAM.gov lists the response due date as November 5, 2026, 5:00 PM Mountain, but the text gives September 5, 2026 (passed) for submitting a location.
Who can bid
- A submission by anyone other than the property owner or manager needs the owner's letter of permission
How to submit: Expressions of interest to Carlos Rosado, Space Leasing Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver Federal Center Building 53, Room W1911, Denver, CO 80225, carlos_rosado@fws.gov, 703-468-8244. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Worth checking: Exact size and location limits. The space must be exactly 11,561 square feet and within 15 miles of 292 San Diego Rd, Carbondale, Illinois.
- Minor: Government may move instead of renewing. The Government will weigh relocation costs and may choose other space if it is economically advantageous.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Storage space with a minimum of 11,561 sq ft ANSI/BOMA storage area (maximum also 11,561 sq ft ABOA)
- 30 adjacent parking spaces
- Location within 15 miles of 292 San Diego Rd, Carbondale, Illinois
- Services, supplies, utilities, partitioning and tenant alterations included in the rental price
- Contract type
- Lease (renewal of an expiring lease)
- Place of performance
- Carbondale, IL, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Not stated as scored factors. The Government will consider alternative space if economically advantageous, weighing relocation costs
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 5:00 PM Mountain
- How to submit
- Expressions of interest to Carlos Rosado, Space Leasing Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver Federal Center Building 53, Room W1911, Denver, CO 80225, carlos_rosado@fws.gov, 703-468-8244
What to include when you submit
- Submissions by someone other than the owner or manager of a property must include a letter from the owner granting permission to make a general offering of space
Current contractor
The Government occupies office and related space under a lease in Carbondale, Illinois that is expiring; the title says it intends to renew it. The current landlord is not named.
Not in the notice text
- Which date governs: September 5, 2026 for submitting a location (in the text) or November 5, 2026 (SAM.gov response date).
- The lease term, rent and any set-aside are not stated.
- The notice describes the current space as office and related space but asks for storage space; the notice does not explain the difference.
- What an expression of interest must contain is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- FWS Mountain-Prairie Regional Offic, Lakewood, CO
- Attachments
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