Solicitation
USDA seeking 2,300-2,722 ABOA SF, Office/Warehouse/Scientific Support Space, in Cocoa, FL
Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
AI summaryThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) wants to lease 2,300 to 2,722 square feet (ABOA, the usable office area) of ground-floor office, light industrial and scientific support space in Cocoa, Florida, on a fully serviced lease of up to 20 years, with up to 10 of them firm. Offers are due November 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Central (10:00 AM Eastern). More in the summary
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) wants to lease 2,300 to 2,722 square feet (ABOA, the usable office area) of ground-floor office, light industrial and scientific support space in Cocoa, Florida, on a fully serviced lease of up to 20 years, with up to 10 of them firm. Offers are due November 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Central (10:00 AM Eastern).
Who can bid
- Offered space must not be in the 1-percent-annual-chance (formerly 100-year) floodplain
- Space on the ground floor inside the delineated area in Cocoa, FL
- Be familiar with the telecommunications prohibitions in Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act
How to submit: Grace Connolly, Realty Specialist, USDA, APHIS, Realty, 250 Marquette Plaza, Suite 410, Minneapolis, MN 55401; grace.connolly@usda.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 13, 2026.
- Serious: Needs a specific ground-floor property in a fixed area. Only a ground-floor building inside the delineated area and outside the 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain qualifies.
- Worth checking: Long lease commitment. The full term is up to 20 years with a firm term of up to 10 years, so the Government may be committed for a long period.
- Minor: SAM.gov registration needed. Entities not yet registered in SAM.gov are advised to begin registration. Check a SAM.gov registration.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Offer 2,300 to 2,722 ABOA square feet of office, light industrial and scientific support space on the ground floor
- Locate it in the delineated area in Cocoa, FL, bounded by Columbina Blvd, SR 528 (Martin Anderson Beachline Expressway), US 1 and Challenger Memorial Parkway (SR 407)
- Provide 9 surface parking spaces
- Meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards
- Provide a fully serviced lease
- Contract type
- Lease of space; fully serviced lease
- Period of performance
- Full term up to 20 years; firm term up to 10 years; no option term
- Place of performance
- Cocoa, FL, within the delineated area stated in the notice
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Central (10:00 AM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Grace Connolly, Realty Specialist, USDA, APHIS, Realty, 250 Marquette Plaza, Suite 410, Minneapolis, MN 55401; grace.connolly@usda.gov
What to include when you submit
- Offers are due 11/2/2026.
- Entities not currently registered in SAM.gov (the federal contractor registry) are advised to start the registration process.
Not in the notice text
- How offers will be evaluated is not stated in the notice text.
- The full lease package (Request for Lease Proposals documents) is not described in the notice text.
- The rent, tenant improvement allowance and other cost terms are not given.
- The set-aside is not stated on SAM.gov and the text does not mention one.
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: Grace Connolly, Realty Specialist, USDA, APHIS, Realty, 250 Marquette Plaza, Suite 410, Minneapolis, MN 55401; grace.connolly@usda.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
- Solicitation
- Office
- MRPBS Minneapolis MN, MN
- Product/service code
- X1AA · Lease/Rental of Office Buildings
- Business type
- Real estate, rentals & leasing (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 531120)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 2, 2026
- Oct 9, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 2, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 18, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 12, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
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Full notice text from SAM.gov
RLP Procurement Summary U.S. GOVERNMENT United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space: State: FL City: Cocoa Delineated Area: Northern Boundary: Columbina Blvd Southern Boundary: Martin Anderson Beachline Expressway / SR528 Eastern Boundary: US 1 Western Boundary: Challenger Memorial Parkway (SR407)/ Martin Anderson Beachline Expressway/SR528 Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 2,300 Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 2,722 Space Type: Office/Light Industrial/Scientific Support Space Parking Spaces (Total): 9 Parking Spaces (Surface): 9 Parking Spaces (Structured): 0 Parking Spaces (Reserved): 0 Full Term: Up to 20 Firm Term: Up to 10 Option Term: n/a Additional Requirements: Ground floor 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). 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. Offers Due: 11/2/2026 Name/Title: Grace Connolly, Realty Specialist Address: USDA, APHIS, Realty 250 Marquette Plaza, Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Email Address: grace.connolly@usda.gov Government Contact Information Lease Contracting Officer Brenda Santelman Realty Specialist Grace Connolly Note: Entities not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) are advised to start the registration process as soon as possible.
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