U.S. Department of Agriculture Seeks To Lease Office and Related Space in Fergus Falls, MN

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following
space:
City, State: Fergus Falls, MN

County: West Otter Tail County
Delineated Area: Fergus Falls City Limits
Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): Approx. 5,400 ABOA SF
Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): Approx. 6,900 ABOA SF
Rentable Square Feet (RSF): Not-to-Exceed 8,100 RSF
Space Type: Office and Related Space
Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles: Nine (9) for Government
Official Vehicles (GOVs)
Additional Parking Spaces (available for use at no charge to the
Government): Thirty-One (31) additional available spaces.
Full Term: Ten (10) Years
Firm Term: Three (3) Years
Termination Rights: 120 days in whole or in part, after the Firm Term
Additional Requirements:
• Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety,
accessibility, seismic and sustainability standards per the terms of the
Lease.
• The space offered, its location, and its surroundings must be
compatible with the Government’s intended use.
• A fully serviced lease is required.
• Offered space and sites shall not be in the 100-year flood plain.
• Additional parking spaces may be located on-site and/or within 1/4 of a
mile of the premises, pedestrian accessible.
• Preferred first floor, contiguous space that meets accessibility
requirements.
• Secured fenced area for 6 ATV spaces and 5 Trailer parking spaces
Expressions of Interest Due: April 26, 2021
Market Survey Date (Estimated): One (1) month after Expressions of Interest
received

Lease Award Date (Estimated): Ten (10) months after Expressions of Interest
received
Expressions of Interest shall include the following:
1. If existing building, building name and address, and location of the
available space within the Building, along with building site/ lot plans,
interior layout drawings/pictures (with dimensions shown) reflecting the
Space that is being offered.
2. If new construction, site/aerial plans or building site/lot plans showing
the location of the proposal land, along with the parcel number (if part of
multiple parcels, all parcel numbers associated with the proposed land).
Adjacent streets showing proposed ingress/egress shall be shown on the
plans.
3. Rentable square feet (RSF) and ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet
to be offered.
4. Date of space availability.
5. Building or Site Ownership Information. If offeror is not owner,
authorization to show property will be required.*
6. Amount of parking available on-site.
7. If existing building, and if the space submitted does not meet the square
footage requirements in this advertisement, whether the building or space
submitted can be expanded to meet those requirements.
8. Photos of the space or site being submitted, or permission for Market
Survey participants to photograph the space or site.
9. For existing buildings, provide information on condition of building
systems (roof, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, facade etc.). Alternatively, provide
a copy of a recent commercial building inspection or appraisal.
* Any submission received without documentation of ownership and/or
written authorization to represent owner(s) will not be considered until such
time the documentation has been received. This documentation must be
received on or before the due date for Expressions of Interest. In cases where
an agent is representing multiple entities, written acknowledgement/
permission from each entity to represent multiple interest parties for the same submission must be submitted prior to the Expressions of Interest due date.
To submit an offer in response to a Request for Lease Proposals (RLP), if an
RLP is issued for this project, the offeror must be registered and active in the
System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov. This registration is not
required to respond to this advertisement, but SAM registration will be a
minimum requirement to submit a formal proposal in response to the RLP. It
is strongly recommended that potential offerors register, verify, and/or renew
their SAM registration on SAM.gov as soon as possible.
Send Expressions of Interest to:

Government Contact:
Lease Contracting Officer: Tamara Sneed (tamara.sneed@usda.gov)

Realty Specialist: Aris Najarian (aris.najarian@usda.gov)

Notice: This is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals.
The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this
advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no
responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this
advertisement.