General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease office space in San Diego, California

General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:

State: CA

City: San Diego

Delineated Area:

1. Downtown San Diego Central Business Area:

North: West Laurel Street to Laurel Street

East: Sixth Avenue to San Diego Freeway (Interstate 5)

South: San Diego-Coronado Bridge (Hwy 75) to Harbor Drive to East Harbor Drive to West Harbor Drive

West: Pacific Highway

2. Central San Diego:

North: Claremont Mesa Boulevard

East: Highway 15

South: Camino Del Rio South

West: Highway 163

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 27,500

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 28,875

Space Type: Office

Parking Spaces (Total): 3

Parking Spaces (Surface): 3

Parking Spaces (Reserved): 3

Full Term: 15 years

Firm Term: 10 years

Option Term: One (1) 2-year option years

In order to be considered for a market survey, the following additional requirements must be addressed and submitted with the Offeror’s Expression of Interest (EOI).

Additional Requirements:

1. Space offered must be located in a prime commercial office building or office park with professional surroundings with a prevalence of modern design and/or tasteful rehabilitation in modern use.

2. Space offered must allow for access to a private bus for drop off and pick up. Access point shall be within direct line of site and no more than 50 feet of the main entrance.

3. Space offered must be contiguous and on one floor only. Additionally, space must not have centrally located atriums, light wells, elevator banks, stair wells, vertical shafts or other areas interrupting contiguous space.

4. Space offered must be within a walkable 2,640-foot distance of at least 4 restaurants of inexpensive or moderately priced fast-food or eat-in restaurants.

5. A subway, light rail, or bus rapid transit stop shall be located within the immediate vicinity of the building, but generally not exceeding a safely accessible, walkable 2,640 feet from the principal functional entrance of the building, as determined by the LCO.

6. Space offered must be within a walkable 2,640 feet of public parking if at least 30 on-site parking is not available.

7. Space offered shall provide for the efficient layout of a MEPS (Agency):

           a. Shall not exceed 3:1 length to width ratio.

           b. Shall not be “U” or “L” shaped.

           c. Shall not have atriums, light wells or other areas interrupting contiguous space.

           d. Shall not have irregular space configurations or other unusual building features adversely affecting usage.

           e. Shall not have column spacing less than 20 feet center to center, or to other fixed structures.

           f. Shall provide 10 feet ceiling height in specific areas for a ceremony room and audio room (700 ABOA).

8. MEPS shall not be collocated where alcoholic beverages are served or sold.

9. MEPS shall not be collocated with drug and alcohol rehab or confinement facilities.

10. MEPS shall not be located where crime exceeds city wide average.

11. Ceiling finished heights shall be 9’.

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.

Expressions of Interest Due: October 11, 2023

Market Survey (Estimated): January 8, 2024

Occupancy (Estimated): August 10, 2026

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Dan McGrath, Carpenter/Robbins Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

2000 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 130

San Ramon, CA 94583

Email Address: daniel.j.mcgrath@gsa.gov

Government Contact Information

Erin Winschel, Lease Contracting Officer

Dan McGrath, Broker Contractor -  Carpenter/Robbins Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

To be considered for a market survey, expressions of interest must also include the following information:

1. Building name, address, and age.

2. Location of space in the building and date of availability.

3. Rentable square feet (RSF) offered and rate per RSF.

4. ANSI/BOMA office area/usable square feet (ABOA SF) offered.

5. Name, address, telephone number, and email address of authorized contact.

6. Scaled floor plans (as-built) identifying offered space.

7. Interested respondents may include building owners and representatives with the exclusive right to represent building owners. Representatives of building owners must include the exclusivity agreement, representation letter, listing contract or other executed agreement granting the exclusive right to represent the building owner with their response to this public notice.

8. Offered building shown to be located within the delineated area.

9. Offered building showing the location is outside the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain).