GSA Seeks New FCC HQ
The General Services Administration issued a presolicitation notice for office space for the FCC, according to a post Monday on the GSA’s FedBizOpps.gov website. The FCC’s lease at its current location at the Portals buildings ends in 2017 (see 1501090040),…
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and GSA and FCC officials have told us the commission is examining plans for either moving or using a smaller space in its existing building. “It is anticipated the incumbent Lessor(s) may compete for this procurement,” Monday’s post said. A Washington Business Journal report on the solicitation said the FCC’s relatively large space needs are going to be of special interest to some of Washington’s largest developers. The presolicitation seeks between 394,000 and 473,000 square feet of office space -- the FCC leases 537,812 square feet in the Portals. The commission’s budget request mentioned the need to consolidate space. The presolicitation notice seeks a 15-year lease, with a five-year option, and specifies that the new location should be in Washington’s Central Employment Area, which means it won’t be in Virginia or Maryland. The new site must also be “within 2,640 walkable linear feet of a metrorail station.” The FCC also needs a minimum first-floor ceiling of 11 feet 6 inches, and the right to fully control and secure the roof, which must be “free from signal interference as determined by the FCC.” If the current building remains the FCC’s home, it’s going to need some renovations, the GSA posting said. “The Government is seeking to improve their current occupancy efficiencies and it is anticipated that most of the existing space will need to be redesigned and renovated.” The GSA is being represented by real estate broker CBRE, and expressions of interest in the presolicitation are due Aug. 3, while offers are due in September. The FCC is expected to take occupancy “no earlier than October 17, 2017 and no later than December 31, 2019,” the GSA notice said.