USACE MOBILE DISTRICT REQUEST FOR LEASE PROPOSAL (RLP), REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, AL

**POC: Donovan D. Knight at Donovan.D.Knight@usace.army.mil and Miya Adams, Miya.A.Adams@usace.army.mil.**

A. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is requesting to lease approximately 120,000 square feet of rentable class A space that meets force protection security requirements in Huntsville, Alabama no more than five miles from Gate 9, Redstone Arsenal or immediately inside of Gate 9 at Red Arsenal. Requested space must be fully serviced and in a building that can either be customized or built to suit. The Government agency MUST be sole occupant of leased space. The term required is one (1) year firm with ten (10) option years. Upon Acceptance, the Lease Term Commencement Date shall be on or before 1 January 2028. The Commencement Date shall not go beyond 1 January 2028. Offers submitted can be for either:

                        1. An existing structure to be modified to meet the specific needs of a class A facility by the requisite due date.

                  OR

                         1. Class A structure to be built to the specific needs and delivered by the requisite date.

B. The facility shall be a Class A, modern Building of sound and substantial construction of stone, brick, stainless steel, aluminum, or other permanent materials in good condition and acceptable to the Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO). If not a new Building, the Space offered shall be in a building that has undergone, or will have completed by occupancy date, modernization, or adaptive reuse for the Space with modern conveniences and still classified as Class A.

C. The Government requires a minimum of 460 surface/outside parking spaces to include a fenced parking area. Additional information can be found within the agency requirements (Exhibit D). These spaces must be in accordance with the Security Requirements set forth in the Lease. Government parking must be within a reasonable walking distance of no more than four blocks from the facility. Offerors should include the cost of parking as part of the proposal to lease space.

D. The lease term shall be 1 year firm with (10) option years, with Government termination rights, in whole or in part, effective at any time after the Firm Term of the Lease by providing not less than 120 days written notice to the Lessor. The Government will exercise each option year by providing the Lessor no less than 120 days’ notice prior to the expiration of firm term period or expiration of an option year.

E. Bid must be valid for 60 days

***All submissions must be in compliance with the attached documents.***

**POC: Donovan D. Knight at Donovan.D.Knight@usace.army.mil and Miya Adams, Miya.A.Adams@usace.army.mil.**

Notes to Bidders:

A. Request for Information (RFI): Any questions pertaining to this Solicitation must be submitted in writing to: Donovan D. Knight at Donovan.D.Knight@usace.army.mil and Miya Adams, Miya.A.Adams@usace.army.mil. The Government will not respond to inquiries made in any other manner (e.g., phone or facsimile, etc.). Oral exchanges between Offerors and the Government prior to award of the lease will not be binding. All inquiries regarding this Solicitation must be submitted no later than March 5, 2026, by 12:00 pm (CST) to allow for a response by the Government. All inquiries and responses will be provided to all Offerors after having been processed by the technical team. Any information necessary to the submittal of offers concerning this solicitation will be furnished to all Offerors as an amendment to the solicitation.

B. SAM Registration: Offerors must be currently registered in the System for Award Management database (www.sam.gov) and provide proof of registration with the bid.

C. Lease: The Lease (Exhibit A) must be fully completed, initialed, and signed where indicated. THE LEASE MAY NOT BE AMENDED IN ANY WAY without negotiation and approval. Non-approved alterations to the Lease will nullify the document and the offer will be considered unresponsive and non-awardable. The lease document attached to this Solicitation sets forth the lease term and other terms and conditions of the Lease contemplated by this RLP on which Offerors shall submit offered rent and other price data, together with required information and submissions. The Lease paragraph titled “Definitions and General Terms” shall apply to the terms of this RLP.

D. Pricing: This is to be a full-service lease and all services (e.g. janitorial, ground maintenance, furniture, etc.) are required under this Solicitation. Offerors shall include costs for any services in their submitted offers.

E. Additional Pricing Information: The Offeror shall submit a price breakdown of the submitted price with your offer.

F. Submission: Bid shall be due by 3:00pm (CST) on March 10, 2026. No late submissions will be considered. Offeror shall prepare a complete offer, using the forms provided with this RLP, and submit the completed lease proposal package to the Government as indicated: Donovan Knight Donovan.D.Knight@usace.army.mil and Miya Adams, Miya.A.Adams@usace.army.mil.

G. Award: Award will be made upon the Government’s acceptance of the submitted offer and Offeror’s fully executed lease acknowledging the terms and conditions of the lease. The final executed lease agreement between the successful Offeror and the Government will be comprised of the accepted offer, the executed lease in its entirety, the solicitation, and all attachments.

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