U.S. Government Seeks to Lease Office Space in Queens (Flushing), NY   2

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

State: NY
City: Queens (Flushing)
Delineated Area: North: Northern Blvd. East: Parsons Blvd. South: Franklin Ave. West: Main St. (See attached map.)
Requirements Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 12,548
Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 13,834 Space Type: Office
Parking Spaces (Total): 0
Parking Spaces (Reserved and Secured): 0
Full Term: 10 years
Firm Term: 5 years Additional Requirements: Class A space preferred. Space must be contiguous on a single floor at ground level or above. Basement or below grade space will not be accepted. Space on the ground level is preferred. Space offered above the ground level must be serviced by at least two accessible elevators, one of which may be a freight elevator. Secure restrooms accessible only to government employees (or other tenants, in the event of a multi-tenant floor).

Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. A fully serviced lease is required. Offered space shall not be in the 100-year flood plain.

The U.S. Government currently occupies office and related space in a building under lease in Flushing, NY that will be expiring. The Government is considering alternative space if economically advantageous. In making this determination, the Government will consider, among other things, the availability of alternative space that potentially can satisfy the Government's requirements, as well as costs likely to be incurred through relocating, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and telecommunication infrastructure, and non-productive agency downtime.

This procurement will be subject to all the rules, regulations, conditions, and specifications stated in the Request for Lease Proposal package that will be sent out pursuant to this advertisement.

Expressions of Interest must be received in writing no later than December 15, 2016 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time, and should include the following information at a minimum: Building name and address; Location of space in the building and date of availability; Rentable Square Feet (RSF) offered and full service rental rate per RSF; ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet offered and full service rental rate per ABOA SF; Floor plans (as-built) identifying offered space; Name, address, telephone number, and email address of authorized contact.

Owners, brokers, or agents may offer space for consideration. Any properties submitted by brokers or agents must be accompanied by written evidence that they are authorized by the ownership to exclusively represent the building offered.

At this time, the Government is only considering existing buildings, and will not consider new construction options.

Projected Dates Expressions of Interest Due: 12/15/2016 Market Survey (Estimated): Week of 1/9/2017 Offers Due (Estimated): Week of 2/27/2017 Occupancy (Estimated): Q3-Q4 2017
Authorized Contacts GSA is using a tenant broker to represent the Government in lease negotiations for this transaction. In no event shall the Offeror enter into negotiations or discussions concerning this space requirement with any Federal Agency other than the General Services Administration (GSA) Lease Contracting Officer or their authorized representative, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

Interested parties should send expressions of interest to the email address below:

Attn: Craig Wainner
1801 K Street, NW - Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 719-5844
Craig.wainner@am.jll.com

Please reference Project Number 6NY0561.