Redacted Justification

    

     

 

Justification for Other Than Full and Open
Competition, Extension
U.S. General Services Administration
GSA - Office of Leasing
High Risk Acquisition – East Division

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

PROJECT NUMBER:

5DC0642

Agency Name:

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
Pre-Trail Services Agency (PSA)

1. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED.
The General Services Administration currently leases 151,300 Rentable Square Feet (RSF), yielding 127,026 BOMA Office Area Square Feet (BOASF) of office and related space at 633 Indiana Avenue, NW in Washington, DC under lease number LDC02205 for the CSOSA and PSA. The current lease expires September 30, 2026. Approval is requested to negotiate a lease extension with the incumbent Lessor without full and open competition for continued occupancy at this leased location. The procedures for pursuing a lease extension are detailed in GSAR 570.405: Lease extensions.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S NEEDS

(INCLUDING ESTIMATED VALUE).
The Government requires an extension of the current lease for 18 months to commence on October 1, 2026 and expire on March 31, 2027. The estimated cost of this lease extension is /RSF per year
for an annual cost of
and a total contract value of $12,709,200.00.

3. IDENTIFICATION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION.
41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This statutory authority is implemented through FAR 6.103-1 (GSA RFO-2025-06) and GSAR 570.405. In accordance with GSAR 570.405, use of the sole source authority is appropriate when the government experiences a delay in acquiring replacement space. ց

The agency occupying the leased space is scheduled to move into other Federally controlled space, but encounters unexpected delays in preparing the new space for occupancy

4. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR

NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED. It is in the best interest of the Government to remain at the current location during the extension period. GSAM 570.405(c)(1) provides authority to negotiate a short-term lease extension in situations where the agency occupying leased space is scheduled to move to other federally controlled space but requires additional time to prepare the new space for the agency. GSA awarded the new space lease on