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The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking to lease existing Class A or B retail space for an Armed Forces Career Center in Lemon Grove/La Mesa, California. The space required is between **** and **** gross rentable square feet. The lease term will not exceed five years with government termination rights. Key requirements include: - Adequate mass transit access within three walking blocks. - Primary and secondary points of ingress/egress. - Lighted, non-exclusive or reserved on-site parking for four government vehicles (24/7) and additional parking for approximately 15 employee vehicles and visitors during business hours, weekends, and holidays. - Use of government lease. - Military services have the right to use space beyond normal working hours, including weekends and holidays. - Facilities must be located in areas with compatible businesses, avoiding sexually oriented businesses, bars, nightclubs, liquor stores, smoke shops, marijuana dispensaries, or businesses producing injurious odors. - Lessors must be registered and active in www. ***. *. * prior to the proposal deadline. - Proposals are due by 5:00 PM PST on April 30, 2026. - Responses must include building name, address, as-built floor plan, digital photo of street view, BOMA rentable and usable square feet, rental rate (including CAM, taxes, and insurance), and common area factor. - Evaluation factors include location, ability to meet construction specifications, security measures, lease requirements, competitive costs, and qualitative ratings. - Three construction bids for the build-out are requested, and no change orders will be authorized after bid acceptance. - Special attention should be given to security requirements (video entry control, CCTV, dual roller shades, fragmentation film, etc. ), telecommunication wiring, water fountain, signage, paint, wall graphics, phone jacks, electrical outlets, and carpet squares. All specified items must be followed, even if not required by code. - Bids shall include tear-down and haul-away expenses. - Janitorial services must be included in the lease, with the lessor responsible for contracting these services. - Interested parties can contact Lihua Kelly Chen at the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers by 5:00 PM MST on April 30, 2026.
The bid notice states that proposals are due no later than 5:00 PM PST on 30 APR 2026.
The bid notice states that the following factors will be considered when evaluating bids: location, ability to meet all construction specifications, security measures and lease requirements, complete initial and final offers must be received by defined deadline, competitive costs in the best interest of the government, and qualitative ratings by client for mission.
The bid notice states that 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 advertisement. Lessors are required to be registered and active in www. ***. *. * prior to the deadline for final offer submission.
