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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks to lease the following space:

State: MD

City: GAITHERSBURG

Delineated Area: North: Route 124, East: Route 117 (Clopper Road), South: Route 119 (Middlebrook Road), West: I-270.

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 80,530, Maximum Sq. Ft.( RSF): 92,449

Space Type: Laboratory

Parking Spaces (Total): 174

Full Term: 5 years

For further information, refer to the attached RLP and all exhibits.

Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. Offered space shall not be in the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain.

Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B.

In accordance with and subject to the terms, requirements, and conditions of this RLP, NIH will evaluate all proposals received to select an Offeror as Potential Lessee and enter into lease negotiations. A Potential Lessee with whom NIH makes and enters into a written and legally binding lease agreement is hereinafter referred to as a “Lessee.” A Potential Lessee may not actually become a Lessee.

Submission Requirements:

Lease Proposals must be submitted electronically to the National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, Real Estate Contracting Branch. ATTN: Eric C. Rogers, Branch Chief/Lease Contracting Officer, eric.rogers@nih.gov and Marie-Claire Pearce, Lease Contracting Officer, marie-claire.pearce@nih.gov by NO LATER THAN August 4th, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. EST.