Extend Lease- Carson NF Supervisor's Office

The Forest Service intends to award an extension of a current lease using other than full and open competition to the incumbent, lessor Richard P. Cook for approximately 16,868 rentable square feet (rsf) of office space and parking spaces in Taos, New Mexico. The lease extension will not exceed June 30, 2015. A market research was conducted and found that there was no potential source available in the delineated area that could provide the agencies requirements and square footage of space needed. Therefore, the Government has made a determination to proceed on a sole source basis to remain at its current location. In addition, it would not be economically advantageous to relocate to another facility due to the substantial relocation costs (i.e. physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements, telecommunications infrastructure, life and fire safety standards, security requirements and non-productive agency downtime) that would be incurred and not recovered through competition. This notice of intent is not a solicitation.