CFTC Notification of Intent for a lease agreement for current Headquarters location

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") intends to negotiate and award a sole-source lease to Beacon Capital Partners, DBA LCPC Lafayette Property LLC for the CFTCs existing Headquarters (HQ) lease at 1155 21st St. NW, Washington, DC 20581. The CFTC intends to award a new, 5-year firm-term lease to Beacon Capital Partners for the existing CFTC footprint at this address, which is 289,295 rentable square feet (RSF). This new 5-year lease is necessary to account for the time required to competitively award a new long-term lease and then design, build out, and move to a new headquarters location. CFTCs current HQ lease expires on September 30, 2027, which does not allow sufficient time for these steps. This necessity is the result of the CFTCs changing requirements and a determination by CFTC leadership that 355 E St SW, Washington, DC, 20024 was insufficient for CFTCs needs. By maintaining its current HQ location, the Commission will ensure there is enough room for staff as the agency brings more talent onboard to respond to industry growth and innovation. By remaining at its current location, CFTC staff will not be disrupted from their work as the agency pushes forward a wide agenda between new innovative products and its traditional derivatives roots in agriculture. The CFTC also is well-positioned to bring savings on its next lease and solving a long-simmering problem that has plagued the agency. The CFTC has independent leasing authority (reference 7 U.S.C. 16(b)(3)) and is the lease holder for its Washington, DC location at 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581. The Government intends to procure this requirement under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) because the property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency. The CFTC requires office space beginning October 1, 2027, and there is no other property that could satisfy the CFTCs needs by that date. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS or a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received by 5PM ET, June 20, 2026. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish the capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of future Market Research requirements. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government anticipates award on or about September 30, 2026. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.