U.S. Government Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Battle Creek, MI

The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking expressions of interest from owners and authorized representatives of properties meeting the following requirements:

State: Michigan (MI)

City: Battle Creek

Delineated Area: To be considered, properties must be located within the delineated area of Battle Creek, MI, bounded as follows: North along M-43/Morgan Rd; East along M-66; South along I-94; West along Helmer Rd. 

Only properties with a front-facing or direct-access postal address within these boundaries will be evaluated.

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 84,450

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 88,673

Space Type: Office and related space

Parking Spaces (Total, Surface or Structured): 33 on-site, reserved spaces

Parking Spaces (Reserved): 33 reserved spaces, the cost of which is to be included in the rental consideration

Full Term: 20 years

Firm Term: 15 years

Option Term: N/A

Additional Requirements:

• The offered building must have the ability to accommodate ISC Level III Security Requirements.  (See FSL Level III requirements)
• Offered space must be accommodated in no more than one (1) building. To qualify as one (1) building, offered space must be owned by a single owner and structure(s) must be connected.
• In addition to the reserved parking noted above, the offered building must meet at least one of the following:
  • Parking facilities with an adequate availability of parking spaces open to the general public to accommodate approximately 379 employees and visitors must be located within the immediate vicinity of the building, but generally not exceeding a walkable 1,320 feet of the employee entrance of the offered building, as determined by the LCO; or
  • The parking-to-square-foot ratio available on-site must at least meet current local code requirements, or, in the absence of a local code requirement, on-site parking must be available at a ratio of four (4) spaces for every 1,000 RSF of space.

Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease.  A fully serviced lease is required.  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.

Expressions of interest must include:

1. Building name and address;
2. Contact information and e-mail address of offeror’s representative;
3. ABOA SF and rentable square feet available, identifying the specific floors and square footages;
4. Asking full-service rental rate per ABOA SF and RSF inclusive of a standard GSA warm-lit shell, a tenant improvement allowance of $56.59 / ABOA SF, and a BSAC allowance of $25.00 / ABOA SF;
5. Operating costs per ABOA SF and RSF included in the full-service rates;
6. Submission by anyone other than the owner or manager of a property must be accompanied by written consent from the ownership granting authority to the representative in providing the information to the Government.

Expressions of Interest Due: November 10, 2026

Market Survey (Estimated): November 2026

Occupancy (Estimated): December 2029

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Name/Title: CBRE, Inc.

ATTN: Richard Downey / Sarah Pollack / Nate Scherpenisse

Address: 1900 N Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036

Email Addresses: richard.downey@gsa.gov; sarah.pollack@gsa.gov; Nate.scherpenisse@cbre.com

Telephone Numbers: (202) 585-5664 / (202) 585-5663 / (616) 581-2434

Government Contact Information:

Lease Contracting Officer: Bena Courville

Leasing Specialist: N/A

Broker: CBRE, Inc. Richard Downey / Sarah Pollack / Nate Scherpenisse