Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency, Administrator of National Banks, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219

R -- REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY SERVICES SOL CC-97-R-0026 DUE 100897 POC Katie Scherf, Contract Specialist, 202-874-5144 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is a bureau of the Department of Treasury headquartered in Washington, DC with district offices and duty stations located throughout the United States. The OCC employs approximately 3,000 employees and is responsible for promoting and assuring the safety and soundness of the country's national banking system and maintaining its competitiveness, efficiency, integrity, and stability in the financial marketplace. The OCC has a requirement for the services of an experienced, licensed real estate attorney or a licensed attorney with significant real estate experience (the "Contractor"). The Contractor must have a principal office located in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. The Contractor shall provide the OCC with legal representation and office leasing legal advisory services, which may include, but are not limited to the following: 1) Consultation services and research capabilities in the areas of; (i) real estate, (ii) architectural and engineering design,(iii) speciality consultants (i.e., lighting, acoustical, security, food service, janitorial, parking, signage, etc.), (iv) construction (both general and sub-contracting), (v) furniture, fixtures and equipment, (vi) utilities, (vii) interior/exterior planting and landscaping and (viii) accessibility standards as set forth by the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 2) Leasing advice both written and oral in connection with lease negotiations; implementation of leases and subleases with landlords and subleases between the OCC and its sub-tenants; renegotiation of existing leases; and lease renewals. Also, written and oral advice with respect to government leasing policies, procedures and regulations, along with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Administration Regulations (FAR) leasing procedures and regulations, 3) Contracting advice both written and oral which will include drafting, reviewing, and modifying contracts for lease related services, which may include, but are not limited to: (i) architectural, engineering and specialty design consultants, (ii) general contractors and sub-contractors, (iii) property management, (iv) janitorial service, (v) food service, (vi) security and (vii) interior/exterior planting and landscaping, 4) Dispute advisement and representation in matters of disputes with landlords, consultants, contractors, lease related vendors and miscellaneous warranties (whether direct or implied) for materials and equipment. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued using Full and Open Competition rules. This is a small business set-aside. SIC Code 8111, Legal Services applies. Size Standard $5,000,000. Solicitation CC-97-R-0026 shall be released no sooner than 15 days after publication of this announcement. All requests for a copy of the solicitation must be in writing, addressed to: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Acquisition Services, (4-13), 250 E. Street SW, Washington, DC 20219, Attention: Kathleen J. Scherf. (0265)

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