GSA Awards New FBI Lease in Phoenix to Ryan Companies US, Inc.

PHOENIX—The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the award of a new lease for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).  The build to suit lease was awarded to Ryan Companies US, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona.  The award was based on a competitive best value lease procurement. It will provide FBI with 210,202 square feet, which allows for some expansion and desired consolidation.  The site for the 20-year lease is at 7th Street and Deer Valley Road in Phoenix.

GSA established this as a Design Excellence project, which ensures excellence in public architecture, engineering and construction. The Design Excellence program ensures an efficient working environment that can accommodate ongoing technological innovation and allow for a technologically state-of-the-art work place throughout the project's useful life. The new building will be designed and constructed to achieve a minimum of LEED Silver rating in the “New Construction” (LEED NC) category.

Ryan Companies U.S. Inc. will use Energy Savings Performance utility agreements to achieve, maintain and or exceed the Energy Star benchmark.  Additionally they will provide one full-time assistant property manager and a full-time building engineer housed in the main office building.

The FBI's mission as a criminal investigative agency has developed into an intelligence focused agency.  The priorities of the FBI have shifted to reshaping intelligence operations, enhancing the workforce, and building stronger partnerships.  An important component of the refocused priorities of the federal agency is the availability of efficient and cost effective facilities, with up-to-date infrastructure in support of the FBI's mission.  FBI also requires a facility that meets the Level 4 Interagency Security Committee (ISC) criteria, with sufficient space for the current and projected workforce.

FBI is currently located in one federal building and three leased facilities in Phoenix.  The existing facilities are incapable of providing FBI the increased square footage necessary to support new functions and cannot meet enhanced IT infrastructure sufficient space to meet its current requirements and allow for full compliance with the ISC guidelines.  This new build to suit lease project will meet the FBI's long-term housing needs in Phoenix.

For more information, please contact Ms. Gene Gibson at 415-264-9401.