The intersection of the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and General Services Administration (GSA) leasing has undergone significant changes over the past year, raising important issues for lessors, legal practitioners and government...more
9/23/2024
/ Commercial Leases ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Workers ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Legal History ,
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Public Contracts ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Secretary of Labor ,
The Christian Doctrine ,
Wage and Hour
This is the second of a two-part series addressing special considerations for government lessors in the current commercial real estate market. Part I addressed the risks posed by government downsizing and early lease...more
8/15/2024
/ Assignments ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure ,
Deeds ,
Distressed Assets ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Foreclosure ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Lenders ,
Novation ,
OMB ,
SAM ,
Time Extensions
Landlords of General Services Administration (GSA) property in Zone 2 should be on the lookout to ensure that the administrators have correctly calculated the entitlement to a tax adjustment. Upon review, it appears that...more
The commercial real estate market in the United States is undergoing a profound shift as building vacancy increases in most major markets and as trillions of dollars of financing are coming due in 2024....more
4/2/2024
/ Abandoned Property ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Lease Termination ,
OMB
First-time landlords to the government are often overwhelmed by the number of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clauses included in government leases. The compliance...more
3/29/2024
/ Commercial Leases ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GSAR ,
Leases ,
Misrepresentation ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Suspensions & Debarments
This is the first edition of Holland & Knight's Federal Real Estate Leasing Year in Review. For years, our GSA Leasing & Federal Real Estate Team has worked with LexisNexis to provide updated versions of the Federal...more
12/21/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Board of Contract Appeals ,
Commercial Leases ,
Compliance ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Land ,
Fixed Price Contracts ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Green Buildings ,
Landlords ,
Lessor ,
Price Inflation ,
Property Improvements ,
Rent ,
Risk Allocation ,
TikTok
A number of developments in 2022 will impact federal leasing: The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) has issued a landmark decision on what constitutes a reimbursable real estate tax, the White House has issued...more
U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker of the Southern District of Georgia on Dec. 7, 2021, issued a preliminary injunction, halting the government's enforcement of the vaccine mandate on all federal landlords and their...more
12/9/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Commercial Leases ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Landlords ,
OMB ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Scope of Authority ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations
In the ever-shifting landscape surrounding the landlord (and contractor) vaccine mandate, a federal judge has ruled against the federal government and issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits enforcement of the vaccine...more
12/2/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Commercial Leases ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA) ,
Landlords ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Scope of Authority ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Vaccinations
Over the past two weeks, the long-expected vaccine mandate for government contractors and landlords has been issued and is being implemented at a rapid pace. First, on Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an Executive...more
10/19/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Landlords ,
Public Contracts ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Over the past few weeks, landlords leasing space to the General Services Administration (GSA) have begun to receive notices of requirements that all personnel operating in GSA space certify as to whether or not they have been...more
9/9/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Certification Requirements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
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9/2/2021
/ Commercial Leases ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
National Security ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Planning
The General Services Administration (GSA) amended the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations (GSAR) via an interim rule (Rule) – effective June 30, 2021 – to incorporate disclosure obligations of foreign...more
8/2/2021
/ CFIUS ,
Commercial Leases ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Ownership ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
GSAR ,
Interim Rule ,
Lease Financing ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Public Comment ,
Real Estate Transactions
The General Services Administration (GSA) released Lease Acquisition Circular, LAC-2020-01, issuing Leasing Desk Guide, Chapter 23, Lease Acquisitions Using Unusual and Compelling Urgency, on April 2, 2020. In light of the...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled on Dec. 20, 2019, that the "Rule of Two" of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (VBA) does not require the U.S. General Services...more
1/14/2020
/ Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
GSAR ,
Leaseholds ,
Leases ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Rule of Two ,
Small Business ,
Veterans ,
Veterans Administration
On January 3, 2017, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered a report to Congress recommending that the General Services Administration (GSA) inform tenant agencies when leasing high-security space...more
2/3/2017
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Blocked Entities ,
Blocked Person ,
CFIUS ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Entities ,
GAO ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Government Entities ,
Leases ,
Notification Requirements ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Real Estate Market ,
SDN List ,
Transparency
In September 2015, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) issued Lease Acquisition Circular (LAC) 2015-06, which required GSA's Lease Contracting Officers (LCOs) to cease the use of earlier Request for Lease Proposal...more
In 2014, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) sought to consolidate the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) multiple Northern Virginia offices into one campus. As this process would require a lease award...more