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Development Opportunities and Solicitations


The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) periodically issues solicitations for real estate development partners and services. Select from the link(s) below for more information about current development opportunities


 

 

Request for Expressions for Interest for 901 5th Street, NW (5th and I Street, NW)
(Square 0516, Lot 0059)
Release Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Submission Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2013, 5 PM EST

The Opportunity
The Government of the District of Columbia (the “District”), through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“DMPED”), seeks to develop the lot 0059 in Square 0516, located at the intersection of 5th Street and I Street NW.  

DMPED invites qualified Development Teams (“Respondents”) to respond to this Request For Expressions of Interest (“RFEI”) for the disposition and development of lot 0059 in Square 0516 (“Development Parcel”), totaling 20,641 sq. ft., pursuant to a ground lease of no less then thirty (30) years or a fee simple transfer. The proposed development plans should reflect the important value of this site to the surrounding community and embody the following characteristics:

  • High architectural design quality that maximizes density, 
  • Economic viability,
  • Residential condominium or rental component, including an affordable housing component,
  • Robust local and small business neighborhood serving retail, and
  • A transit oriented development that reflects the project's adjacency to multiple Metro Stations.

 

Pre-Response Conference
The Pre-Response Conference will be held on Friday, June 7th, 2013 at 2PM at the Northwest One Library, 155 L Street NW.

Submission Requirements
Detailed submission guidelines and requirements for the development team respondents are outlined in the RFEI, available for download below.

Questions
Questions regarding this RFEI should be directed to Ivan Matthews, Project Manager, at Ivan.matthews@dc.gov.

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Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Franklin School at 925 13th Street, NW
Release Date:  Wednesday, April 10, 2013  
Submission Deadline: Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Opportunity
The Government of the District of Columbia, through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, seeks to rehabilitate the existing, approximately 51,000 square foot, historic Franklin School building, located at 925 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 and reuse the rehabilitated facility for a suitable use that is compatible with the building's historic character.

Pre-Response Information Session & Site Tour
The Pre-Response Information Session & Site Tour will be held on Friday, April 26th, 2013 at 10 A.M. EDT at the Franklin School. This session is strongly recommended for all potential Respondents. Respondents should RSVP by Tuesday, April 23rd by emailing nimita.shah@dc.gov with the name, organization, phone number, and email address of the attendee.

Submission Requirements
Detailed submission guidelines and requirements for the development team respondents and educational-use team respondents are outlined in the Request for Qualifications, available for download below.

Questions
Questions regarding this Request for Qualifications should be directed to Nimita Shah, Project Manager at nimita.shah@dc.gov.

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St. Elizabeths East - Request for Expressions of Interest for an Academic and Research Anchor
Issuance Date: April 4, 2013  Submission Deadline:  July 26, 2013

The District of Columbia is seeking expressions of interest from academic institutions or consortia that wish to serve as the academic anchor for the St. Elizabeths East Innovation Hub, an integrated center of research, education and private sector commercial activities on the east campus of the historic former St. Elizabeths Hospital ("St. Elizabeths East") in Southeast Washington, D.C. As a large contiguous site in the heart of one of the nation's most economically dynamic regions, St. Elizabeths East Campus offers universities an exceptional opportunity for co-location and collaboration with government and technology-related industries. 

A Pre-Response Conference will be held April 25, 2013. See the Pre-Response Conference Information below. 

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Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Master Development Services at Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Issuance Date: January 31, 2013   Submission Deadline: March 15, 2013

The Government of the District of Columbia (the "District"), through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ("DMPED"), seeks Statements of Qualifications ("SOQs") from qualified real estate development teams ("Respondents") to respond to this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for the disposition and development of 66.57 acres ("Site") located on the property formerly known as the Walter Reed Army Medical Center ("WRAMC") upon the District's planned acquisition of the Site from the United States Government. 

DMPED invites qualified "Master Developers" to respond to this RFQ for the redevelopment of the Site in Northwest Washington, D.C., through the adaptive reuse of existing historical structures and new construction. Through this RFQ, the District is seeking to prequalify a limited number of Respondents ("Prequalified Respondents") who will be invited to participate in a subsequent Request for Proposals ("RFP") process that is expected to commence in the second quarter of the 2013 calendar year. There will be a Pre-Response Conference and Site Visit held at the Site on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

For more information and project updates, please visit and register at www.walterreedlra.com

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Request for Proposals for 965 Florida Avenue, NW (Sherman Avenue NW Site)
(Square 2873, Lot 1102)
Release Date:  Friday, November 16, 2012
Submission Deadline:  Tuesday, February 12, 2013 3PM EDT

The Opportunity:
The Government of the District of Columbia (the "District"), through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ("DMPED"), seeks to redevelop an approximately 1.45ac parcel located at street address 965 Florida Avenue, NW, in the Shaw/Cardozo neighborhood of Ward 1, designated as Lot 1102 in Square 2873 (the "Site"). The Site is located near the southwestern edge of the Howard University campus, currently serves as an unused parking lot, and contains one small abandoned building on its southwest corner. The Site is bounded by Sherman Avenue NW and Florida Avenue NW to the west, a development known as Howard Plaza Towers to the north, 9th Street and a Howard University-owned lot to the south.

Pre-Response Conference:
The Pre-Response Conference will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 10:30AM EDT at 815 Florida Avenue,NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Submission Requirements:
Detailed submission guidelines and requirements for the development team respondents are outlined in the RFP, available for download below.

Questions:
Questions regarding this RFP should be directed to Corey Lee, Project Manager corey.lee@dc.gov

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Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for Parcels F-1 and G-1
Hill East District Redevelopment (Phase I)

Release Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Submission Deadline: Thursday, January 17, 2013 (Deadline was extended - see Addendum 1 below)

All: 

You are invited to a community meeting scheduled by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development where the Respondent Team will present their proposed development project for Parcels F-1 and G-1 Hill East District Redevelopment (Phase I). Here are the details:

Respondent Team Presentations to the Community

Date:                Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Location:          Department of Corrections Training Academy
                          1901 D Street, SE, Washington, DC   
                          Room 1340

Time:                6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.      

Any questions regarding this community meeting should be submitted via e-mail only to Ketan Gada, Supervisory Project Manager (ketan.gada@dc.gov).

 

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Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals (RFQ/RFP) for Barry Farm New Communities Initiative
Release Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012
RFQ Submission Deadline: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
RFP Submission Deadline: Friday, March 8, 2013

The Opportunity
The District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”), in partnership with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“DMPED”) and in collaboration with the Office of Planning (“OP”), seeks a Master Planning and Development Team to develop and implement a comprehensive redevelopment plan for the Barry Farm New Communities Initiative (“BFNCI”).  This is a collaborative redevelopment effort to program and implement a comprehensive redevelopment plan for Barry Farm, leading to the creation of a sustainable, mixed-income community that is well-integrated with the surrounding neighborhood.  

Barry Farm is designated as part of the Government of the District of Columbia (the “District”) New Communities Initiative, a comprehensive public-private partnership designed to improve the quality of life for families and individuals living in four neighborhoods in Washington, DC:  Northwest One (Ward 6), Barry Farm (Ward 8), Lincoln Heights/Richardson Dwellings (Ward 7), and Park Morton (Ward 1).  Designated New Communities are District-supported redevelopment projects which address the physical and human architecture of neighborhoods troubled by concentrations of poverty, unemployment, blight and deterioration of the housing stock.  

Selection Process
DCHA’s solicitation seeks responses from qualified Master Planning and Development Teams with broad experience in public housing and mixed-finance development.  The selection process will be conducted in two parts, as follows:

Part I:  Request for Qualifications
In Part I of the process, interested Master Planning and Development Teams shall submit information concerning the Teams’ capacity, qualifications, and experience as outlined in the RFQ/RFP.  The RFQ responses will be reviewed by a multi-agency review team (“Evaluation Panel”) comprised of representatives appointed by the Executive Director of DCHA, in accordance with the evaluation factors set forth in the RFQ/RFP.  The link to the RFQ/RFP is found below.

Announcement of Short List
At the conclusion of the evaluation of Part I, a short list was developed.  The short list is composed of Respondent Teams deemed to be within the competitive range.  DCHA has contacted all Respondent Teams to inform them of the RFQ results and the identified Short List of Respondent Teams for Part II proposals.  Public presentations shall be required of the identified Short List of Respondent Teams.

Part II:  Request for Proposals
In Part II of the process, Respondent Teams deemed to be on the Short List shall submit a proposal for Barry Farm.  Part II of the Master Planning and Development Team proposals shall be reviewed by the Evaluation Panel in accordance with the evaluation factors set forth in the RFQ/RFP.  The Recommendation Panel will only review Part II responses from Teams determined to be a part of the Short List. RFP responses are due March 8, 2013.

Evaluation Panel
Final scores will be determined by combining the points received for both Part I and Part II responses.  The Evaluation Panel reserves the right to interview Respondent Teams if such is deemed to be in the best interest of DCHA.  The Executive Director shall recommend a final list to the DCHA Board of Commissioners.  The final selection of the Master Planning and Development Team will be made by the DCHA Board of Commissioners.
 
Post-Selection Due Diligence  
Following receipt of notification from DCHA of the selection, the selected Team shall execute a negotiated development agreement with DCHA.  In the event the BFNCI Project is delayed or canceled, DCHA reserves the right to utilize the selected Team on a different project of similar scale and/or size without issuing a separate solicitation.

Pre-Response Conference:
A pre-response conference was held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012.  The purpose of this conference is to discuss the proposed scope of work and respond to questions regarding the services required.  The location will be at 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Contracts and Procurement, Washington, D.C. 20002-7599.  

Submission Requirements:
Detailed submission guidelines and requirements for the development team respondents are outlined in the RFQ/RFP.  The link to the RFQ/RFP is found below.

Questions:
Questions regarding this RFQ/RFP should be directed to Cheryl Moore, DCHA Contracting Officer, at chansber@dchousing.org.

RFQ/RFP Document:
The RFQ/RFP document is available on DCHA's website at: www.dchousing.org.

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Request for Expression of Interests (RFEI) Capitol Gateway (CG) Overlay District
Release Date: Monday, August 13, 2012   
Submission Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2012 (Deadline was extended)

The Government of the District of Columbia (the "District"), through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ("DMPED), seeks to sell up to 300,000 square feet of Combined Lot Development rights ("CLD's") located within the Ballpark Stadium area pursuant to the Capitol Gateway Overlay. DMPED invites qualified Respondents to respond to this RFEI for the acquisition of CLD's within the Capitol Gateway (CG) Overlay District. 

The Capitol Gateway (CG) Overlay District is located in the Buzzard Point and Capitol Gateway areas, which are designated for mixed use development in the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capitol. 

Questions regarding this RFEI should be submitted via e-mail only to Shiv.Newaldass@dc.gov. Respondents shall not direct questions to any other person within the District except as allowed elsewhere in this RFEI. Responses to Respondent questions will be aggregated and posted on the following website: www.dmped.dc.gov.

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Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for 1300 H Street, NE
(Square 1026; Lots 0097, 0098, 0099, 0100, 0101, 0102, and 0103)
Release Date: Monday, June 11, 2012
Submission Deadline: Monday, August 6, 2012

The Opportunity:
The Government of the District of Columbia (the "District"), through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic  Development ("DMPED"), seeks to redevelop a 10,800 square foot parcel located at 1300 H Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, which was formerly the site of the R.L. Christian Library. The mix of uses may include mixed-income housing, community-serving retail, recommended uses of the H Street-Arts Overlay, and other cultural amenities. 

DMPED invites qualified Development Teams to respond to this Request for Expressions of Interest ("RFEI") for the disposition and development of lots 0097, 0098, 0099, 0100, 0101, 0102, and 0103 in Square 1026 ( the "Site") pursuant to a fee simple transfer. 

Pre-Response Conference:
The Pre-Response Conference was held on Thursday, June 21st, at 2pm, at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE, Washington, DC. The presentation and RSVP List can be found in the Related Documents section below. 

Community Comments:
Presentations by the Development Team respondents were made to the community on October 4th, 2012, at Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th Street, NE, Washington, DC. The presentations can be found in the Related Documents section below. The deadline for community members to submit comments for consideration by the Selection Recommendation Panel was November 9th, 2012.

Announcement of Short List/Request for Best and Final Offers:
After careful deliberation and based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFEI, the District has identified a short list of four (4) Development Team respondents who are being requested to submit a Best and Final Offer ("BAFO"). The four Development Team respondents on the short list are:

  • Argos Group 
  • Neighborhood Development Company
  • Atlas Partners
  • Rise Development / H Street CDC

 

The deadline for the short-listed Development Team respondents to submit their BAFO is Wednesday, December 5th, 2012. Following DMPED's review of the Best and Final Offers, DMPED will complete its final evaluation and present its selection recommendation to the Mayor for review. Updated information will be provided by January 2013.

Questions:
Questions regarding this RFEI should be directed to Reyna Alorro, Project Manager (Reyna.Alorro@dc.gov)

 

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Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for Parcel 42 at 7th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW (Square 0042, Lots 0106 & 0803)
Release Date: Friday, April 20, 2012
Submission Deadline: Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Opportunity:
The Government of District of Columbia (the “District”), through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“DMPED”), seeks to develop the following vacant lots 0106 and 0803 in Square 0442, located at the intersection of 7th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW.  Qualified Development Teams (“Respondents”)are invited  to respond to this Request For Expressions of Interest (“RFEI”) for the disposition and development of lots 0106 and 0803 in Square 0442 (“Development Parcels”), totaling 17,008 sq. ft  pursuant to a ground lease of no less then fifty (50) years or a fee simple transfer.  As the Development Parcels are in an emerging neighborhood, it is critical that the proposed development plans reflect the important value of these sites to the surrounding community and embody the following characteristics:

  • High architectural design quality that maximizes density,
  • Economic viability,
  • Mixed-income residential rental component that maximizes affordability based upon
      the District's contribution of land value,
  • Local and small business neighborhood serving retail, and
  • A transit oriented development that reflects the project's adjacency to the Shaw/Howard Metro Station.

DMPED seeks a developer that will develop the lots in keeping with the goals set out in this RFEI, and will accept  both matter-of-right and Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) development proposals.  However, DMPED encourages Respondents to submit PUD development proposals that maximize the density of the Development Parcels.  The Respondents that present the most innovative, comprehensive, and community supported solution may be “short listed” and/or a “best and final” proposal may be requested before a final selection is made.

Pre-Response Conference:
The Pre-Response Conference was held on Wednesday May 9, 2012 at 2pm EDT at the Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 7th St NW Washington DC 20001.  

Questions:
Questions regarding this RFEI should be directed to Ivan Matthews, Project Manager (Ivan.Matthews@dc.gov)

Community Comments:
Presentations by the Development Team respondents were made to this community on November 14, 2012, at the Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC. The presentations can be found in the Related Documents section below. Community members may submit comments for consideration by the Selection Recommendation Panel through the following two ways:

  1. E-mail the comment to dcbiz@dc.gov - or -
  2. Mail the comments to:
    Ivan Matthews
    Project Manager
    Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Suite 317
    Washington, DC 20004

 

The DEADLINE to submit comments is Friday, December 14th, 2012, by 5PM. 

All questions written on note cards during Community Meeting and are emailed/mailed to our office by December 14, 2012 will be answered, and all answers will be posted to this website. 

*Note: In Related Documents are the proposed development programs submitted by the development teams. They do not constitute final designs or project programs and are subject to modification.

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