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GSA PBS Pricing Desk Guide, 4th Edition, 2010
- Introduction [Go to Page]
- What’s New in the Fourth Edition? [Go to Page]
- Document Changes
- Policy Changes
- Federally Owned versus Leased Space Pricing
- Pricing in Leased Space [Go to Page]
- The Occupancy Agreement [Go to Page]
- Description of Space and Services
- Clauses
- Signature Page
- Financial Summary
- Revising an Occupancy Agreement
- Occupancy Types [Go to Page]
- New Occupancies
- Continuing Occupancies
- Backfill Occupancies [Go to Page]
- Valuation of the Existing Tenant Improvements
- Determination of the TI Allowance
- Backfill Pricing Flexibility
- Pricing Fundamentals – Space Measurement
- Pricing Standards – Building Shell Rent [Go to Page]
- Building Shell Definition
- Structure of Rent
- Adjustments for Failure to Perform
- Pricing Standards – Tenant Improvements [Go to Page]
- Tenant Improvements Definition
- Typical Tenant Improvements
- Tenant Improvement Allowance
- General Component of Tenant Improvement Allowance
- Customization Component of Tenant Improvement Allowance
- Setting the Tenant Improvement Allowance by Tenant Agency Tier
- Setting the Tenant Improvement Allowance by Functional Estimate
- Amortization of Tenant Improvement Allowances
- Application of Tenant Improvement Allowances
- Lump-Sum Payment Options for Tenant Improvements [Go to Page]
- Lower or Zero Customization Tier
- Relet Space
- Restrictions on Lump-Sum Payments
- Application of OMB Circular A-11 Appendix B to Specific Space Actions [Go to Page]
- Prospectus – Leased
- Nonprospectus – Leased
- Changing or Appealing a Tenant Agency Customization Tier
- Tenant Improvement Allowances for Warehouses
- Pricing Standards – Operating Costs
- Pricing Standards – Real Estate Taxes
- Pricing Standards – GSA-Installed Leasehold Improvements
- Pricing Standards – Security [Go to Page]
- Basic Security
- Building-Specific Security [Go to Page]
- Building-Specific Security Charge - FPS
- Building-Specific Amortized Capital Charge - PBS
- Tenant-Specific Security
- Pricing Standards – Billing Adjustments
- Pricing Standards – Antennas
- Pricing Standards – Reimbursable Services
- Pricing Standards – Parking
- Pricing Standards – Other Space
- Pricing Standards – PBS Fees [Go to Page]
- PBS Fee Components
- PBS Fee Exceptions [Go to Page]
- Non-Cancelable Space Exception
- U.S. Postal Service-Controlled Space
- Services Included in the PBS Fee [Go to Page]
- Conduct Market Survey
- Solicit Offers
- Negotiate Offers
- Evaluate Offers
- Prepare Lease Documents and Award Lease
- Prospectus Generation
- Requirements Development
- Appraisals
- GSA Legal Staff Support
- Occupancy Agreement
- Postaward Project Management Services
- Lease Administration
- Fire and Life Safety
- Additional Services Outside of PBS Fee [Go to Page]
- Environmental Studies
- Project Management Fee
- Other Services Outside of the PBS Fee
- Pricing Standards – Joint Use [Go to Page]
- Joint Use Charges and User Base
- Joint Use Components
- Joint Use and the Tenant Improvement Allowance [Go to Page]
- Multiple Tenant Agencies in a Building, Lease, Facility, or Community
- Single Tenant Agency in a Building
- Joint Use and Warehouse Space
- Pricing Standards – Rent Concessions [Go to Page]
- Free Space
- National Broker Contract Commission Credit
- Repayment of Concessions Upon Return of Space
- Pricing in Federally Owned Space [Go to Page]
- The Occupancy Agreement [Go to Page]
- Description of Space and Services
- Clauses
- Signature Page
- Financial Summary
- Revising an Occupancy Agreement
- Occupancy Types [Go to Page]
- New Occupancies
- Continuing Occupancies [Go to Page]
- Appraisals and Continuing Occupancies
- Release of Appraisal Information
- Backfill Occupancies [Go to Page]
- Valuation of the Existing Tenant Improvements
- Determination of the TI Allowance
- Backfill Pricing Flexibility
- Pricing Fundamentals – Predominant Use [Go to Page]
- General Use
- Warehouse
- General Use and Warehouse
- Parking
- Unique
- Pricing Fundamentals – Space Measurement [Go to Page]
- Initial Measurement and Validation
- Maintenance
- Execution of SDM-Initiated Space Changes [Go to Page]
- Inventory System Update
- OA Update – No Change in Usable Square Footage
- OA Update – Change in Usable Square Footage
- Space Errors Identified During SDM Processes
- Evaluation of Building Appraisal Following SDM Change
- Joint Use Space Errors Identified during SDM Processes
- Execution of Tenant Agency-Initiated Space Changes
- General Storage Assignment – Pricing Implication
- Pricing Standards – Building Shell Rent [Go to Page]
- Building Shell Definition
- The Firewall Between Building Shell and Tenant Improvements
- Shell Rent
- General Storage Pricing
- Pricing Standards – Tenant Improvements [Go to Page]
- Tenant Improvements Definition
- Typical Tenant Improvements
- Tenant Improvement Allowance
- General Component of Tenant Improvement Allowance
- Customization Component of Tenant Improvement Allowance
- Setting the Tenant Improvement Allowance by Tenant Agency Tier
- Setting the Tenant Improvement Allowance by Functional Estimate
- Amortization of Tenant Improvement Allowances
- Application of Tenant Improvement Allowances
- Lump-Sum Payment Options for Tenant Improvements [Go to Page]
- Lower or Zero Customization Tier
- Relet Space
- Restrictions on Lump-Sum Payments
- Application of OMB Circular A-11 Appendix B to Specific Space Actions [Go to Page]
- Prospectus – Owned
- Nonprospectus – Owned
- Changing or Appealing a Tenant Agency Customization Tier
- Tenant Improvement Allowances for Warehouses
- Pricing Standards – Operating Costs [Go to Page]
- Utilities
- Maintenance
- Custodial Services
- Above-Standard Services
- Pricing Standards – Real Estate Taxes
- Pricing Standards – GSA-Installed Leasehold Improvements
- Pricing Standards – Security [Go to Page]
- Basic Security
- Building-Specific Security [Go to Page]
- Building-Specific Security Charge - FPS
- Building-Specific Amortized Capital Charge - PBS
- Tenant-Specific Security
- Pricing Standards – Billing Adjustments
- Pricing Standards – Antennas
- Pricing Standards – Reimbursable Services
- Pricing Standards – Parking
- Pricing Standards – Other Space
- Pricing Standards – PBS Fees [Go to Page]
- Services Provided by PBS [Go to Page]
- Prospectus Generation
- Requirements Development
- Space Planning
- Appraisals
- GSA Legal Staff Support
- Occupancy Agreement
- Environmental Studies
- Postaward Project Management Services
- Property Management
- Fire and Life Safety
- Additional Services Not Included in the PBS Shell Rent [Go to Page]
- Project Management Fee
- Other Services not Included in the PBS Shell Rent
- Pricing Standards – Joint Use [Go to Page]
- Joint Use Charges and User Base
- Joint Use Components [Go to Page]
- Space
- Space – Annual Rate Adjustments
- Parking
- Parking – Annual Rate Adjustments
- Joint Use and the Tenant Improvement Allowance [Go to Page]
- Multiple Tenant Agencies in a Building, Facility, or Community
- Single Tenant Agency in a Building
- Joint Use and Warehouse Space
- Pricing Standards – Rent Concessions
- Move Policy [Go to Page]
- Tenant Agency Consolidations
- Swing Space
- Exceptions to Move Policy
- Funding Responsibilities of a Forcing Agency
- Double Rent in the Event of Tenant Agency-Caused Delays
- PBS- or Lessor-Caused Delays
- Tenant Agency Rights and Options [Go to Page]
- Cancellation Rights [Go to Page]
- Prior to Contract Execution
- After Contract Execution, Prior to Rent Start
- Non-Cancelable Space
- Return of Space [Go to Page]
- Four-Month Space Release Right
- Defining a Marketable Block of Space
- Return of Non-Cancelable Space
- Repayments Upon Return of Space
- Partial Release of Space
- Delegations
- Rent Appeals [Go to Page]
- Formal Rent Appeal Procedures
- Rent Appeal Conditions
- Return on Investment Pricing [Go to Page]
- Federally Owned Return on Investment Pricing [Go to Page]
- Hurdle Rate Test
- OA Terms and Signature Requirements [Go to Page]
- OA Iterations - New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation
- OA Iterations - Conversion from FAR-Based to ROI Pricing
- OA Iterations - Continuing Occupancies
- Calculating the ROI Shell Rate [Go to Page]
- New Construction
- Substantial Rehabilitation
- Conversions from FAR-Based to ROI Pricing
- Continuing Occupancies
- Calculating Other ROI Rates [Go to Page]
- Tenant Improvement Allowance Amortization Rate
- Operating Rate
- Building-Specific Amortized Capital Rate
- Joint Use Rate
- Parking Rate
- Antenna and Other Rates
- ROI Rent Alternative for Tenant Agencies
- Adjusting Shell Rent for Additional Capital Improvements
- Vacancy, Outlease, and Backfill Occupancy [Go to Page]
- Vacancy
- Outleasing to Nonfederal Tenants
- Backfill
- Courthouse Return on Investment Pricing [Go to Page]
- Hurdle Rate Test
- OA Terms and Signature Requirements [Go to Page]
- OA Iterations - New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation
- OA Iterations - Conversion from FAR-Based to ROI Pricing
- OA Iterations - Continuing Occupancies
- Calculating the ROI Shell Rate [Go to Page]
- New Construction
- Substantial Rehabilitation
- Conversions from FAR-Based to ROI Pricing
- Continuing Occupancies
- Calculating Other ROI Rates [Go to Page]
- Tenant Improvement Allowance Amortization Rate
- Operating Rate
- Building-Specific Amortized Capital Rate
- Joint Use Rate
- Parking Rate
- Antenna and Other Rates
- ROI Rent Alternative for Noncourt Tenant Agencies
- Adjusting Shell Rent for Additional Capital Improvements
- Vacancy, Outlease, and Backfill Occupancy [Go to Page]
- Vacancy
- Outleasing to Nonfederal Tenants
- Backfill
- Land Ports of Entry
- United States Postal Service Pricing
- Congressional District Offices [Go to Page]
- U.S. Senate Pricing
- U.S. House of Representatives Pricing
- Emergencies [Go to Page]
- Natural Disasters
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Occupancy Agreements
- Emergency Relocations [Go to Page]
