Commercial coworking

Provide federal employees with a short-term space solution

To keep up with rapidly changing federal workplace needs, we are tapping into the private sector’s business model for coworking spaces. Federal agencies can now also take advantage of shared workspaces in commercial settings to meet short-term space needs.

Through our contract with five commercial vendors, federal agencies have access to commercial coworking spaces in large and small cities across the continental United States.

Our contract provides you access to short-term, on-demand commercial coworking space for:

Emergencies (example: asbestos abatement).
Hiring surges (example: urgent hiring of data scientists).
Swing space (example: delayed construction project).
Pilots (example: testing a coworking program).

“[I liked the] ability to work alongside non-federal workers and fed workers from other agencies.” –Survey respondent

Commercial coworking space

Our commercial coworking space is where federal employees work alongside workers from other federal agencies and the private sector.

The coworking environment is outfitted with the following:

Open seating and workspaces.
Printers/copiers/fax machines.
Wireless internet access.
Shared kitchens, restrooms and other support spaces.

Workspace options include:

Unreserved workspaces (drop-in or “hot desks” without reservations).
Reservable workspaces (“hoteling” day use; with reservations).
Reservable offices (day use; with reservations).
Conference space (incidental use only).

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An office space with three desks; two of the desks are pushed together with three office chairs.

Seven people sit at a conference table, with five open laptops, a coffee mug, and a water bottle.r

A symmetrical, colorful working space with a long, speckled conference table with wood framed chairs, a flower arrangement

An open lobby area with several pieces of furniture, including two light gray, upholstered lounge chairs with round end tables and table.

A glass-walled office space with the word Jitterbit on the glass door; the office has a wooden serving rack along the near wall

Booths line one wall of an office space with a polished concrete floor, with windows along the far wall; opposite the booths are sofas.

A conference room with dark blue walls and a large flatscreen at one end with two people on screen; four people are gathered around a table.

Several people sit on sofas and in armchairs in the corner of a carpeted office space with large windows behind them with buildings.

An open office space with a polished concrete floor and a bank of windows at the far end; there are several people sitting at booths

A large, open work space with a wood grain patterned floor; one wall has several windows, and quotations are printed on the wall.

An office space with wood grained patterned floor a kitchen with several refrigerators and shelves with a diamond pattern backdrop and bar.

A tiled floor in the foreground of a large, open space with a kitchen and cupboards along one wall and a white bar with people standing.

A large hallway with glass-walled offices and conference rooms with orange doors on either side.

A large office space with starburst light fixtures and several people sitting on couches and armchairs, with a hexagonal patterned aisle.

A hallway with woodgrain patterned flooring and a large street map on one wall; a glass wall and orange door lead into an open office.

An oval, marble patterned table with five people seated around it in a window-lined conference room.

A long conference table with twenty office chairs in a room with a projector attached to the ceiling and several windows with shades.

A carpeted conference room with conference tables in an elongated rectangle with multiple office chairs around and a flatscreen at far end.

Three long conference tables with a person working on a laptop at the far end of the center table and a tag still attached to a chair.

A white cube workstation with a shelf with notebooks, pens, and books, and a desk with a laptop, notebook, file folders, and a mug.

Sun-shaped art with circular mirrors on wall above a couch with coffee table, potted plant, and office chair; a white door reads let's talk.

A long reception desk with blue carpeting and yellow shelving along a wall with a person on the phone looking down at a laptop.

A white desk with an office chair and laptop, potted plant, narrow lamp, books, and a mug containing pens and markers in front of a window.

A person sits at a desk with their hand at their chin looking at a laptop screen, with a framed picture in the foreground, lamps and plant.

A narrow corner office with diamond pattern carpet, a bookshelf along one wall with a cork board on top, an upholstered armchair.

A room with high ceilings with exposed ducts and large windows on one side; two large tables with light fixtures and six chairs.

Concrete floors and walls with artwork on two walls and bench armchairs with tables and a blue rug underneath.

A couch in the foreground with pillows on it and an L-shaped desk with computer monitors along a window at the far end of a working area.

A room with concrete floors and a kitchen area with subway tile; shelves hold mugs and glasses, and there are two taps at one end of a bar.

A room with stair benches, concrete floor, and a large table in the foreground; a blackboard on a white wall reads Centrl / office events.

A large foyer with a staircase from one level to another and an L-shaped blue couch with coffee table; rugs and carpeting on floor.

Two wicker chairs in the foreground of a large space with potted plants

A kitchen area with multiple coffee mugs and cups, cabinets, and a bar; people sit with notebooks and laptops at a long table with a plant.

Two people sit in armchairs near a window while another person sits in an office chair at a long table with a potted plant nearby; outside the window is a building and mountains are on the horizon behind the building.

A large office space painted mostly white, with a large bookshelf with several books in the middle of the room and artwork on one side; couches and armchairs with coffee tables are in the foreground with potted plants and cut flowers in some areas; windows line the far end of the room.

Booths lined with plants and a wood patterned floor with wood framing at the ceiling and office spaces and conference rooms.

Colorful booths with patterned cushions and a kitchen and bar at the far wall; potted plants are scattered throughout the area and windows line the far wall.

Three working booths with shelves at each booth with books, pitchers, and potted plants and small, framed artwork on the columns between.

A large office space with windows on one side and long tables with several workstations at each; a hallway at one side of the room.

A conference room with eight office chairs around a wood laminate conference table with a glass marker board on one wall and a large flat screen on another wall.

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Commercial coworking space contract

The contract is:

For agencies that need temporary access to commercial coworking spaces. Agencies occupy only the space they need to accomplish their mission and promote responsible use of taxpayer dollars.
A flexible, short-term agreement for federal agencies to gain access to a fully furnished, open concept, coworking office space in a commercial property.
Quick procurement timelines and flexibility. No need to design, lease, build-out, and furnish space.
For agencies that want to test new ways of working, foster innovation, share resources, promote equity, and enhance adaptability.

The contract has very specific parameters and may not work for agencies with space needs that would be better suited for a traditional lease.

The contract is not:

A long-term solution for agencies. To accommodate groups requiring space for more than 12 months, we will recompete the task order, and agencies may be assigned to a new space managed by a different vendor.
For exclusive use by a single agency. An agency may not be guaranteed daily access to the same workspace.
For classified, confidential, or sensitive work.
Suitable for agencies needing alterations or construction for their specific mission needs.

Identifying your coworking requirements

If you are interested in using one of our commercial coworking spaces, please provide the following information when you contact our team:

Number and types of workspaces (workstation, office, reserved or unreserved) needed (our team can help you determine this).
Length of time you need (must be between one and 12 months).
Location (city or cities in the Continental U.S.).
Other requested amenities.

We will first consider the availability of similar turnkey vacant federal or vacant leased space. If similar, federally-controlled space is not available, we can work with you to create a scope of work that aligns with the contract. Your agency must issue reimbursable work authorization funding through eRETA before we request quotations from vendors in your delineated area.

Task orders may be competed among the following coworking vendors:

Small businesses:

DeskPass Corporation
LiquidSpace, Inc.
Novel/Expansive/Level Office Management, LLC
The Yard Operating Company, LLC

Large business:

WeWork Commons, LLC

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