"The relocation accomplishes several key goals that the management team has designated as essential to continue and accelerate the growth of our business," Guardian Technologies CFO Bill Donovan explains. Those goals include consolidating the workforce within one location, having space for expansion and having a secured research and development lab that meets the security clearance requirements of the US Government. Much of the company's work involves designing threat detection software for the US Department of Homeland Security.

Jude Collins and Kirk Boyd of Coldwell Banker Commercial Capitol Realty Services represented Guardian Technologies in the transaction. And while financial terms of the lease agreement with property owner First Potomac Realty Trust have not been disclosed, available space in the building is currently being marketed for $19.50 per sf.