REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY) for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) / Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Notice This advertisement is a notice of a potential opportunity. This Request for Expressions of Interest (the advertisement ) is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award an Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL), or Historic Reuse Program (HRP) based upon responses to this advertisement. This Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources for information and planning purposes only and is not intended to pre-qualify or disqualify any potential Respondents. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible and qualified sources exist to redevelop the assets described in Section III. The information gained from this Sources Sought will be used to assist the Government in determining if this development opportunity can be competitive and/or a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Set-Aside. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this Notice with the specific information requested in Section V of this Notice and identify their small business status. Only SDVOSBs and VOSBs are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. VA is seeking information on the SDVOSB/VOSB Respondent s qualifications only to confirm the Respondent s capability to perform a minimum of 51% of the development opportunity described in this Notice. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research should be aware that participation in this survey may not ensure that they qualify for any underlying future solicitation or contract award. Additionally, responding to this Sources Sought Notice is NOT a prerequisite to respond to any future subsequent solicitations. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this Sources Sought. The Government cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information contained in this Notice. Overview and Objectives This Sources Sought notice is for the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reuse and development of vacant and underutilized buildings at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System; Eugene Towbin Campus located at 2200 Fort Roots Drive. North Little rock, AR. 72114 These following buildings are available for outlease under the EUL or HRP: Buildings Quarters 12, 13, and 24; buildings 32, 37, 41, and 58. The EUL projects are to be a long-term outlease or exchange. The Enhanced-Use Lease Authority, Title 38 United States Code Sections 8161-8169 and as amended, allows VA to outlease facilities (available land, buildings, and other resources) to provide supportive housing that engages tenants in on-site and community-based support services for Veterans or their families who are at risk of homelessness or are homeless. Enhanced-Use Leases are long-term leases (up to 99 years) of facilities under VA s jurisdiction of control to the public or private sector. This program is administrated by VA s Office of Asset Enterprise Management (OAEM). VA is seeking expressions of interest from qualified SDVOSBs and VOSBs to serve as a Developer for purposes of redeveloping underutilized vacant buildings for services that benefit Veterans (directly or indirectly) and/or creating permanent supportive housing for the homeless and/or at-risk of homeless Veterans or families. For purposes of this effort, the Developer would be a non-VA entity who has the qualifications outlined in Section V of this Notice. The Developer will be expected to develop services and/or permanent supportive housing for homeless and at-risk Veterans at the Central Arkansas Healthcare System North Little Rock campus. The opportunity would involve a Developer entering into a EUL with VA and financing, renovating/constructing, operating, and maintaining facility(s) and on-site community-based support services for Veterans and their families. VA conducted a Public Hearing on the EUL concept on January 23, 2025, via virtually though video conference utilizing Microsoft Teams application. The objectives of this development opportunity include but are not limited to: To provide an innovative solution within current authority to preserve a VA-owned, historic property; To enable a productive use of these properties that do not involve VA capital dollars and benefits all stakeholders; and To meet VA s obligations under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) to better preserve and protect the property. Repurpose historic buildin