Sources Sought Notice

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Seeks to lease clinical space in or near San Gabriel Valley, California

REQUIREMENT: The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is interested in leasing 18,764 ABOA (contiguous) clinical space, for use by VA as a Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) within San Gabriel Valley, California. For this requirement, VA will only consider expressions of interest for an existing space for lease. 

The building and parking area must be fully accessible, meeting all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. The building must comply with the Interagency Security Committee Security Design Criteria for New Federal Office Buildings and Major Modernization Projects as well as other security guidelines, which will be provided during the Solicitation for Offers process.

TERM OF OCCUPANCY: A lease for up to Twenty (20) years will be considered, termination rights after Five (5) years.

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 18,764 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Office Area (ABOA) Square Feet. Rentable Square Feet does not include such areas as stairs, elevators, mechanical and utility rooms, ducts, shafts, vestibules and public corridors, and public toilets required by local code.

RENTABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE:  22,165 RSF

PARKING: A minimum of 47 Parking spaces are required.

DELINATED AREA: San Gabriel Valley, California

• Bounded on the North by the 210 Foothill Freeway
• Bounded on the East by the 605 San Gabriel River Freeway
• Bounded on the South by the 10 El Monte Freeway
• Bounded on the West by CA State Route 164 (Rosemead Blvd)

NOTICE: This advertisement is a notice of a potential opportunity. This advertisement is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals. The purpose of this advertisement is to identify potential sources and suitable locations and is not intended to pre-qualify or disqualify any potential offers. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. The Government cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of contents of the furnished information found within this advertisement; Government is under no responsibility to respond to and is unable to answer any inquiries regarding this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. The NAICS Code is 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Mini warehouses), and the small business size standard is $34 Million.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is also conducting market research, seeking capable sources that are classified and registered at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ as either Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that are interested in leasing space to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon repossess to this advertisement.

RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE:

1. Building name, address and location of the available space within the building
2. Rentable square feet available, and expected fully serviced rental rate per rentable square foot
3. ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet to be offered, and expected rental rate per ABOA square foot, fully serviced. Indicated whether the quoted rental rate includes an amount for tenant improvements and state the amount, if any
4. Date of space availability
5. Building ownership information
6. Number of parking spaces available for VA use
7. Energy efficiency and renewable energy features existing within the building.
8. List of building services provided
9. If the building is LEED® certified

Buildings offered must meet all current Federal, State, and local codes and regulations, including, but not limited to   fire and life safety, accessibility, OSHA, and seismic protection. If the rent is to escalate, the VA requests rental escalations to be predetermined rather than unknown escalations such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula or like. The VA shall pay rent in arrears.

The Government is limited by law (41 C.F.R.  Ȃ§ 102-73.55) to pay no more than the appra