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Salisbury, MD Readjustment Counseling Center

RLI 36C24525Q0243

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks Expressions of Interest for 3041 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Office Area (ABOA) Square Feet of Office Space in Salisbury, MD

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 obligation to respond to and is unable to answer any inquiries regarding this advertisement.

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

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

Contracting Office Address: Network Contracting Office 05 – 510 Butler Avenue, Building 306A, Martinsburg, WV, 25405

Description: The VA seeks to lease approximately 3041 (ABOA), or 2534 Net Useable Square Feet (NUSF) square feet (SF) of office space and 22 parking spaces for use by the VA as a Mental Health Rural Outreach Clinic in the delineated area explained below within the Salisbury, MD area. VA will consider space located in an existing building as well as new construction or a building being constructed for multi-tenant use and not specifically a build-to-suit for VA use only. A build-to-suit MAY be considered. Space Offered that may disrupt or interfere with current VA use or VA Patient Services may not be considered.

Lease Term: Not to exceed 20 years.

Delineated Area: To receive consideration, submitted properties must be located within the following area described below, which is bound by the following roads, or must front on any of the following boundary lines:

North: Rt 50

East: Rt 13 Bypass

South: Tonytank Pond to Tonytank Creek to Colburn Millpond to Tonytank Creek

West: Wicomico River

See the below delineated area map for further clarification of the boundaries of the delineated area.

Additional Requirements:

(1) A contiguous first floor space is preferred but a contiguous single floor space may be considered.

(2) Bifurcated sites, exclusive of parking, are not permissible.

(3) It is preferred that column size not exceed two (2) feet square and space between columns and/or walls cannot be less than twenty (20’) feet.

(4) Offered space cannot be in the FEMA 100-year flood plain.

(5) Offered space must be zoned for the VA’s intended use.

(6) Offered space may not be considered if located near property with incompatible uses, including but not limited to the following uses: liquor establishments, treatment centers, correctional facilities, where firearms are sold/discharged, railroad tracks, or within flight paths.

(7) Offered space may not be considered if located near residential or industrial areas.

(8) Space may not be considered where apartment space or other living quarters are located within the same building.

(9) It is preferred that offered space be near a hospital or stand-alone emergency room center and a fire department.

(10) It is preferred that offered space be near public transportation.

(11) Offered space must meet Federal and Local Government requirements for fire safety, physical security, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the solicitation for offers or request for proposals.

(12) A fully serviced lease is required.

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