The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks Expressions of Interest for 7,500 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Office Area (ABOA) Square Feet of Medical Space in the area of Lawrence, KS. 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. Contracting Office Address: Kevin Wallace at 913-946-1138 and
[email protected], United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network 15 Contracting Office (NCO15), 3450 South 4th St, Leavenworth Kansas 66048 Description: VA seeks to lease approximately 7,500 ABOA Square Feet of space and a minimum of fifty (50) parking spaces, ten (10) of which are marked and designed as handicapped for use by VA as a Medical Clinic in the delineated area explained below within Lawrence, KS. The maximum rentable square feet (RSF) cannot exceed 10,125. VA will consider leased space located in an existing building as well as land for new construction for a build-to-suit lease option. Lease Term: 10 years, with termination right after 5-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: Bounded on the North: Interstate 70 Bounded on the South: HWY 10 (S. Lawrence Trafficway) Bounded on the West: HWY 10 Bounded on the East: Haskell Avenue The facility must be located within the 66049 zip-code. Additional Requirements: (1) Offered space must be located on [a single floor OR no more than two contiguous floors]. (2) Bifurcated sites, inclusive of parking, are not permissible. (3) The following space configurations will not be considered: Space with atriums or other areas interrupting contiguous space, extremely long or narrow runs of space (more than twice as long as wide), irregularly shaped space configurations or other unusual building features adversely affecting usage. (4) Column size cannot exceed two (2) feet square and space between columns and/or walls cannot be less than twenty (20 ) feet. (5) Offered space cannot be in the FEMA 100-year flood plain. (6) Offered space must be zoned for VA s intended use by the time initial offers are due. (7) Offered space will not be considered if located in close proximity to 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. (8) Offered space will not be considered if located in close proximity to residential or industrial areas. (9) Space will not be considered where apartment space or other living quarters are located within the same building. (10) Offered space must be located in close proximity to amenities including but not limited to restaurants, hotels, pharmacy, and shopping. (11) Offered space must be located in close proximity to a hospital or stand-alone emergency room center and a fire department. (12) Offered space must be located in close proximity to public transportation. A commuter rail, light rail, or bus stop shall be located within the immediate vicinity of the building. (13) Offered space must be easily accessible to multiple highways, which provide multiple routes of travel. (14) Loading dock and freight elevator required. Parking lot must be able to accommodate deliveries by trucks with trailers. (15) Structured parking under the space is not permissible. (16) 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. (17) A fully serviced lease may be required. All submissions should include the following information: (1) Name of current owner; (2) Address or described location of building or land; (3) Location on map, demonstrating the building or land lies within the Delineated Area; (4) Site plan depicting the property boundaries, building, and parking; (5) Floor plan, ABOA, and RSF of proposed space; (6) If you are qualified as a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) under NAICS Code 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings with a small business size standard of $38.5 million, please read the attachment, entitled, VOSB or SDVOSB Status . You are invited, but not required to submit a Capabilities Statement; All interested parties must respond to this announcement no later than March 21, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. CST. Attachment - VOSB or SDVOSB Status The NAICS Code for this procurement is 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings, and the small business size standard is $38.5 million. Responses to this notice will assist VA s Office of Real Property (ORP) in determining if the acquisition should be set-aside for competition and restricted to SDVOSB or VOSB concerns in accordance with 38 USC Sec. 8127. The magnitude of the anticipated construction/buildout for this project is [Choose one]: __ (a) Less than $25,000; __ (b) Between $25,000 and $100,000; __ (c) Between $100,000 and $250,000; __ (d) Between $250,000 and $500,000; __ (e) Between $500,000 and $1,000,000; __ (f) Between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000; _X (g) Between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000; __ (h) Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000; __ (i) Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000; __ (j) Between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000; __ (k) Between $50,000,000 and $100,000,000; __ (l) More than $100,000,000. [Range should take into account the FMV of the project as calculated in our OMB scoring workbook plus the estimated lump sum payment of $83/ABOA Square Foot.] VA makes monthly rental payments in arrears upon facility acceptance and may elect to make a single lump-sum payment or amortize over the course of the firm term for specified tenant improvements. VA makes no progress payments during the design or construction/build-out phases of the project. This is not a request for proposals, only a request for information for planning purposes, and does not constitute a solicitation. A solicitation may or may not be issued. Project Requirements: VA seeks information from Potential Offerors who are capable of successfully performing a lease contract, including design and construction of the facility described above, for a term of up to 10 years, inclusive of all options, as well as all maintenance and operation requirements for the duration of the lease term, at a fair and reasonable price. More information on VA s requirements can be found on its Technical Information Library: https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/leasing.asp. SDVOSB and VOSB firms are invited to provide information to contribute to the market research for this project. SDVOSB and VOSB firms must be registered in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. All business concerns must have the technical skills and financial capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements. All business concerns are requested to submit a Capabilities Statement if they are interested in participating in this project. A submission checklist and information sheet is provided below for firms to fill out and submit, which will serve as the firm s Capabilities Statement. Capabilities Statement Will Include: 1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, Dun and Bradstreet Business Identification Number (DUNS Number), and e-mail address; 2. Evidence of SDVOSB or VOSB status through registration at VIP (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/); 3. Evidence of ability to offer as a small business under NAICS Code 531120 and listing in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov), including a copy of the representations and certifications made in that system; 4. A summary describing at least three (3) projects of similar size and scope completed in the past five (5) years that demonstrate your company s experience designing, constructing, and managing Federal leased facilities or health care facilities relevant to the project described above. (3-page limit); 5. Evidence of capability to obtain financing for a project of this size. If desired, the company may also submit a narrative describing its capability. Although this notice focuses on SDVOSB and VOSB, we encourage all small businesses and other interested parties to respond for market research purposes. CAPABILITIES STATEMENT SUBMISSION CHECKLIST AND INFORMATION SHEET [City, State, Project Type] Company name: Company address: Experian Business Identification Number: Point of contact: Phone number: Email address: The following items are attached to this Capabilities Statement: Evidence of SDVOSB or VOSB status through registration at VIP (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/); Evidence of ability to offer as a small business under NAICS Code 531120 and listing in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov), with representations and certifications; A summary describing at least three (3) projects of similar size and scope completed in the past five (5) years that demonstrate the company s experience designing, constructing, and managing Federal leased facilities or health care facilities relevant to (input project specific RSF). (3-page limit); and Evidence of capability to obtain financing for a project of this size. If desired, the company may also submit a narrative describing its capability, not to exceed two (2) pages. By: ____________________________________ (Signature) ________________________________________________________________(Print Name, Title)