X1DB--Madisonville, KY CBOC New/replacing lease

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a small business to lease approximately 9,375 ABOA square feet of clinic space in Madisonville, Kentucky, to establish or replace a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). This solicitation, identified as RLP 36C25525R0036, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 531120 and requires all proposals to be submitted by December 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. CST. The lease term will be 15 years with a firm 10-year base period, subject to renewal options, and will be governed by a standard GSA lease template and a comprehensive set of FAR and GSAR clauses including provisions for small business subcontracting, subletting restrictions, renewal rights, and security requirements. Proposals must demonstrate the quality of the space, accessibility, financial capability, design and construction team qualifications, past performance on similar medical projects, and timely availability for occupancy, with award based on a best-value trade-off where technical factors are approximately equal in importance to price. The facility must conform to Veterans Affairs-specific design standards rooted in the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) and Patient Centered Care (PCC) models, requiring specific room configurations, construction materials, and infrastructure that support medical operations including mental health, pharmacy, lab services, and clinic management functions. The lease requires strict adherence to ADA compliance, seismic safety standards outlined in multiple forms requiring certified engineering documentation, fire life safety compliance verified through GSA Form 12000, energy performance certification, and detailed building commissioning protocols. Security is governed by Facility Security Level II standards, with requirements for access control, vehicle barriers, lighting, surveillance, and cybersecurity, all costing outlined in the Security Unit Price List and Tenant Improvement Cost Summary, where many items are priced within the building shell or as tenant improvements. Offerors must also comply with federal cybersecurity and telecommunications restrictions under FAR 52.204-24 and related clauses that prohibit the use of equipment from designated vendors such as Huawei or ZTE, and must provide a Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code with representations regarding covered services. All submissions must be self-contained, under 35 MB per email, without file hosting services, and must include completed Exhibits B, C, E, H, J, and L, which detail program requirements, telecom standards, security pricing,