Page 3 of 3 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks to Lease Approximately 4,300 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Office Area (ABOA) Square Feet of Office Space in the area of Manhattan, KS. Space shall be available for use by Tenant (VA) for personnel, furnishings, and equipment to meet the needs for a Vet Center. Space design will provide maximum co-location of the staff providing services to our patients. It will bring the service to the Veterans, reduce the number of steps required to deliver services, and simplify the Veteran s experience. The space shall be of contiguous office space in a Class A Building. Space offered must be in a quality building of sound and substantial construction, either a new, modernized building, or one that has undergone restoration or rehabilitation for the intended use. The design of the space offered shall be conducive to efficient layout and good utilization as determined by the Government. To demonstrate potential for efficient layout, the Offeror shall provide a test fit layout at the Offeror s expense of the space offered. The completed building shall accommodate VA s space program and interior functional requirements. Offerors are advised that the conceptual plans for approval by RCS will be developed using VA Space Planning Criteria and information. Lessor shall provide accurate space layout drawings (floor plans) with offer and during design and construction document phases. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. Contracting Office Address: Kevin C. Wallace at
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contact@example.gov, 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 4,300 ABOA Square Feet of space and a minimum of twenty-five (25) parking spaces, three (3) of which are marked and designed as handicapped for use by VA as a Medical Clinic in the delineated area explained below within Manhattan, KS. The maximum rentable square feet (RSF) cannot exceed 5,800. VA will consider leased space located in an existing building only. Lease Term: Up to 20 years, 10-year fixed firm and (2) 5-year options. 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: Kimball Avenue Bounded on the South: Fort Riley Blvd. Bounded on the West: Scenic Drive Bounded on the East: Levee Drive The facility must be located within the 66502 zip-code. Additional Requirements: (1) Offered space must be located on a single contiguous floor. (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. (18) Offered space must be compatible for VA s intended use. 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) Description of ingress/egress to the building or land from a public right-of-way; (5) A statement as to whether the building or land lies within the Delineated Area; (6) Description of the uses of adjacent properties; (7) FEMA map evidencing floodplain status; (8) A narrative and map describing proximity of the building or land to the nearest bus and/or train stop, and major transportation routes; (9) A description of any planned land development or construction that will affect the site, including neighboring projects and road/utility line construction; (10) Site plan depicting the property boundaries, building, and parking; (11) Floor plan, ABOA, and RSF of proposed space; (12) 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; (13) A document indicating the type of zoning; (14) A description of any changes to the property necessary to be compatible with VA s intended use; (15) A statement indicating the current availability of utilities serving the proposed space or property. All interested parties must respond to this announcement no later than June 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. CST. 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 20 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.
