X--New Lease for Ventura Vet Center

Sources Sought Notice Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Seeks to Lease Office Space in or near Ventura, California REQUIREMENT: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) occupies clinical and related space in a building under lease in the city of Ventura, CA that will be expiring. The VA seeks to lease approximately 3,900 Rentable Square Feet (RSF), for use by VA as a Vet Center (readjustment counseling center) in or near Ventura, 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. A lease for up to ten (10) years will be considered. 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. Interested offerors (owners, brokers, or their legal representatives) should submit their information no later than March 26, 2014, at 2:00 PM PST to: Krista Lestina NCO 22 Contracting Officer 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Suite 600 Long Beach, CA 90815 +1 (555) 000-0000 (phone) +1 (555) 000-0000 (fax) contact@example.gov 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. The Government is limited by law (41 C.F.R. ?§ 102-73.55) to pay no more than the appraised fair rental value for space. RESPONDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE VA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO AWARD A LEASE BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT.