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X1LZ--FY27 Succeeding Parking: Gainesville Parking Lease
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking expressions of interest for a potential lease of up to 96 surface parking spaces in Gainesville, Florida, to serve as off-site parking for the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center, replacing an expiring lease. The required spaces must be located within a defined geographic area bounded by West University Avenue to the north, South Main Street to the east, SE Williston Road to the south, and SW 34th Street to the west, and must be ready for occupancy no later than December 1, 2026. A lease term of up to 10 years is under consideration, and all proposals must reflect fully serviced parking spaces with services such as utilities, janitorial, pest control, and security included. Rental rates must be provided per space and must indicate whether tenant improvements are included and at what cost. The government is legally prohibited from paying more than the appraised fair rental value as defined by 40 U.S.C. 278a and will evaluate all submissions based on economic advantage, including relocation costs such as move expenses, infrastructure replication, and downtime. Ownership verification and authorization to offer the property are mandatory, and all interested parties—including owners, brokers, or their legal representatives—must submit their information via email only to Chennel Davis at Chennel.Davis@va.gov by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2026, with Sibyl Graham as the alternate point of contact. This notice is a sources-sought action, not a solicitation, and does not obligate the government to issue a formal contract; a procurement request may be issued at a later date following analysis of market responses. No formal evaluation factors, award basis, contract type, pricing structure, or socioeconomic set-aside has been determined at this stage, and the submission requirements are limited to property details and rental terms without formal formatting or page limits.
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Gainesville, FL, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The Department of Veterans Affairs currently occupies parking spaces in a lot under a lease in Gainesville, Florida, which will be expiring. The Government will consider alternative space if economically advantageous. In making this determination, the Government will consider, among other things, the availability of alternative space that could satisfy the Government s requirements, as well as the costs likely to be incurred through relocation, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and telecommunications infrastructure, and non-productive agency downtime.
The Department of Veterans Affairs desires to lease 96 surface Parking Spaces in Gainesville, Florida, for use as off-site Parking for Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida. A lease of up to 10 Years will be considered. The off-site parking space must be ready for occupancy no later than December 1, 2026.
Space within or bordering/facing the following boundaries will be considered:
North West University Avenue
East South Main Street
South SE Williston Road
West SW 34th Street
A market survey of offered properties may be conducted by VA staff. Interested offerors (owners, brokers, or their legal representatives) should submit site-specific information concerning their properties to Chennel Davis by e-mail only, no later than 3:00 PM on May 7, 2026 (EST) at the following:
Department of Veterans Affairs Attention: Chennel Davis, Lease Contracting Specialist Email: Â Chennel.Davis@va.gov
Alternate: Sibyl Graham, Contract Specialist Email: Sibyl.Graham1@va.gov
Expressions of interest must contain the following information:
Building name and/or address and location of the available space within the building/lot.
Number of spaces to be offered and expected rental rate per parking space, fully serviced.
Indicate whether the quoted rental rate includes an amount for tenant improvements and state the amount, if any.
Date of space availability
Building ownership information and authorization from the owner to offer the property if applicable.
List of services provided
The Government is considering space if it is economically advantageous The Government is limited by law (40 USC 278a, as amended 10-1-81) to pay no more than the appraised fair rental value for space. Please note: This advertisement is not a solicitation for offers or a request for proposals. The Department of Veterans Affairs may issue a solicitation for offers at a later date.
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