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The Department of Veterans Affairs currently leases 9,999 Net Usable Square Feet (NUSF) of clinical space at 4 Westbrook Corp Ctr Ste 810, Westchester, IL, known as the VISN 12 Office space. The VISN ... The Department of Veterans Affairs currently leases 9,999 Net Usable Square Feet (NUSF) of clinical space at 4 Westbrook Corp Ctr Ste 810, Westchester, IL, known as the VISN 12 Office space. The VISN 12 office space lease expires on October 31, 2026. The Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to continue occupancy in accordance with (IAW) the authority outlined in General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM) 570.402 Succeeding Leases. The VA shall consider alternative space only if economically advantageous; otherwise the VA intends to pursue a sole source acquisition. The VA will take into consideration the cost of moving, alterations, and other factors when determining whether to relocate. The VA will require any alternative space being offered to meet the following criteria: 1. A lease for up to ten years, with a five year firm term; 2. Occupancy is required by November 2026; 3. Offered space can be on no more than one (1) floor; space must be contiguous 4. Shall be able to provide 12,000 rentable square feet (RSF)/9,999 net usable square feet (NUSF); 5. On-site parking for a minimum of 102 vehicles is required, of which at least six (6) spaces must be ADA compliant; 6. Proposed property shall not be located within the 100-year flood plain; 7. Proposed property shall be seismic compliant IAW the VA’s requirements for a high seismic area. 8. The proposed property must be within the delineated area as follows: South Boundary (31st St), North (Roosevelt Road), East (Mannheim Rd), West (Highway 294) To be included in initial considerations, interested offerors shall address ALL the following when responding to this announcement: 1. Proposed Property address with a map showing property within the delineated area. 2. Name, phone number and email address of Property Owner. Note, if responding and you are not the property owner, i.e. broker, provide written statement from property owner (owner letterhead) authorizing you to represent the owner. 3. Documentation evidencing that proposed property is outside the 100-year flood plain. 4. Documentation delineating the cost advantages to the Government for relocating to proposed space. 5. Documentation delineating offerors’ ability to meet all the Governments requirements identified in this announcement. 6. Amount of space offered. 7. Cost. i.e. dollar per square foot. 8. Number of parking spaces. Note, the above figures are minimums, there is no maximum. 9. Date space is available. 10. Other pertinent information that will help the VA determine if relocation will be economically advantageous. Interested offerors (owners or their legal representatives, i.e. brokers) shall submit information concerning their properties outlined above to Melanie Raney-Johnson via email, melanie.raney-johnson@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM CDT on October 2, 2025. Interested offerors shall include the following title in the subject line of the email, “Expressions of Interest Notice for VISN 12 Westchester, IL Office”. Please note, email size shall be limited to 5 MB, therefore multiple emails may be required. All questions or concerns can be addressed to the Lease Contracting Officer, Melanie Raney-Johnson via email, melanie.raney-johnson@va.gov. Please note: This announcement is not a solicitation for offer, nor is it a request for proposal. A solicitation for offer may be issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs at a later date. Only the information listed above should be provided in response.