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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) COMPETITION FOR LEASE LOCATION The VA is conducting market research/seeking capable sources from bondable and experienced firms that are classified and registered i... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) COMPETITION FOR LEASE LOCATION The VA is conducting market research/seeking capable sources from bondable and experienced firms that are classified and registered in www.vip.vetbiz.gov as either Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB). The NAICS Code is 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings, and the small business size standard is $30 million. Responses to this notice will assist the VA in determining if the acquisition should be set-aside for competition restricted to SDVOSB or VOSB concerns in accordance with 38 USC Sec. 8127. Although this notice focuses on SDVOSB and VOSB, we encourage ALL small businesses and other interested parties to respond for market research purposes. For space to be eligible all the following criteria must be met; The space to be leased is temporary. The lease term will not exceed March 31, 2025. No options, additional soft term, or future extensions will be given. The space to be leased shall not exceed 8,800 Net Usable Square Feet. The average annual rent, excluding operating costs, must not exceed $250,000. Government will have a 90-day termination clause with written notice. The space to be leased will require no more than light renovation or bare minimum tenant improvement, preferably limited to light architectural finishes such as painting, and security enhancements. Further clarification is being developed to say - bare Minimum Tenant Improvements (TIs) - for As Built Clinic Leases are those cosmetic repairs and refreshes of finishes to bring the facility to a maintained as designed condition. All repairs and refreshes must be completed by acceptance of premise. No structural changes are to be planned or allowed. The space to be leased is a commercial facility that is ready for occupancy as-is , i.e. no post-award alterations will be made. There will be no post-award alterations of leased space approved for these clinics. Property use will be clinical; exam rooms, check-in area and applicable existing plumbing as industry standards dictate for clinical space. Offerors must be prepared to provide evidence that properties are outside the 100-year flood plain. Occupancy required on or around 01 April 2020. Location El Paso Texas: Delineated area street boundaries are: North: Highway US 54 (Gateway Blvd) East: McCombs Street and Dyer Street South: Hondo Pass Drive West: Highway US 54 (Gateway Blvd) Net usable 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 (40 USC 278a) 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. Interested Offerors (owners, brokers, or their legal representatives) should contact Steven Moya and Mark Easley by email no later than 9:00 CST, 06 February 2020, [steven.moya@va.gov & Mark.EasleyJr@va.gov] Interested offerors should send the following information via email to steven.moya@va.gov & Mark.EasleyJr@va.gov by email no later than 9:00 CST, 06 February 2020. Each email should be no larger than 3MB: Name of building and Address Printed contact information of Owner or Authorized Agent This document signed by Owner or Authorized Agent indicating acknowledgement of space being qualified per all the above criteria.