New Lease for Sanford Veterans Center

Sources Sought Notice Page 7 of 10 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Seeks Expressions of Interest for approximately 5,097 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI / BOMA) Occupant Area (ABOA) Square Feet of Medical / Clinical . Notice: This advertisement is a notice of a potential opportunity. This advertisement is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals. The purpose of this advertisement is to identify potential sources and suitable locations and is not intended to pre-qualify or disqualify any potential offers. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this request for capability information. VA s purpose for this notice is to conduct market research and identify capable resources from Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and/or capable Open Market Sources. The NAICS Codes for use is 531120 Lessors of non-residential buildings (except miniwarahouses), and the small business size standard for 531120 is $47 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs will give the opportunity to other offerors in the interest of competition. This advertisement is a notice of a potential opportunity. The advertisement is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals. The purpose of this advertisement is to identify potential sources and suitable locations. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. Contracting : United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Togus VAMC, Box 90C NCO 1 Contracting, Attn: Sanderson, Melinda, 1 VA Ctr, Augusta, ME 04330 Description: The VA seeks to lease approximately 5,097 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Occupant Area (ABOA) square feet (SF) of medical / clinical space, not to exceed 5,720 rentable square feet (RSF) of space, and 20 parking spaces for use by the VA as a Vet Center within the delineated area of the city limits of Sanford Maine. The VA will only consider existing building options. Parking space requirement is 20 parking spaces, or 5 per 1,000 rentable square feet offered, whichever is greater, and must include a minimum of 2 ADA compliant spaces at the main entrance. Parking must be on-site and be available for dedicated exclusive use by the VA as specified in any resulting RLP as well as fully compliant with local laws, rules and regulations. Handicap Parking spaces shall be designated in accordance with local code. The Offeror must have ownership rights to parking space offered as part of rental consideration. Proposed Property shall not be located within the 100-year flood plan. ABOA is generally defined as the space remaining once common areas, Lessor areas, and areas required by code are deducted from the rentable square feet (RSF) of the facility. ABOA does not include areas such as stairs, elevators, mechanical and utility rooms, ducts, shafts, vestibules, public corridors, and public toilets required by local code. Lease Term: 20 years with 5 years firm term and 15 years soft term. Delineated Area: To receive consideration, submitted properties must be located within the following city limits of Sanford Maine: North: Pleasant Street to Shaws Ridge South: Hanson Ridge Road East: Route 202 West: Route 11A/Oak to Bridge Street The following map of the delineated area is provided for further clarification of the boundaries of the delineated area. Please Note: Although this notice contains detailed information for interested SDVOSB and VOSB parties, VA encourages all small businesses and other interested open market sources to respond for market research purposes. Existing Space: The space must be handicapped accessible, ADA compliant, and can be provided by modification to an existing space. The space offered shall be in a building that has undergone, or will complete by occupancy, modernization or adaptive reuse for the space with modern conveniences. Space in an existing building on ground level and offices cannot be split between floors or split on the same floor. The building must be able to comply with the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS)(http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-aba-standards), the VA Barrier Free Design Standard (http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/etc/dsBarrFree-2025-05.pdf) , and meet security

requirements as set forth in the Physical Security Design Manual for VA Mission Critical Facilities: (https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/PhysicalSecurity/dmPhySec.pdf); additionally, space shall be able to comply with recommendations established for Federal facilities by the Department of Justice, Vulnerability Assessment, dated June 28, 1995 (https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/156412NCJRS.pdf). Unique Agency

Requirements: The VA shall only consider the most qualified properties meeting the minimum space

requirements as listed below. Upon request, the offeror shall make available the offered lease space for survey to determine the below unique

requirements are met. The space offered must be located on no more than one floor and all space must be contiguous. If the space offered is not on the ground floor, then a minimum of two (2) elevators must be provided. Space must not be located on a level below ground. Entrance doors must be automatic. If they are not currently automatic, they shall be updated prior to occupancy. The building must have metro-ethernet data and voice communication circuits available for demarking in the telecommunication room. 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. Parking shall be contiguous and adjacent to the building. Handicap spaces shall be within 100 feet of the building entrance. Offered site can accommodate square footage and parking

requirements. Structured parking under the space is not permissible. Offered space cannot be in the FEMA 100-year flood plain. Offered space must be zoned for the VA s intended use. Offered space may not be considered if located in close proximity (within a walkable mile of the Vet Center) to property with incompatible uses, including but not limited to the following uses: liquor establishments, methadone clinics, pawn shops, adult entertainment clubs, medical (or otherwise) marijuana distributors, treatment centers, correctional facilities, establishments where firearms are sold/discharged, railroad tracks, within flight paths if flight paths are a noise or vibration disturbance, industrial areas, or agricultural areas that are within proximity to fields where chemical insecticides/herbicides are sprayed. Space may not be considered where apartment space or other living quarters are located within the same building. The offered space must meet Federal and Local Government