X1DB--Providence Eye Clinic RFI

Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 7 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Seeks Expressions of Interest for approximately 12,000 sf American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI / BOMA) Occupant Area (ABOA) Square Feet of Medical / Surgical Center in West Haven, Connecticut. 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 with 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 Code for use is 531120 Lessors of non-residential buildings (except mini-warehouses), 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 because of this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. Contracting Office Address: United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Manchester VAMC, Box 90C RPO West Minor Leasing, Attn: Tammy Fox, 518 Symth Rd, Manchester, NH 03104 Description: The VA seeks to lease 12,000sf of medical / clinical space and rights to ample parking spaces for use by the VA as a Medical Clinic within the delineated area of the city limits of Providence, Rhode Island, and within a 15-minute commute from the Providence VA Medical Center. VA will consider space located in an existing building as well as new construction. ABOA (also known as net useable) 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. Parking space requirement is 100 parking spaces, 5 per 1,000 rentable square feet offered, whichever is greater, and must include a minimum of 10 handicapped accessible 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 10 years firm term and 10 years soft term. Delineated Area: To receive consideration, submitted properties must be located within the city limits/business district of Providence, Rhode Island Requested Delineated Area: North: Branch Avenue and Gentian Avenue South: Fruit Hill Avenue and Manton Avenue East: Westminster Street West: Friendship Street and North Main 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-stand