Sources Sought Manchester NH Vet Center.pdf

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Seeks Expressions of Interest for the lease of approximately 4,535 ANSI/BOMA Occupant Area (ABOA) Square Feet of Clinical Office Space in Manchester, NH.

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.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is also conducting market research, seeking capable sources that are interested in leasing space to the VA.

Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement.

A. Description: The VA seeks to lease approximately 4,535 American National Standards Institute/Building

Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Occupant Area (ABOA) square feet (SF) of clinical office space and 32 parking spaces for use by the VA as a Vet Center within the delineated area of the city limits of Manchester. The VA will consider space located in an existing building as well as new construction.

Parking space requirement is 32 total onsite spaces on site, including 4 designated ADA-compliant spaces.

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.

B. Lease Term: 20 years with 5 years firm term and 15 years soft term.

C. Delineated Area: To receive consideration, submitted properties must be located within the city limits of Manchester, NH.

See the below delineated area map for further clarification of the delineated area.

D. Location Requirements:

In addition, the offered space must meet the following additional requirements:

Additional Requirements:

(1) Offered space must be located on no more than one floor and all space must be contiguous.

(2) Ground floor space is preferred. If offered space is not on the ground floor, then a minimum of two elevators must be provided.

(3) Space must not be located on a level below ground.

(4) 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.

(5) Parking shall be contiguous and adjacent to the building. Handicap spaces shall be within 100 feet of a building entrance.

(6) Structured parking under the space is not permissible.

(7) Access to public transportation shall be located within the immediate vicinity of the Building, but generally not exceeding a safely accessible, walkable 1,320 feet from the principal functional entrance of the building, as determined by the LCO.

(8) Offered space cannot be in the FEMA 100-year flood plain.

(9) Offered space must be zoned for the VA’s intended use.

(10) Offered space may not be considered if located in close proximity to property with incompatible uses. These include but are not limited to the following uses: liquor stores, treatment centers, correctional facilities, establishments where firearms are sold/discharged, pawn shops, medical (or otherwise) marijuana distributors or methadone clinics, and adult entertainment clubs.

(11) Space may not be considered where apartment space or other living quarters are located within the same building.

(12) Offered space must meet Federal and Local Government requirements for fire safety, physical security, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards.

(13) The building must be handicapped accessible. The space and parking area must meet the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards and the VA Barrier Free Design Standard (available at Barrier Free Design Standard (va.gov))

(14) A fully serviced lease is required.

E. Expressions of Interest:

All submissions should include the following information:

(1) Name of current owner.

(2) Point of contact with email address and/or phone number.

(3) Address or described location of building.

(4) Location on map demonstrating the building lies within the Delineated Area.

(5) Site plan depicting the building and parking.

(6) Floor plan, with ABOA, of proposed space.

(7) Identify your socioeconomic status and business size type. (i.e.: WOSB, Small Business, Other than Small Business).

(8) If you are qualified as a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) under NAICS Code 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings with a small business size standard of $41.5 million, please identify as such and attach proof of status in VetBiz.

All interested parties must respond to this advertisement no later than April 12, 2024, at

3PM. ET.

E-mail responses to:

Vicki Clements Vicki.Clements@va.gov

Melinda Sanderson Melinda.Sanderson@va.gov