S02 - Exhibit B SOW ASR VISN 7 HQ.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

VISN 7 HQ Lease

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Introduction: The VISN 7 VA Southeast Network has requirements to lease office space for support staff. The support staff oversee Network level operations to include serving in a support and program oversight role for eight VA medical centers across the Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina markets.

2. Background: VISNs are regional systems of care within VHA. The U.S. is divided into 18 VISNs — regional systems of care working together to better meet local health care needs and provides greater access to care. The VISN 7 VA Southeast Network is located in one of the fastest growing regions across the nation, covers 244 counties in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina; provides oversight for eight major medical facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia; Augusta, Georgia; Dublin, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Central Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Charleston, South Carolina; and Columbia, South Carolina. Two are dual-campus facilities, three facilities are complexity level 1A, two are level 1B, two are level 2, and one is level 3. The VA Southeast Network also serves 63 CBOCs located throughout the region.

3. Scope: The VISN 7 VA Southeast Network is requesting a succeeding lease for 20,492 net usable square feet (NUSF) of office space along with 61 parking spaces for the Atlanta VISN 7 Network Office HQ-1 lease (contract #VA247-15-L-0227). The succeeding lease will provide a new contract number with a new lease name of “VISN 7 HQ”.

Contract #VA247-15-L-0227 only provides 17,822 NUSF of office space. To expand the NUSF, the succeeding lease will also absorb the Atlanta VISN 7 Network Office HQ-2 lease (contract #VA247-15-L-0285). Absorbing contract #VA247-15-L-0285 provides a 14.9% expansion to the Atlanta VISN 7 Network Office HQ-1 lease. See existing lease details below.

Existing VISN 7 VA Southeast Network Office Lease Contract Details

4. Recommended Source: MYP Gwinnett (current Lessor)

5. Place of Tenancy: 3700 Crestwood Parkway Northwest, Duluth Georgia.

6. Desired Occupancy Date: October 1, 2025

7. Desired Lease Term: 10 years (5 firm with 5 one-year non-firm terms). The Government may terminate this Lease, in whole or in parts, at any time effective after the Firm Term of this Lease, by providing not less than 90 days’ prior written notice to the Lessor. The effective date of the termination shall be the day following the expiration of the required notice period or the termination date set forth in the notice, whichever is later. No rental shall accrue after the effective date of termination.

8. Provision of Services, Access, and Normal Hours: The Government’s normal hours of operations are established as 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with the exception of Federal holidays. Services, maintenance, and utilities shall be provided during these hours. The Government shall have access to the Premises and its Appurtenant Areas at all times without additional payment, including the use, during other than normal hours, of necessary services and utilities such as elevators, restrooms, lights, and electric power. Cleaning shall be performed during normal hours.

B. CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK: Any changes to this SOW will be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the LCO. A copy of each change will be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the Lessor through the actions of parties other than the LCO will be borne by the Lessor.

C. IDENITITY VERIFICATION OF PERSONNEL

1. The Government reserves the right to verify identities of personnel with routine and/or unaccompanied access to the Government's Space, including both pre and post occupancy periods. The Lessor shall comply with VA personal identity verification requirements, identified in the GSA Order 2181.1 GSA HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification and Credentialing Handbook. The Lessor can find the policy and additional information at HTTP://WWW.GSA.GOV/HSPD12. This policy requires the Government to conduct background investigations and make HSPD-12 compliant suitability determinations for all persons with routine or unaccompanied access to Government leased Space. By definition, this includes at a minimum each employee of the Lessor, as well as employees of the Lessor's contractors or subcontractors who will provide building operating services requiring routine access to the Government’s leased Space for a period greater than 6 months. The Government may also require this information for the Lessor's employees, contractors, or subcontractors who will be engaged to perform alterations or emergency repairs in the Government’s Space.

2. Application Process: The background investigation will be done using the Government's prescribed process. The Lessor must provide information on each of their contractor/personnel meeting the above criteria to the Government, whereupon each identified contractor/personnel will be notified with instructions for completing the identity verification application within a given time frame. The application process will include completing supplemental information forms that must be inputted into the identity verification system in order for the application to be considered complete. Additionally, the Lessor must ensure prompt completion of the fingerprint process for their contractor/personnel. Email notifications will be sent with instructions on the steps to be taken to schedule an appointment for fingerprinting at an approved regional location along with instructions on how to complete the background investigation application.

3. The Lessor must ensure the LCO or COR has all of the requested documentation timely to ensure the completion of the investigation. Based on the information furnished, the Government will conduct background investigations. The LCO will advise the Lessor in writing if a person fails the investigation, and, effective immediately, that person will no longer be allowed to work or be assigned to work in the Government’s Space.

4. Throughout the life of the Lease, the Lessor shall provide the same data for any new employees, contractors, or subcontractors who will be assigned to the Government’s Space in accordance with the above criteria. All Lessor’s contractor(s) and subcontractor(s) shall follow the requirements of background investigation in accordance with GSA HSPD-12 policy.

5. The Lessor is accountable for not allowing contractors to start work without the successful completion of the appropriate background investigation as required by VA policy.

6. The Government reserves the right to conduct additional background checks on Lessor personnel and contractors with routine access to Government leased Space throughout the term of the Lease to determine who may have access to the Premises.

D. LESSOR RESPONSIBILITIES: The Lessor will be responsible for the actions of all individuals provided to work for the VA under this contract. In the event that damages arise from work performed by contractor provided personnel, under the auspices of this contract, the Lessor will be responsible for all resources necessary to remedy the incident. The Lessor will stop any VA personnel attempting to provide protected health information that would lead to the identification of a Veteran. The VA staff member will be told that protected health information that leads to the identification of a Veteran is not needed and is in direct violation of this contract. All breaches will be reported to the LCO or the COR.

E. ACCESS TO VA INFORMATION AND INFO SYSTEMS: The real property lease procurement will not involve access to information technology or VA sensitive information by the Lessor’s employees, contractors, or subcontractors. Thus, the C&A requirements do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

F. ACROYNYMS