36C24725R0099 0001.pdf

Department of Veterans Affairs

AMENDMENT TO REQUEST FOR LEASE PROPOSAL (RLP)

1. RLP No. 2. Amendment No. 3. Effective Date 4. Page Of

5. ISSUED BY

6. Description of Amendment

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 1, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect

7. Name and Title of Signer (Type or Print) 8. Name and Title of Contracting Officer (Type or Print)

9. Offerer 10. Date Signed 11. United States of America 12. Date Signed

By (Signature of Person Authorized to Sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

36C24725R0099 0001 1 3

36C247 Department of Veterans Affairs RPO-E, Network Contracting Office 7 2008 Weems Road LaVista Business Park - Bldg A Duluth GA 30096

The purpose of Amendment 0001 of Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) 36C24725R0099 is to create a Questions and Answers period, to clarify rules for Question Submission.

1. All questions regarding this RLP shall be submitted in writing to the LCS, Brian C. Curtis. The contact email is brian.curtis2@va.gov. You shall also add LaTonga Prather to the questions email at latonga.prather@va.gov. Telephonic Inquiries shall not be entertained, and the LCS will terminate any phonecall regarding this solicitation.

2. The Deadline for questions shall be 08/01/2025 @ 15:00 hrs Eastern Standard Time. No further questions shall be granted a response that are received after this deadline in order to keep the RLP's deadline timely.

3. Answers to questions shall be provided via written amendment posted on SAM.gov.

4. All offerors are required to complete boxes 7, 9, and 10 of this page, and return with their formal RLP response.

5. Names and Property Addresses shall be redacted from the Questions. The format shall be: <redacted>

-----------------------------------SEE PAGE 2 FOR QUESTIONS AND GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE-----------------------------------

Lease Contracting Officer

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Question 1:

Greetings Brian.

Hope all is well. My name is <redacted> A Realtor in the <redacted>. I am emailing regarding the RLP for a Veterans center in Savannah GA.

I did want to seek further clarification on how and when the proposals will be reviewed and selected?

I am working closely with a local Realtor and we have located a few properties that meet the criteria.

However since this is a national request each property owner/agent has stated that there are others that have also inquired about the space for the same purpose.

Is this a situation where there will be a “bidding war” between proposals?

I would greatly appreciate your clarity of the process .

Thank you in advance.

Government Response to 1:

The Government can only draw attention to the guidance provided in Sections 3.3(B) and 3.4(C), (D), & (F) of the RLP.

The Government recommends each offeror read the entire RLP to ensure their offer will meet the requirements of submission.

Question 2:

Brian, Following up-- Can you confirm if you've already received a proposal for <redacted>? The listing broker said he never heard back from the VA after submitting an offer months ago. However, we're happy to ask for a new proposal with different terms if that was the main issue in the past.

Government Response to 2:

Any “offer” submitted months ago was not a formal “Offer.” This is the first Formal Solicitation for this procurement, and has the formal Request for Lease Proposals and all Attachments along with it. The previous postings were informal, under a “Sources Sought Notice” used to perform market research for the VHA’s set-aside requirements. The Government received enough interest from Small Businesses, that the formal RLP has a set-aside requirement for all Small Business. Large Businesses under NAICS 531120 are not allowed to compete.

Question 3:

When is the selection being finalized?

Government Response to 3:

The Government does not fully understand the question. If the question is “When will the award be made” or “When will an awardee be chose,” then the answer is sometime after the closing date of the RLP (08/12/2025 @ 13:00 EST) and after the Government has had time to evaluate the offers and do its due diligence on the offerors. Please be advised that in light of the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) from the Administration’s Executive Orders, the process could take longer than anticipated.