Small Request for Lease Proposal RLP - 36C24825R0013.pdf

GSA TEMPLATE R103 (10/24)

VA REQUEST

FOR LEASE

PROPOSALS

NO.

36C24825R0013 Naples, FL

Offers due by 12/06/2024

In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the RLP shall be received no later than 14:00 EST on the date above. See “Receipt Of Lease Proposals” herein for additional information.

This Request for Lease Proposals ("RLP") sets forth instructions and requirements for proposals for a Lease described in the RLP documents. Proposals conforming to the RLP requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Basis of Award set forth herein to select an Offeror for award. The Government will award the Lease to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions herein.

The information collection requirements contained in this Solicitation/Contract, that are not required by regulation, have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned the OMB Control No.

3090-0086.

SMALL RLP

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 - STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

1.01 GENERAL INFORMATION (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

1.02 AMOUNT AND TYPE OF SPACE AND LEASE TERM (SLAT) (OCT 2020)

1.03 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE AND SMALL BUSINESS SIZE

STANDARD (OCT 2023)

SECTION 2 - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

2.01 INCORPORATED SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (SMALL) (OCT 2024)

2.02 FLOOD PLAINS (OCT 2022)

SECTION 3 - ELIGIBILITY AND PREFERENCES FOR AWARD

3.01 BASIS OF AWARD (OCT 2023)

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3.03 SEISMIC SAFETY – HIGH SEISMICITY (OCT 2023) INTENTIONALLY DELETED

3.04 GSAR 552.270-2 HISTORIC PREFERENCE (DEVIATION) (JUL 2024) INTENTIONALLY DELETED

3.05 ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

3.06 NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT REQUIREMENTS – RLP (SMALL) (OCT 2023) INTENTIONALLY

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3.07 HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN PRICE PREFERENCE WAIVER (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

SECTION 4 - HOW TO OFFER

4.01 RECEIPT OF LEASE PROPOSALS (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

4.02 PROPOSAL CONTENTS FOR SMALL LEASES (OCT 2024)

4.03 FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SUBMITTALS (SMALL) (OCT 2020)

4.04 EISA SUBMITTALS (SMALL) (SEP 2015)

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RLP NO. 36C24825R0013 GSA TEMPLATE R103 (10/24)

SECTION 1 - STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

1.01 GENERAL INFORMATION (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

A. This Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) sets forth instructions and requirements for proposals for a Lease described in the RLP documents.

The Government will evaluate proposals conforming to the RLP requirements in accordance with the Basis of Award set forth below to select an Offeror for award. The Government will award the Lease to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions below.

B. Included in the RLP documents are the GSA Form 3626 (U.S. GOVERNMENT LEASE FOR REAL PROPERTY (Short Form)) which serves as an offer form and lease contract award document Supplemental Lease Requirements document, and GSA 3517A, General Clauses.

C. The Offeror's executed GSA Form 3626 shall constitute a firm offer. No Lease shall be formed until the Lease Contracting Officer (LCO) executes the GSA Form 3626 and delivers a signed copy to the Offeror.

D. Offeror may not use Federal agency name(s) and/or acronym(s), e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, in the entity name that owns and/or leases the Space to VA.

1.02 AMOUNT AND TYPE OF SPACE AND LEASE TERM (SLAT) (OCT 2020)

The Space shall be located in a modern quality Building of sound and substantial construction with a facade of stone, marble, brick, stainless steel, aluminum or other permanent materials in good condition and acceptable to the LCO. If not a new Building, 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.

CITY, STATE NAPLES, FL

DELINEATED AREA NORTH: IMMOKALEE ROAD

WEST: US 41/TAMIAMI TRAIL

SOUTH: RADIO ROAD

EAST: COLLIER BLVD.

SPACE TYPE(S) MEDICAL – VETERAN CENTER

MINIMUM SQ. FT. (ABOA) 2,400

MAXIMUM SQ. FT. (ABOA) 3,375

RESERVED PARKING SPACES (TOTAL) 25

RESERVED PARKING SPACES (SURFACE) 25 WITH 4 ADA

RESERVED PARKING SPACES (STRUCTURE) 0

INITIAL FULL TERM 18 MONTHS

TERMINATION RIGHTS NONE

INITIAL FIRM TERM 18 MONTHS

OPTION TERM NONE

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS A. FULLY SERVICED

B. OFFERED SPACE IS NOT LOCATED NEAR PROPERTY WITH

INCOMPATIBLE USES. NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE EXAMPLES OF

INCOMPATIBLE PROPERTY USE INCLUDE LIQUOR

ESTABLISHMENTS, TREATMENT CENTERS, PRISONS, OR

JAILS, WHERE FIREARMS ARE SOLD/DISCHARGED, RAILROAD

TRACKS, WITHIN FLIGHT PATHS, INDUSTRIAL AREAS, SMOKE

SHOPS/ MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES OR AGRICULTURAL

AREAS WHERE CHEMICAL INSECTICIDES/HERBICIDES ARE

SPRAYED.

C. SPACE MUST BE CONTIGUOUS AND ABLE TO COMPLY WITH

ACCESSIBILITY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

D. SPACE NOT LOCATED WITHIN SAME BUILDING AS

APARTMENT OR OTHER LIVING QUARTERS

E. ANTICIPATED DATE OF OCCUPANCY 2/1/25

F. OPTIONAL – PROVIDE VA ABILITY TO STAGE MOBILE UNIT ON

SITE DURING CONSTRUCTION BUILDOUT

1.03 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE AND SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD (OCT 2023)

A. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 531120 (Exception).

B. The small business size standard for the applicable NAICS code is found at HTTPS://WWW.SBA.GOV/DOCUMENT/SUPPORT-TABLE-SIZE-

STANDARDS STANDARDS.

https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards

SECTION 2 - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

2.01 INCORPORATED SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (SMALL) (OCT 2024)

GSA 3516A, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (For Simplified Acquisition of Leasehold Interests in Real Property) are attached to this RLP.

2.02 FLOOD PLAINS (OCT 2022)

A. A Lease will not be awarded for any offered Property located within a 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain (formerly referred to as 100-year floodplain) unless the Government has determined that there is no practicable alternative. An Offeror may offer less than its entire site in order to exclude a portion of the site that falls within a floodplain, so long as the portion offered meets all the requirements of this RLP and does not impact the Government’s full use and enjoyment of the Premises. If an Offeror intends that the offered Property that will become the Premises for purposes of this Lease will be something other than the entire site as recorded in tax or other property records the Offeror shall clearly demarcate the offered Property on its site plan/map submissions and shall propose an adjustment to property taxes on an appropriate pro rata basis. For such an offer, the Government may determine that the offered Property does not adequately avoid development in a 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain.

B. In addition, a Lease will not be awarded for any offered Property adjacent to 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain, where such an adjacency would, as determined by the Government, restrict ingress or egress to the Premises in the event of a flood, unless there is no practicable alternative.

SECTION 3 - ELIGIBILITY AND PREFERENCES FOR AWARD

3.01 BASIS OF AWARD (OCT 2023)

A. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Approach. The Lease will be awarded to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of this RLP and Lease documents and is the lowest priced technically acceptable offer submitted, based on the lowest price per square foot, according to the ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-2017 definition for Occupant Area, which means “the total aggregated area used by an Occupant before Load Factors are applied, consisting of Tenant Area and Tenant Ancillary Area.” The Method A – Multiple Load Factor Method shall apply.

B. Price evaluation will be based on the lowest price per square foot, according to the ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-2017 definition for Occupant Area, which means “the total aggregated area used by an Occupant before Load Factors are applied, consisting of Tenant Area and Tenant Ancillary Area.”

The Method A – Multiple Load Factor Method shall apply.

C. See FAR Clause 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns, as listed under the attached GSA 3517A, General Clauses.

D. If an offer contains terms taking exception to or modifying any Lease provision, the Government will not be under any obligation to award a Lease in response to that offer.

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3.03 SEISMIC SAFETY – HIGH SEISMICITY (OCT 2023) INTENTIONALLY DELETED

3.04 GSAR 552.270-2 HISTORIC PREFERENCE (DEVIATION) (JUL 2024) INTENTIONALLY DELETED

3.05 ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

A. The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) establishes requirements for Government leases relating to energy efficiency standards and potential cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation improvements.

B. If the offered Space is not in a Building that has earned the ENERGY STAR® Label within one year prior to the due date for final proposal revisions, Offerors are required to include in their lease proposal an agreement to renovate the Building for all energy efficiency and conservation improvements that it has determined would be cost effective over the Firm Term of the Lease, if any, prior to acceptance of the Space

Note. Additional information can be found on HTTPS://WWW.GSA.GOV/REAL-ESTATE/REAL-ESTATE- SERVICES/LEASING/SUSTAINABILITY-POLICIES under “Sustainability Policies.”

C. The term "cost effective" means an improvement that will result in substantial operational cost savings to the landlord by reducing electricity or fossil fuel consumption, water, or other utility costs. The term "operational cost savings" means a reduction in operational costs to the landlord through the application of Building improvements that achieve cost savings over the Firm Term of the Lease sufficient to pay the incremental additional costs of making the Building improvements.

D. Instructions for obtaining an ENERGY STAR® Label are provided at

HTTPS://WWW.ENERGYSTAR.GOV/BUILDINGS/BUILDING_RECOGNITION (use “Portfolio Manager” to apply). ENERGY STAR® tools and resources can be found at HTTPS://WWW.ENERGYSTAR.GOV/BUILDINGS/TOOLS-AND-RESOURCES. The ENERGY STAR® BUILDING UPGRADE MANUAL and BUILDING UPGRADE VALUE CALCULATOR are tools which can be useful in considering energy efficiency and conservation improvements to Buildings.

E. If the offered Space is not in a Building that has earned the ENERGY STAR® Label within one year prior to the due date for final proposal revisions, the successful Offeror will be excused from performing any agreed-to energy efficiency and conservation renovations if it obtains the Energy Star Label prior to the Government’s acceptance of the Space

A. If no improvements are proposed, the Offeror must demonstrate to the Government using the ENERGY STAR® Online Tools why no energy efficiency and conservation improvements are cost effective. If such explanation is unreasonable, the offer may be rejected.

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3.07 HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN PRICE PREFERENCE WAIVER (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

A HUBZone small business concern (SBC) Offeror may elect to waive the price evaluation preference provided in the “Basis of Award” paragraph. In such a case, no price evaluation preference shall apply to the evaluation of the HUBZone SBC.

https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/real-estate-services/leasing/sustainability-policies https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/real-estate-services/leasing/sustainability-policies https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/building_recognition/building_certification/how_apply https://www.energystar.gov/BUILDINGS/TOOLS-AND-RESOURCES https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/buildings/tools/EPA_BUM_Full.pdf https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/buildings/tools/EPA_BUM_Full.pdf https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/tools-and-resources/building-upgrade-value-calculator

SECTION 4 - HOW TO OFFER

4.01 RECEIPT OF LEASE PROPOSALS (SMALL) (OCT 2023)

A. Offeror is authorized to transmit its lease proposal as an attachment to an email. Offeror's email shall include the name, address and telephone number of the Offeror, and identify the name and title of the individual signing on behalf of the Offeror. Offeror's signed Lease proposal must be saved in a generally accessible format (such as portable document format (pdf)), which displays a visible image of all original document signatures and must be transmitted as an attachment to the email. Only emails transmitted to, and received at, the VA email address identified in the RLP will be accepted. Offeror submitting a Lease proposal by email shall retain in its possession, and make available upon VA's request, its original signed proposal.

B. In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the RLP shall be received no later than 14:00 EST on the date specified below at the following designated email address:

Date: 12/06/2024

Email Address: Chennel.davis@va.gov

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D. Offers transmitted through email shall be deemed late if received at the designated email address after the date and time established for receipt of offers unless it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one Working Day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals.

E. Offers may be also deemed timely if there is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of proposals and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of proposals; or if it was the only proposal received.

B. There will be no public opening of offers, and all offers will be confidential until the Lease has been awarded. However, the Government may release proposals outside the Government such as to support contractors to assist in the evaluation of offers. Such Government contractors shall be required to protect the data from unauthorized disclosure.

4.02 PROPOSAL CONTENTS FOR SMALL LEASES (OCT 2024)

The proposal shall consist of the following documents:

DOCUMENT NAME OR DESCRIPTION

U.S. Government Lease For Real Property (Short Form) (GSA Form 3626), completed and signed by Offeror

Supplemental Lease Requirements, initialed by Offeror

Agency Specific Requirements, Dated 11-25-2024, initialed by Offeror

Security Requirements, initialed by Offeror

GSA 3517A, General Clauses, initialed by Offeror

Fire Protection and Life Safety information and documents (See applicable Fire Protection and Life Safety paragraphs)

Auto CAD or scaled floor plans delineating the Premises proposed by the Offeror

Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the Lease Award Date, including completion of all required representations and certifications. This registration service is free of charge.

EISA compliance information (See applicable Energy Independence and Security Act paragraphs)

Evidence of ownership or control of Building or site, including a copy of the Property deed Authorization from the ownership entity to submit an offer on the ownership entity’s behalf, if the offeror is not the owner of the Property

Proof of signing authority (see GSA 3516A, Solicitation Provisions)

FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

Offeror’s Rate for Routine Cleaning and Disinfection Requirements

4.03 FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SUBMITTALS (SMALL) (OCT 2020)

A. The Offeror must submit the Fire Protection and Life Safety (FPLS) Submittal Information in A.1 through A.5, unless the Building meets either exemption in sub-paragraph B or C below.

1. Completed GSA Form 12000, Prelease Fire Protection and Life Safety Evaluation for an Office Building (Part A or Part B, as applicable).

2. A copy of the previous year’s fire alarm system maintenance record showing compliance with the requirements in NFPA 72 (if a system is installed in the Building).

3. A copy of the previous year’s automatic fire sprinkler system maintenance record showing compliance with the requirements in NFPA 25

(if a system is installed in the Building).

4. Computer generated plans set to 1/8" = 1'-0" (preferred). Plans submitted for consideration shall include floor plan(s) for which Space is being offered and floor plan(s) of the floor(s) of exit discharge (e.g., street level(s)). Each plan submitted shall include the locations of all exit stairs, elevators, and the Space(s) being offered to the Government. In addition, where Building exit stairs are interrupted or discontinued before the level of exit discharge, additional floor plans for the level(s) where exit stairs are interrupted or discontinued must also be provided.

5. A valid Building Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) issued by the local jurisdiction. If the Building C of O is not available or the local jurisdiction does not issue a Building C of O, provide a report prepared by a licensed fire protection engineer with their assessment of the Building regarding compliance with all applicable local Fire Protection and Life Safety-related codes and ordinances.

B. If the Space offered is 10,000 RSF or less in area and is located on the 1st floor of the Building, Offeror is not required to submit to VA the Fire

Protection and Life Safety (FPLS) Submittal Information listed in A.1 through A.5 above.

C. If the Offeror provides a Building C of O obtained under any edition of the International Building Code (IBC), and the offered Space meets or will meet all the requirements of the Lease with regard to Means of Egress, Automatic Fire Sprinkler System, and Fire Alarm System prior to occupancy, then Offeror is not required to submit to VA the FPLS Submittal Information in A.1 through A.5 above.

4.04 EISA SUBMITTALS (SMALL) (SEP 2015)

No later than the due date for initial offers, the Offeror must submit to the LCO:

A. Evidence of an Energy Star® label obtained within the 12 months prior to the due date of final proposal revisions, or

B. If the offered existing building will not have an ENERGY STAR® label by the date of final proposal revisions, a written statement addressing which energy efficiency and conservation improvements (can be made to the building must be submitted. If no cost-effective improvements can be made, the Offeror must demonstrate to the Government using the ENERGY STAR® Online Tools why no energy efficiency and conservation improvements are cost effective. This explanation will be subject to review by the LCO. If the explanation is considered unreasonable, the offer may be considered technically unacceptable.

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