P02 - Sources Sought Notice - El Paso Vet Center.pdf

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This is a Sources Sought Notice (36C24W26Q0059) from the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking clinical space for lease in El Paso, Texas. The VA is interested in leasing approximately 4,511 ANSI/BOMA Office Area (ABOA) square feet of contiguous clinical space, with a maximum of 5,639 rentable square feet (RSF), for use as a Vet Center Outstation. The space may be in an existing building or a new building, and must be located within the delineated area bounded by Route 54 on the west, I-10 on the south, and State Loop 375 on the east and north. The lease term will be up to 20 years with termination rights after five years. The building and parking area must be fully accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and must comply with Interagency Security Committee Security Design Criteria. A minimum of 23 parking spaces are required.

Responses should include building name, address, available rentable and ABOA square feet with fully serviced rental rates, date of availability, building ownership information, number of parking spaces, energy efficiency features, and building services provided. Rent escalations should be predetermined rather than tied to indices such as the Consumer Price Index. The VA will pay rent in arrears and is limited by law to pay no more than appraised fair rental value, with a market survey to be conducted. The VA is specifically seeking responses from Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) firms registered at veterans.certify.sba.gov. Interested parties must submit information to Patrice Flagg, Realty Specialist, at patrice.flagg@va.gov no later than March 6, 2026, at 5:00 PM PST. The NAICS code is 531120, and the small business size standard is $34 million. The VA assumes no responsibility to award a lease based on responses to this advertisement.

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Sources Sought Notice – 36C24W26Q0059 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Seeks to lease clinical space in or near El Paso, Texas

REQUIREMENT: The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is interested in leasing approximately 4,511 ABOA (contiguous) clinical space (maximum 5,639 rentable square feet), for use by VA as an “Vet Center Outstation” within El Paso, Texas area. For this requirement, VA will consider expressions of interest for an existing space for lease or a new building for the VA to lease.

The building and parking area must be fully accessible, meeting all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. The building must comply with the Interagency Security Committee Security Design Criteria for New Federal Office Buildings and Major Modernization Projects as well as other security guidelines, which will be provided during the Solicitation for Offers process.

TERM OF OCCUPANCY: A lease for up to Twenty (20) years will be considered, termination rights after Five (5) years.

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 4,511 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Office Area (ABOA) Square Feet. Rentable Square Feet does not include such areas as stairs, elevators, mechanical and utility rooms, ducts, shafts, vestibules and public corridors, and public toilets required by local code.

RENTABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE: 5,639 RSF

PARKING: A minimum of 23 Parking spaces are required.

DELINATED AREA: El Paso, Texas

1. Bounded on the West: Route 54

2. Bounded on the South: I-10

3. Bounded on the East and North: State Loop 375

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. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. The Government cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of contents of the furnished information found within this advertisement; Government is under no responsibility to respond to and is unable to answer any inquiries regarding this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. The NAICS Code is 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Mini warehouses), and the small business size standard is $34 Million.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is also conducting market research, seeking capable sources that are classified and registered at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ as either Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that are interested in leasing space to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE:

1. Building name, address and location of the available space within the building

2. Rentable square feet available, and expected fully serviced rental rate per rentable square foot

3. ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet to be offered, and expected rental rate per ABOA square foot, fully serviced. Indicated whether the quoted rental rate includes an amount for tenant improvements and state the amount, if any

4. Date of space availability

5. Building ownership information

6. Number of parking spaces available for VA use

7. Energy efficiency and renewable energy features existing within the building.

8. List of building services provided

Buildings offered must meet all current Federal, State, and local codes and regulations, including, but not limited to fire and life safety, accessibility, OSHA, and seismic protection. If the rent is to escalate, the VA requests rental escalations to be predetermined rather than unknown escalations such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula or like. The VA shall pay rent in arrears.

The Government is limited by law (41 C.F.R. Ȃ§ 102-73.55) to pay no more than the appraised fair rental value for space. A market survey of properties offered for lease will be conducted by the VA.

Interested offerors (owners, brokers, or their legal representatives) should submit their information and contact Patrice Flagg, Realty Specialist (reference 36C24W26Q0059) by email no later than March 6, 2026, at 5:00 PM PST to:

Attention: Patrice Flagg, Realty Specialist Minor Lease Division

Department of Veterans Affairs Email: patrice.flagg@va.gov

RESPONDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE VA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO AWARD A LEASE

BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT.

mailto:patrice.flagg@va.gov

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