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This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition document for a lease extension. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network 23 Contracting Office is seeking approval to negotiate a 36-month extension of their current lease for 16,813 ABOA/18,512 rentable square feet of office space at 2805 Dodd Road, Suite 250, Eagan, MN under lease number VA263-R-1158 for the VISN 23 HQ Office. The current lease expires September 30, 2025, and the extension would commence October 1, 2025.

The justification is based on 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) citing that only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The agency has encountered delays in planning for relocation to other federally controlled space due to documented organizational, financial, or other uncertainties. The Veterans Health Administration has been assigned a GSA Great Lakes Region Project Team to assist with replacement lease procurement, but delays in GSA processes have impacted the timeline. Market research conducted on March 31, 2025, using LoopNet showed rental rates within the market area, though specific pricing details are redacted. The document indicates that remaining at the current location under the extension avoids holdover situations, allows continued operations without disruption, and provides proximity benefits to the airport and Minneapolis VAHCS locations. The contracting officer Robert Hausman and contract specialist Kelsey Schulzetenberg have certified the justification, with approvals dated April 16, 2025.