High desert, CA VET center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 is seeking to lease 4,362 to 4,580 ABOA (5,016 to 5,267 RSF) of contiguous office space for a new Vet Center facility in the Victorville/Hesperia, California area. The lessor must provide a fully serviced lease including building shell improvements, tenant improvements at $317.00 per ABOA SF, building-specific amortized capital security improvements at $12 per ABOA SF, utilities, janitorial services, basic cable, guest Wi-Fi, and comprehensive security systems with CCTV monitoring. Key requirements include compliance with fire protection and life safety standards, ENERGY STAR certification (or statutory alternatives with cost-effective improvements), accessibility standards, seismic safety requirements, and security specifications at Facility Security Level II. Award will be made to the responsible offeror with the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer based on present value price evaluation at a 5 percent discount rate. Proposals must be submitted by May 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM CST to Ralph Crump at Ralph.Crump@VA.GOV, with evaluation criteria emphasizing pricing, technical acceptability, and compliance with all stated specifications.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and has no identified incumbent contractor. The lease term is 20 years with 10 years firm, and the Government retains termination rights after the firm term upon 90 days' notice. The space must be located within a defined geographic area bounded by Palmdale Road/Green Tree Boulevard to the north, Ranchero Road/Hesperia to the south, Peach/Ridgecrest Road/Bear Valley Road to the east, and 405 Baldy Mesa Road to the west, and must be situated in a modern quality building with a permanent facade and outside the 100-year floodplain. The facility must provide 20 surface/outside reserved, secured, and lit parking spaces with zero structured parking required. The place of performance is Victorville, CA 92395, and the NAICS code is 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings except Miniwarehouses), with small business size standards applying per SBA guidelines.