Honolulu Vet Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 is seeking to identify potential property owners and lessors for a leased space to house a Veteran Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This Sources Sought Notice is designed to solicit information about suitable properties and is not a formal solicitation for offers. The VA's Readjustment Counseling Service requires a minimum of 4,468 assignable square feet (5,027 rentable square feet) within a specifically delineated geographic area bounded by H201 to the north and west and Kapahulu/Waialae Avenues to the east and south. Key requirements include a minimum of 20 on-site parking spaces with at least three ADA-compliant spaces, full ADA and Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards compliance, location outside the 100-year flood plain, Interagency Security Committee compliance, and compliance with fire safety, physical security, seismic, and sustainability standards. Properties must be at least a quarter-mile away from incompatible uses such as liquor establishments, cannabis dispensaries, methadone clinics, and firearms establishments. Interested property owners and lessors must submit responses to Ralph Crump (Ralph.Crump@va.gov) by 4:00 PM CST on February 11, 2026, with the subject line "36C24W26R0023, Honolulu Vet Center."

The acquisition is currently not set-aside but may be designated as a set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses if two or more qualifying firms respond. The NAICS code for this procurement is 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) with a small business size standard of $41.5 million in annual revenue. Anticipated construction and buildout costs are estimated between $250,000 and $500,000, with the VA seeking a 20-year lease that includes termination rights after 10 years. The VA will make monthly rental payments in arrears upon facility acceptance and may elect to make a lump-sum payment or amortize tenant improvements over the lease term. Property information must include the owner's contact details, location maps, flood plain documentation, and site plans to be considered responsive.