Lease - Kenai Outstation - Alaska

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration seeks to lease approximately 2,107 ANSI/BOMA Occupant Area square feet of contiguous office space in Kenai, Alaska for a Vet Center; the solicitation is on hold and will be re-issued at a later date as of Amendment 4 effective May 8, 2026.

Place of performance is Kenai, Alaska, within a defined area of consideration bounded by Kenai Spur Highway, Kalifornsky Beach Road, and Highway 1. The space must be located in a modern quality building or one undergoing modernization, with 20 surface or outside parking spaces reserved for Government use at no additional charge beyond rental consideration. The lease term is 20 years with a 5-year firm term, and Government termination rights apply after the firm term with 120 days' notice.

The space must meet detailed Statement of Work requirements for a clinical Vet Center, including contiguous ground-floor office space with specified rooms (entrance with power-assisted doors, lobby, ADA-accessible restrooms, reception, private offices with wireless nurse call systems, group counseling rooms with soundproofing at STC 45, kitchen, janitorial closet, supply/storage room, and an OIT telecommunications room with 45U network rack, UPS backup, fiber and copper conduit, Category 6A cabling, and restricted access). All rooms except the telecommunications room require master keying with VA-approved locking mechanisms. The lessor must provide janitorial service, basic cable, guest high-speed Internet Wi-Fi (minimum 600 Mbps), security monitoring, and maintenance. Interior and exterior signage must comply with VA Vet Center branding standards with VA approval prior to fabrication. Sound masking systems and finishes require VA approval. Post-construction acoustic field studies must verify STC 45 ratings.

The fully-serviced lease rate must include building shell rental, tenant improvements at $436 per ABOA SF allowance, Building Specific Amortized Capital costs, operating costs, and parking. Seismic safety compliance at high seismicity standards applies. Facility Security Level II physical and cybersecurity requirements include employee and visitor access control, secure critical areas, video surveillance with time-lapse recording at personnel entrances and exits, intrusion detection systems monitoring perimeter doors and ground-floor windows connected to DHS Mega Center monitoring, duress alarm systems, annual operational and functional testing of all security systems with repair or replacement within five business days of failure or Government-provided guard service at lessor expense, and cybersecurity safeguards prohibiting connection of building and access control systems to federal IT networks with compliance to DHS ICS-CERT guidance, NIST Cyber Security Framework standards, strong encryption, disabled unnecessary services, closed ports, and antivirus subscriptions excluding Kaspersky products.

Offerors must comply with Energy Star certification, asbestos management, fire protection and life safety standards, accessibility requirements, and environmental due diligence. Required submissions include GSA Forms 1217 and 1364, security unit price lists, architectural plans, floor plans in CAD format, proof of financing, zoning compliance documentation, and past performance questionnaires from references. Prevailing wage rates per Department of Labor wage determination AK20260006 (effective April 1, 2025) apply to construction work. Offerors must register in SAM at time of award and maintain registration throughout contract performance, provide a unique entity identifier, and comply with Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act disclosure requirements. Offerors must make representations regarding covered telecommunications equipment under FAR 52.204-24 and comply with FAR 52.222-90 addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion nondiscrimination requirements effective April 2026. The NAICS code is 5311 (Lessors of Real Estate) and PSC is X1AA (Lease/Rental of Office Buildings).