Mountain Home CBOC New Lease

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is seeking to lease approximately 13,272 assignable building area (ABOA) square feet of medical clinical space in Mountain Home, Arkansas for a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) serving veterans. The space must be contiguous and located on the first floor of a modern, free-standing building within a delineated area bounded by Arkansas Avenue, Highway 412/62, Highway 412, and Rodeo Drive, with 70 reserved surface parking spaces included. Key requirements include Energy Star certification, compliance with fire protection and life safety standards, accessibility standards, and comprehensive agency-specific requirements for HVAC systems, electrical infrastructure, radiology spaces, security systems, and clinical functionality. The evaluation will be based on the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer using present value price evaluation methodology, considering factors including tenant improvements, operating costs, and shell rent. Critical deadlines include a question submission period from January 12, 2026, through January 23, 2026 (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST), with responses provided on January 26, 2026, and a proposal due date of February 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST via email.

This solicitation is designated as a small business set-aside with no incumbent contractor. The lease term is 10 years total with 5 years firm and 5 years soft, allowing the government to terminate during the soft period with 90 days' notice, with an anticipated lease commencement date of February 1, 2028. The government will provide a tenant improvement allowance of $450 per ABOA square foot (approximately $5.97 million) and building-specific amortized capital of $12.00 per ABOA square foot for security improvements. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, provide SAM small business certification, and submit responses via email to Jeffrey Weaver at jeffrey.weaver20@va.gov. The facility will be located in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, and offerors must demonstrate zoning compliance, property ownership or control, financing capability, and compliance with extensive fire protection, accessibility, and security requirements outlined in the solicitation documents.