New Lease for VA Clinic (CBOC) Tarrant County, Texas

The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to lease approximately 14,719 to 15,719 ANSI/BOMA Occupant Area square feet of contiguous, single-level clinical space in Tarrant County, Texas for a Community Based Outpatient Clinic, with proposals due November 20, 2026. This is a new lease with a 20-year term comprising 10 years firm and 10 years soft termination rights, no set-aside applied.

Place of performance is Richland Hills, Texas, within a delineated area bounded by State Highway 114 (north), US-287/Business US-287/Interstate 820 (west), Interstate 20 (south), and State Highway 360 (east). Space must be available for occupancy by July 2027 and cannot be immediately adjacent to tobacco retail, vape, smoke, or liquor establishments. The facility must be an existing building that has undergone or will complete modernization by occupancy, with approved City/County permitting at RLP closing; new construction is permitted if it meets this requirement.

The space must provide 138 surface/outside parking spaces reserved exclusively for Government use, include data/telecommunications infrastructure meeting VA Office of Electronic Healthcare Modernization requirements (Category 6A horizontal cabling, 1 GbE connectivity, UPS systems with 30-minute runtime), and comprehensive physical security featuring electronic access control with PIV card integration, video surveillance (Avigilon brand recommended), intrusion detection systems, and panic/duress buttons. All security requirements follow Facility Security Level II standards. The facility must achieve ENERGY STAR certification within 12 months prior to the proposal due date or meet specified exceptions. Transit accessibility is required: either a subway/light rail/bus rapid transit stop within 2,640 feet, or two public bus/streetcar lines within 1,320 feet providing at least 20 trips per weekday.

Pricing is fully serviced and turnkey, with tenant improvement allowance not to exceed $425.00 per ABOA SF (to be negotiated following design and construction documents), itemized as building shell rental, TI rate, Building Specific Amortized Capital rate, and operating costs. Lessors must submit GSA Form 1364, GSA Form 1217 with detailed cost breakdowns, scaled floorplans, parking and amenities documentation, current Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, fire protection and life safety evaluations per GSA Form 12000, and financial commitment evidence (bank commitment letters or self-financing documentation). SAM registration is required prior to award.

Evaluation criteria are Location (Factor 1), Technical Quality (Factor 2), Offeror Qualifications and Past Performance (Factor 3), Delivery Schedule (Factor 4), and Operations and Maintenance Plan (Factor 5), with price and technical factors significantly more important than price alone. Award will be made to the responsible offeror providing best value. NAICS code is 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses); PSC code is X1DB, Lease/Rental of Laboratories and Clinics. Amendment 0005, effective October 21, 2026, extended the deadline from October 23 to November 20, 2026. No HUBZone price preference applies unless the offeror elects not to waive it.