TRAVERSE CITY, MI CBOC Clarification #1

Lessor _______ Gov t. ________ Page 2 of 2 Page _____ of _____



June 8, 2017





AMENDMENT # 1 - SFO # VA101-15-R-0222

Traverse City, MI







PART I BASIC SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS



SECTION 1.5 OFFER DUE This section has been deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:



Offers are due by 4:00PM ET on July 14, 2017 and must remain open until award. VA currently anticipates award on or before January 15, 2018. Offers must remain open, and pricing must remain valid, until 60 calendar days following award date.









END OF AMENDMENT





Signed June 8, 2017







Hong Hitchings

Contracting Officer (003C1E)





Acknowledgement of Receipt



Amendment #1 - VA101-15-R-0222; Traverse City, MI





Company______________________________________________________________________





Name_________________________________________________________________________





Title__________________________________________________________________________





Signature of Offeror____________________________________________Date________________________





Return and initial/sign this amendment with your Proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS



COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC



TRAVERSE CITY, MI







22,500 NET USABLE SQUARE FEET



SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE



NAICS CODE: 531120



NAICS CODE 531120 Size Standard: $38.5 million in gross receipts

applies to the owners of building space leased to the Federal Government.

The standard does not apply to an agent.







Hong Hitchings

Contracting Officer





Michael Moore

Project Manager







Offers are solicited under Section 40 U.S.C. 490(H)(1), AS AMENDED, AND Section 1 of the Reorganization Plan of 1950 (40 U.S.C. 490 Note).



The information collection requirements contained in this Solicitation/Contract that are not required by regulation, have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned the OMB Control No. 3090-0163.

Solicitation Number: VA101-15-R-0222



Notice Type: Sources Sought



Synopsis: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Office of Real Property (ORP), Washington, DC, is conducting market research/seeking capable sources from bondable and experienced firms that are

classified as small business, that are interested in a forecasted lease project for a Community Base Outpatient Clinic located in Traverse City, Michigan of 22,500 Net Usable Square Feet (NUSF). All firms designated as Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) must be registered as such in www.vip.vetbiz.gov.



The NAICS Code is 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings, and the small business size standard is $38.5 million. Responses to this notice will assist ORP in determining if the acquisition should be set-aside for competition restricted to SDVOSB or VOSB concerns in accordance with 38 USC Sec. 8127.



The magnitude of the anticipated construction/buildout for the project is:



Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000;



VA makes monthly lease rental payments in arrears upon facility acceptance and may elect to make a single lump-sum payment or amortize over the course of the firm term for specified tenant improvements. VA makes no progress payments during the design or construction/build-out phases of the project.



This is not a request for proposals, only a request for information for planning purposes, and does not constitute a solicitation. A solicitation may or may not be issued. This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.14 and VA Acquisition Regulation 819.70.



Project Requirements: ORP seeks information from Offerors who are capable of successfully performing a lease contract, including design and construction of the facility described above, on a VA pre-approved site for a term of up to 20 years, inclusive of all options, as well as all maintenance and operation requirements for the duration of the lease term. More information on VA s requirements can be found on its Technical Information Library: http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/.



The VA-approved sites for these projects can be found at the following link:

https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=935ee9e4780529982f2a3e2331de9fb6&_cview=0



SDVOSB, VOSB, and Small Business firms are invited to provide information to contribute to the market research for this project. SDVOSB and VOSB firms must be registered in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. All business concerns must have the technical skills and financial capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements. All business concerns are requested to submit a Capabilities Statement to VA for review.

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SDVOSB and VOSB firms may provide a Capabilities Statement if they are interested in participating in this project. A submission checklist and information sheet is provided below for firms to fill out and submit, which will serve as the firm s Capabilities Statement.



Capabilities Statement Will Include:



1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, Dunn & Bradstreet number, and e-mail address;



2. Evidence of SDVOSB or VOSB status through registration at VIP (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/);



3. Evidence of ability to offer under NAICS Code 531120 and listing in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov), including a copy of the representations and certifications made in that system;



4. A summary describing at least three (3) projects of similar size and scope completed in the past five (5) years that demonstrate your company s experience designing, constructing, and managing Federal leased facilities or health care facilities relevant to the project described above. (3-page limit);



5. Evidence of your company s bonding capacity to meet a bid bond of $100,000, and evidence from a surety of capability to obtain payment and performance bonds in values based on the project magnitude listed above; and



6. Evidence of capability to obtain financing for a project of this size.

If desired, the company may also submit a narrative describing its capability.



Although this notice focuses on SDVOSB and VOSB, we encourage all small businesses and other interested parties to respond for market research purposes.



All interested parties should respond to this notice no later than 4:00 pm Eastern Time, on November 22, 2016. Please submit your response to LeasingSourcesSought@va.gov. Note that this mailbox will only accept e-mails of 5MB in size or smaller. If your attachments exceed this size, please send multiple emails.



CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST AND INFORMATION SHEET



Traverse City, MI, Community Based Outpatient Clinic



Please send this information sheet and supporting documentation to LeasingSourcesSought@va.gov by November 22, 2016.



Company name:



Company address:



Dunn & Bradstreet number:



Point of contact:



Phone number:



Email address:



The following items are attached to this Capabilities Statement:

Evidence of SDVOSB or VOSB status through registration at VIP (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/);

Evidence of ability to offer under NAICS Code 531120 and listing in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov), with representations and certifications;

A summary describing at least three (3) projects of similar size and scope completed in the past five (5) years that demonstrate the company s experience designing, constructing, and managing Federal leased facilities or health care facilities relevant to (input project specific nusf). (3-page limit);

Evidence of the company s bonding capacity to meet a bid bond of $100,000, and payment and performance bonds in the range above from surety; and

Evidence of capability to obtain financing for a project of this size.



If desired, the company may also submit a narrative describing its capability, not to exceed two (2) pages.







By: ____________________________________

(Signature)





____________________________________

(Print Name)





____________________________________

(Title)

Notice for Traverse City, MI - Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)



The Department of Veterans Affairs conducted a Market Surveys on October 27, 2015 and February 23, 2016 in Traverse City, MI to identify qualified properties, both existing buildings and land sites, for a 22,500 Net Usable Square Foot (NUSF) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).



Notice: This is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this notice. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon this notice.



Contracting Office Address

Zebulon Fox, Contracting Officer, United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction & Facilities Management , Office of Facilities Acquisition, (003C4), 425 "Eye" Street, NW, Room 6E505L, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 632-5941, Zebulon.Fox@va.gov



The following is a list of sites that were deemed acceptable by the evaluation team and will be considered for this procurement. VA reserves the right to consider additional sites offered if they are deemed beneficial to the Government.



The seven (7) following sites have been selected for further consideration:



1. 3744 US-31 South

Traverse City, MI

Rick Newman, Owner

Coldwell Banker Commercial

(231) 645-7177

ranewme@yahoo.com



2. 2226-76 US-31

Traverse City, MI

Michael R. Brown Gerald Snowden

BURDCO Incorporated Snowden Associates

mbrown@burdco.com issnowden@snowdencompanies.com

(231) -947-9135 (231)932-1700



3. N.E. Corner of LaFranier Road & Terra

Garfield Township

Michael R. Brown

BURDCO Incorporated

mbrown@burdco.com

(231) -947-9135







4. 1028 US-31 North

Traverse City, MI

Michael R. Brown Gerald Snowden

BURDCO Incorporated Snowden Associates

mbrown@burdco.com issnowden@snowdencompanies.com

(231) -947-9135 (231)932-1700



5. US 31 South & Blair Valley Road

John McIntyre, Managing Partner

Pat Noland Builder

(231) 941-0384

sales@your-new-office.com



6. 701 US-31 South

Traverse City, MI

Jeff Konczak

KF Commercial Properties, LLC

(989) 385-5300

jeff@alpewamarcllc.com



7. 3663 North Country Drive

Traverse City, MI

Sean McCardel Construction, Inc.

Sean McCardel

(231) 631-7111

sean@smccardel@gmail.com



VA does not have an Assignable Option to Purchase with any of these sites and has not conducted due diligence on these sites. Further VA is not representing that the sites are available for purchase. One of more of these sites may have an exclusive agreement with a developer to offer the site in response to this solicitation. Interested parties must contact the site owners directly for further information regarding the sites.



There is no need to respond to this specific notice at this time. Response due dates and times for this project will be published to FBO.gov in future notices, including the solicitation.



RESPONDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT VA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO AWARD A LEASE BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT and THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY NO MORE THAN THE APPRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR LAND AND FOR RENTAL SPACE.

Traverse City, MI



The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks Expressions of Interest for 22,500 Net Usable Square Feet of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Space in Traverse City, MI



Notice: This is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement.



Contracting Office Address

Tammiko Newell, Contracting Officer, United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction & Facilities Management , Office of Facilities Acquisition, (003C4), 425 "Eye" Street, NW, Room 6E406B, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 632-5111, tammiko.newell@va.gov



Description:

VA seeks to lease approximately 22,500 net usable square feet (NUSF) (or approximately 25,875 rentable square feet) of space and 121 parking spaces for use by VA as a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Traverse City, MI. VA will consider space located in an existing building as well as land for new construction. NUSF is generally defined as the space remaining once common areas, lessor areas, and areas required by code are deducted from the rentable square feet of the facility. NUSF does not include areas such as stairs, elevators, mechanical and utility rooms, ducts, shafts, vestibules, public corridors and public toilets required by local code. A detailed definition will be provided by VA, should a solicitation for offers or request for proposals be issued for this project.



Existing Space:

Space in an existing building must be contiguous and located on one floor. The building must be able to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act and meet security requirements as set forth in the Interagency Security Committee Standards and Best Practices (http://www.dhs.gov/interagency-security-committee-standards-and-best-practices) and be able to comply with recommendations established for Federal facilities by the Department of Justice, Vulnerability Assessment, dated June 28, 1995 (https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/156412NCJRS.pdf).



Land:

The Land must be of sufficient size and proportions to accommodate the require space on the one floor, provided sufficient security setbacks ( 25 feet for new construction), accommodate the parking requirement as surface parking and comply with all local laws, rules and regulations.







Parking Requirements:

On-site parking must 1) be dedicated for the exclusive use of VA; 2) be fully compliant with local laws, rules and regulations; and 3) total no less than 121 spaces. Parking spaces shall be handicapped designated in accordance with local code. The parking area must meet all requirements of Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) (available at http://www.gsa.gov).



Delineated Area:

To receive consideration, submitted properties must be located within the delineated area, which is bound by the following roads or must front on any of the following roads:



North:

US-31/M-72/Munson Avenue (East) towards M-72 (East) to Holiday Road (East) to 5-Mile Road (South)



East:

5-Mile Road (South) to Hammond Road (West) to High Lake Road (South) to E. Arbutus Lake Road (South) to Hubbs Highway S. (West)



South:

Hubbs Highway S. (West) to Garfield Road S. (West) to Hoch Road (West) to Keystone Road (South) to Beitner Road (West) to US-31 (West) to S. West Silver Lake Road (North)



West:

S. West Silver Lake Road (North) to N. West Silver Lake Road (North) to US-31/M-37/S. Division Street (North) to US-31/M-72 (East)



The attached map of the delineated is provided for further clarification of the boundaries of the delineated area.



Lease Term: Not to exceed 20 years.



Submission Requirements:

Properties must be identified in accordance with the following four categories:



1. Existing Building; or

2. Land to be fully developed and space constructed by the submitting party in accordance with VA requirements ("One-step"); or

3. Land to be optioned by VA for development and construction by a party to be selected by VA through a competitive process ("Two-step"); or

4. A clearly stated combination of any of the above.



Please provide the following basic information and descriptions pertaining to the building or site you propose for consideration by VA. VA assessment of your building or land depends on the information you provide. VA reserves the right to eliminate a property that fails to comply with the requirements herein.



All submissions should include the following information:

(1) Name of owner;

(2) Address or described location of building or land;

(3) Location on map, demonstrating the building or land lies within the delineated area;

(4) Description of ingress/egress to the building or land;

(5) A statement as to whether the building or land is currently zoned for medical and medical office use;

(6) Description of the uses of adjacent property;

(7) FEMA map evidencing that the property lies outside the 100-year floodplain;

(8) A narrative and map describing proximity of the building or land to the nearest bus and/or train stop, and major transportation routes, and

(9) Evidence of ownership, if building/site submitted by owner. Non-Owners (e.g. prospective developers/lessors) submitting a building or land must provide evidence of authority granted by property owner to submit the property to VA for development.

(10) Any information related to title issues, easements, or restrictions on the use of the building or land; and

(11) A description of any planned land development or construction which will affect the site, including neighboring projects and road or utility line construction.



For land, provide the following additional information:

(1) Size of parcel, amount (or range) of developable acreage offered, and an indication of how the site addresses the requirements described in this advertisement;

(2) Site plan, boundary and topographic surveys, and plot map of the site indicating the location of the parcel offered; and

(3) Map or site plan showing location of utilities, easements, adjacent roads, and any information regarding issues that may affect the potential development of the parcel.



For existing buildings, provide the following information:

(1) Age of building;

(2) Total existing gross square feet, and gross square feet per floor;

(3) Site plan depicting the building and parking;

(4) Floor plan and gross square footage of proposed space; and

(5) Identification of on-site parking to be dedicated for VA's use.





Market Survey:

VA will conduct a market survey to evaluate all properties submitted in response to this requirement that meet VA's minimum criteria. The Contracting Officer will make an initial evaluation to determine if the offered buildings/sites meet VA's criteria as listed within this advertisement. If the site meets VA's criteria, the market survey team will evaluate properties as follows:



1. Existing Buildings will be scored as Pass or Fail in accordance with VA market survey criteria.

2. One-step land will be scored as Pass or Fail in accordance with VA market survey criteria.

3. Two-step land will be scored and each site ranked in accordance with VA market survey criteria.



All interested parties must respond to this announcement no later than September 29, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. local time. In order to receive a Solicitation for Offers, and correspondence prior to the submission of offers, please submit your property information to:



Mr. Dan Marshall

ISI Professional Services

1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 263-0881

dmarsh@isiwdc.com



With a copy to:



Tammiko Newell, Contracting Officer

Office of Construction & Facilities Management, (003C4)

425 "Eye" Street, NW, Room 6E406B

Washington, DC 20001, (202) 632-5111

tammiko.newell@va.gov



Pre-Solicitation Announcement:

Should VA elect to follow a One-step procurement, prior to issuing a Solicitation for Offers, VA will publish a list of sites that it has determined to be acceptable as a result of the Market Survey. VA will also publish the contact information of each acceptable site's owner or owner's agent. Making this information available is intended to increase competition amongst developer-offerors and sites. VA will not publish a pre-solicitation announcement for a procurement of aTwo-step procurement.





RESPONDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT VA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO AWARD A LEASE BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT and THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY NO MORE THAN THE APPRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR LAND AND FOR RENTAL SPACE.