West LA Culver City Vet Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service seeks to lease a minimum 4,036 usable square feet (ABOA 5,189 RSF) for a Vet Center in Culver City, California, with proposals due June 15. This is a competitive Request for Lease Proposals with no set-aside.

Place of performance is Culver City, California, bounded by Venice Boulevard/10 Freeway on the north, West Centinela Avenue/West Jefferson Boulevard on the south, La Brea Avenue on the east, and South Centinela Avenue on the west. The lease term is 20 years with a 10-year firm period, after which the Government may terminate with 90 days' notice.

The space must be located in a modern quality building with permanent-material facade in good condition and must not be located within the 100-year floodplain. The building must achieve Energy Star certification or equivalent energy efficiency standards within one year prior to final proposal revision, comply with seismic safety standards per ASCE/SEI 31 or 41, and meet fire protection and life safety requirements including means of egress, automatic sprinkler systems, and fire alarm systems. Asbestos-containing materials are prohibited; only undamaged nonfriable ACM is acceptable. Accessibility improvements must be completed prior to occupancy.

The Government requires 20 surface/outside parking spaces, reserved and secured, included in rental consideration. Potential antenna installation rights on the building roof may be required as part of rental consideration.

Pricing must itemize building shell rental, tenant improvement rate, Building Specific Amortized Capital (BSAC) rate, operating costs, and parking as a fully serviced gross rate per ABOA and RSF. Tenant Improvement Allowance is $303.00 per ABOA SF. BSAC amount is $12 per ABOA SF for security-related improvements. Environmental due diligence, including Phase I Environmental Site Assessment per ASTM E1527-21, is required at the Offeror's expense.

The Lessor must provide and maintain utilities, janitorial services, basic cable including local channels, guest high-speed business Wi-Fi, and security/CCTV system monitoring with quarterly testing. Facility Security Level II requirements include physical access control, visitor access control with identity verification, video surveillance system with 30-day time-lapse recording, and intrusion detection system covering perimeter doors and ground-floor windows connected to DHS Mega Center for monitoring. The Lessor must conduct sound acoustic field studies to achieve STC 45 sound isolation in designated spaces, repaint every five years, and replace flooring every five years, all at Lessor expense.

The NAICS code is 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings. Award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer represents lowest priced technically acceptable proposal, evaluated using Present Value Price Evaluation methodology at 5 percent annual discount rate. Negotiations will be conducted with all Offerors in the competitive range. The Lease Contracting Officer is Ralph Crump (405-553-4315; Ralph.Crump@VA.GOV).