X1AA--FY26 Succeeding: Sarasota Vet Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is seeking to lease approximately 5,400 rentable square feet of clinical space in Sarasota, Florida, for use by the Sarasota Veteran Center Readjustment Counseling Service. The lease must include 30 parking spaces and be fully serviced with all utilities, landscaping, trash removal, and janitorial services included. The space must be located within defined geographic boundaries (north of Bee Ridge Road, south of South Beneva Road, east of Clark Road, and west of US Highway 41) and ready for occupancy by October 6, 2026. Interested offerors—including property owners, brokers, and legal representatives—must submit expressions of interest by email to Sibyl Graham, Lease Contracting Specialist, at Sibyl.Graham@va.gov by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on February 18, 2026. Submissions must include building name and address, number of parking spaces, rental rate details with any tenant improvement allowances specified separately, space availability date, building ownership information with owner authorization, energy efficiency and renewable energy features, and a comprehensive list of services provided. The VA is bound by 40 USC 278a to pay no more than the appraised fair rental value for the space.

This is a pre-solicitation notice with no set-aside designation, and the current requirement is housed in an existing leased space that the government is evaluating for potential replacement if economically advantageous. The procurement involves a flexible lease term with options up to 20 years including a 5-year firm period, though no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the notice. The incumbent contractor information is not provided, though the notice indicates this is a succeeding action to the current Sarasota Vet Center lease arrangement. No formal evaluation criteria beyond the requirement specifications are detailed in this preliminary sources sought notice, which is intended to gather market information before a formal solicitation is issued. The VA will conduct a market survey of offered properties using the submitted site-specific information to inform subsequent procurement decisions.