X1DB--Department of Veterans Affairs Butler New Castle Road VAMC Butler, PA HISTORIC REUSE OPPORTUNITY Request for Proposals

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management seeks proposals from developers for a long-term ground lease of historic Building 1 at the Butler New Castle Road VA Medical Center in Butler, Pennsylvania, with responses due January 8, 2027 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. This Request for Proposals under the Historic Reuse Program carries no set-aside.

The lease term is up to 99 years. Building 1 is a 223,320 gross square foot structure built in 1938 as an Army Hospital and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It operated as a VA hospital until September 2017. The scope also covers associated support structures Buildings 99 and 131. VA provides no capital investment, so respondents must secure 100% project financing independently. Place of performance is Butler, Pennsylvania.

Respondents must demonstrate adaptive reuse experience, with a minimum of two completed comparable projects, at least one of which is a historic preservation project. Required submissions include conceptual design renderings and a community outreach strategy. Respondents must also complete environmental and historic preservation due diligence and comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for historic rehabilitation. The redevelopment must achieve LEED Silver or equivalent certification and maintain positive community relations.

Evaluation factors are Project Concept, Evidence of Capability to Perform, Financing Strategy, and Financial Capacity, each weighted 22.5%, and Offer of Consideration to VA, weighted 10%. Proposals are limited to 120 pages on 60 double-sided sheets across 12 tabs. The tabs cover a transmittal letter, team qualifications, project concept, financial offer, financing strategy, development budget with sources and uses, operating pro forma, financial capacity documentation, project schedule, term sheet, and community outreach strategy. The selected respondent negotiates a disposition agreement within 180 days.

The point of contact is Realty Specialist Shahidat Abbas, reachable at 202-632-6626 or Shahidat.Abbas@VA.gov. The NAICS code is 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses), and the PSC is X1DB, Lease/Rental Of Laboratories And Clinics.