X1DB--New Lease : St Thomas CBOC 5,500 ABOA SF of Medical Space in St. Thomas U.S.V.I.

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE DESCRIPTION DETAILS

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office 8, is soliciting offers with the intent of awarding a lease with sufficient rentable square footage to yield a minimum of 5,410 to a maximum of 5,500 American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Occupant Area (ABOA) square feet (SF) of contiguous Medical office and related space in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

The location shall have a minimum of 12 parking spaces available and must be located outside the 100-year floodplain.

A lease up to 10 Years will be considered. The space must be available for occupancy by October 1, 2026,

Only Existing buildings will be considered. However, if not a Newly Constructed Building, the Space offered shall be in a Building that has undergone modernization or adaptive reuse of the Space with modern conveniences. Building must not be part of retail setting, strip mall, in between other tenants or sharing walls.

Space within or facing the following boundaries will be considered:

North: Hwy. 404 turns to 37 & to 40.

South: Ocean, and Hwy. 32.

East: Hwy. 38

West: Hwy 301, continues 33, & turns to 404.

To be included in this procurement interested offerors responding to this RLP shall address ALL the following when responding to this advertisement:

Cover Page contain the following information:

Proposed property address with map showing property within the delineated area.

Name, phone number and e-mail address of property owner.

Available space.

Number of parking spaces.

Date space is available.

Documentation evidencing that proposed property is outside the 100-year flood plain.

Documentation supporting offerors ability to meet all the Government s requirements identified in this advertisement.

Offers must fully comply with all requirements and supporting documentation mandatory as per the Terms and Conditions of RLP # 36C248-25-R-0093 and all exhibits attached to this announcement. All documents must be final, must be signed and must be acknowledged by placing the offeror's initials on each page.

If claiming Socio-Economic status as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); offer must contain sufficient and clear documentation evidencing certified SDVOSB or VOSB status and must clearly show percentage of ownership and percentage of subcontracted work as well as the percentage of such work that will be done by SDVOSB or VOSB subcontractors. Any partnerships, joint ventures, or other type of associations; must clearly state and provide all documentation related to the percentage of participation of the SDVOSB or VOSB on all activities related to the lease during pre and post occupancy phases as well as percentage of ownership of the SDVOSB or VOSB firm in the partnership.

If responding and you are not the property owner, i.e., broker, offer must include written signed statement from property owner (owner letterhead) authorizing you to represent the owner, in that case the offeror will be the owner and all documentation provided must be signed by and completed accordingly. If not the owner but you responding with an offer on your behalf; the only acceptable document to demonstrate ownership/interest in the property is a notarized Purchase/Sale contract that has been signed by all parties, is not expired will remain in full force and effect and that is conditional only to the award (or not) of the lease resulting from this procurement. Any written agreement to acquire the interest may not include an option for the purchaser to assign its interest. Also, the offer must indicate that the offeror is willing to agree to include the following language in the Lease: within 30 days after execution of this Lease, Lessor will demonstrate it has obtained satisfactory title showing fee simple ownership of the property. Fee simple title must be free of any encumbrances that may limit the rights, responsibilities, or liabilities of the parties to this Lease. Lessor s failure to provide evidence of fee simple ownership within the specified timeframe shall give VA an immediate right to terminate the Lease for default. If a termination for default occurs due to the lessor s failure to provide fee simple ownership within the specific timeframe, the lessor will not be entitled to any payment whatsoever under the lease .

A market survey of offered properties will be conducted by VA staff after offers have been received.

Responses to this announcement are due no later than 3:00 PM ET on September 1, 2025 and must be submitted via email as follows:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 8

Attention: Javier Correa-Ochoa, Lease Contracting Officer

E-mail: javier.correaochoa@va.gov

THE GOVERNMENT IS LIMITED BY LAW (40 USC 278A, AS AMENDED 10-1-81) TO PAY NO MORE THAN THE APPRAISED FAIR RENTAL VALUE FOR SPACE.

PLEASE NOTE: RESPONDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE VA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO AWARD A LEASE BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT