X1DB-- 36C10F24R0063 San Diego Research and Development Lease Expressions of Interest

and suitable locations and is not intended to pre-qualify or disqualify any potential offers. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. The Government cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of contents of the furnished information found within this advertisement; Government is under no responsibility to respond or answer any inquiries regarding this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. Contracting Office Address: Anntwinette Dupree United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction & Facilities Management Description: VA seeks to lease approximately 44,000 ABOA SF/approximately 52,800 RSF of space and 100 parking spaces for use by VA as a Research & Development Facility in the delineated area explained below within San Diego. VA will consider leased space located in an existing building as well as land for new construction for a build-to-suit lease option. Lease Term: Up to twenty 20 years firm term. Delineated Area: To receive consideration, submitted properties must be located within the following area described below, which is bound by the following roads, or must front on any of the following boundary lines: North: At the intersection of North Torrey Pines Road and Carmel Valley Road, proceed east on Carmel Valley Road until its intersection with Interstate 5. East: Proceed south on I-5 until its intersection with Interstate 805. Proceed south on I-805 until its intersection with Lusk Boulevard. Proceed east on Lusk Boulevard until its intersection with Mira Mesa Boulevard. Proceed west on Mira Mesa Boulevard until its intersection with I-805. Proceed south on I-805 until its intersection with State Route 52. South: Proceed west on SR 52 until its intersection with I-5 and La Jolla Parkway. Proceed west on La Jolla Parkway until its intersection with Torrey Pine Road. West: Proceed north on Torrey Pines Road and continue onto North Torrey Pines Road until its intersection with Carmel Valley Road. Additional Requirements: Offered space must be contiguous and located on no more than two floors. Bifurcated sites, inclusive of parking, are not permissible. The following space configurations will not be considered:� Space with atriums or other areas interrupting contiguous space, irregularly shaped space configurations or other unusual building features adversely affecting usage. Offered space cannot be in the FEMA 1-percent-annual chance flood plain. Offered space must be zoned for VA s intended use or proof that it can be properly zoned by the time initial offers are due, is required. Space will not be considered where apartment space or other living quarters are located within the same building. Loading dock or loading area is required. Freight elevator required if loading area is on a different level than the offered space. Parking lot must be able to accommodate deliveries by trucks with trailers. Structured parking under the space is not permissible. Offered space must be compatible for VA s intended use. Offered space must be located in close proximity to amenities including but not limited to restaurants, pharmacies, and shopping. To be considered for the Market Survey, all EOI submissions must include the following information, if applicable, by the EOI Due Date described below: Property owner or owner representative contact information (name, phone, and email); Evidence the owner representative has the authority to represent the property owner; Building address or address/described location of the land and tax parcel; Provide the location on a map, demonstrating the building or land lies within the delineated area; Description of ingress/egress to the building or land from a public right-of-way; Description of the uses of adjacent properties; FEMA map providing evidence of floodplain status; Evidence of seismic compliance or willingness to upgrade; Evidence of ABBAS compliance or willingness to upgrade; Evidence of fire and life safety compliance or willingness to upgrade; Evidence of sustainability standards or willingness to upgrade; and major transportation routes; A description of any planned land development or construction that will affect the site, including neighboring projects and road/utility line construction; Site plan depicting the property boundaries, building, parking, and amenities; Floor plan showing the floor(s) and ABOA SF of proposed space; A description of any changes to the property necessary to be compatible with VA s intended use; A statement indicating the current availability of utilities serving the proposed space or property; and Provide a statement and supporting documentation if available showing any environmental and/or cultural/historic studies that have been done on the property (e.g., Phase I or II ESAs, NEPA environmental assessments, architectural or archaeological surveys). Set Aside Determination Information: If you are qualified as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) under NAICS Code 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings with the associated small business size standard, you must meet the requirements outlined in the attachment, entitled, SDVOSB, VOSB, or JV Status and submit the required information for a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). If you are a Joint Venture (JV) and intend to submit an offer as such, you must provide the following: Evidence that the SDVOSB or VOSB entity of the Joint Venture is certified as a legal SDVOSB or VOSB entity, your JV Agreement including proper provisions, a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in the JV legal name, the CAGE code identified for the JV, and evidence of SAM registration representing that the entity type is designated as a JV. If you do not meet these JV requirements, as put forth by the Small Business Association (SBA) and new Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at the time of EOI due date, your submission will be considered incomplete and not considered. � The Joint Venture (controlling entity) must be able to clearly show they are capable based upon past performance on a project of similar size, scope completed, and complexity. EOI Due Date: All interested parties must respond to this announcement and provide the submissions for consideration no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 26, 2024. EOI Submission Format: All submissions shall be sent via email to the following: Anntwinette Dupree, VA Lease Contracting Officer (Anntwinette.dupree-hart@va.gov) Brad Ruther, Veterans Commercial Real Estate (bruther@vcre.us) Julie Rayfield, Savills (jrayfield@savills.us) Shane Poppen (spoppen@savills.us) Market Survey: The estimated Market Survey date is September 12, 2024. Attachment SDVOSB, VOSB or JV Status The NAICS Code for this procurement is 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings, and the small business size standard. Responses to this notice will assist VA s Office of Real Property (ORP) in determining if the acquisition should be set-aside for competition and restricted to SDVOSB or VOSB concerns in accordance with 38 USC Sec. 8127. The magnitude of the anticipated construction/buildout for this project: