Cincinnati VA Eye Care Clinic, Cincinnati, OH - New/Replacing Lease

AMENDMENT 0002 - 2/26/2024 The purpose of 36C25024R0005 Amendment 0002 is to change the proposal submission time from 2/26/2024 11:00 AM to 2/26/2024 5:00 PM AMENDMENT 0001 - 02/02/2024 The purpose of 36C25024R0005 Amendment 0001 is to amend Section 1.02 (F.) as follows:

The lease term shall be up to 20 years, inclusive of all soft terms.

The offeror SHALL submit price proposals for each of the following scenarios: Alternative A) 10-year term, 5-year firm, with one 5-year soft term Alternative B) 10-year firm term Alternative C) 15-year term, 10-year firm, with one 5-year soft term Alternative D) 20-year term, 15-year firm, with one 5-year soft term The LCO reserves the right to award a lease based on any of the alternate lease terms listed above and may select the number of soft terms in the best interest of the Government.

For instance, the LCO could elect to award a 10-year term, 5-year firm, with one 5-year soft term, 10-year firm term; 15-year term, 10-year firm, with one 5-year soft term, or 20-year term, 15-year firm, with one 5-year soft term. All the terms and conditions contained herein shall prevail throughout the term of the lease including all soft terms. The offeror is advised that they SHALL SUBMIT PRICING FOR ALL ALTERNATES LISTED ABOVE TO BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE. An offeror submitting a different or fewer pricing alternates may be rejected as nonresponsive by the LCO.

END OF AMENDMENT---------------------- DESCRIPTION The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to lease approximately 25,942 Rentable Square Feet (RSF) Not to Exceed 18,301 of American National Standards Insititute/Building Owners and Mangers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Occupant Areas (ABOA) square feet (SF), inclusive of 110 parking spaces (Including 17 ADA compliant spaces) for use by the VA as a Eye Clinic in the delineated area explained below within the Cincinnati, Ohio area.

VA will ONLY consider space located in an existing building. Space offered that may disrupt or interfere with current VA use or VA Patient Services may not be considered. ABOA is generally defined as the space remaining once common areas, lessor areas and non-programmatic areas required by code are deducted from the rentable square feet of the facility.

ABOA does not include areas such as stairs, elevators, mechanical/utility rooms, ducts, shafts, vestibules, public corridors and public toilets required by local code. AREA OF CONSIDERATION (DELINEATED AREA)

North: Erkenbrecher Ave., Burnet Ave., Kasota St., Harvey Ave., Ridgeway Ave. South:

Elsinore Place, Reading Rd., E. Liberty St. East: Reading Rd., William Howard Taft Rd, Gilbert Ave. West: Sycamore Ave., Auburn Ave., Euclid Ave., Martin Luther King Dr E., Vine St. UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS The offered Building and/or Property must have the following features as a minimum requirement: (1) A contiguous first floor space is required (2) Bifurcated sites, exclusive of parking, are not permissible; (3) It is preferred that column size not exceed two (2) feet square and space between columns and/or walls not be less than twenty (20) feet; (4) Offered space cannot be in the FEMA 100-year flood plain; (5) Offered space must be zoned for the VA’s intended use; (6) Offered space may not be considered if located in close proximity to residential or industrial areas; (7) Space may not be considered where apartment space or other living quarters are located within the same building; (8) It is preferred that offered space be located in close proximity to a hospital or stand-alone emergency room center and a fire department; (9) It is preferred that offered space be located in close proximity to public transportation; (10) Offered space must meet Federal and Local Government requirements for fire safety, physical security, accessibility, and sustainability standards per the terms of the solicitation for offers or request for proposals; (11) A fully serviced lease is required.

(12) Offered space will not be considered if located in close proximity to property with incompatible uses, including but not limited to the following uses: liquor establishments, dispensaries, treatment centers, correctional facilities, where firearms are sold/discharged, railroad tracks or within flight paths. (13) Only existing space shall be considered. Vacant land will not be considered.