Houston West Vet Center New Replacing Lease

The Government is seeking 4,536 of American National Standards Institute/Building Owners and Managers Association (ANSI/BOMA) Occupant Area (ABOA) square feet (SF) of contiguous space within the Area of Consideration set forth below. See Section 2 of the Lease for applicable ANSI/BOMA standards.

The Space shall be located in a modern quality Building of sound and substantial construction with a facade of stone, marble, brick, stainless steel, aluminum or other permanent materials in good condition and acceptable to the LCO. If not a new Building, the Space offered shall be in a Building that has undergone, or will complete by occupancy, modernization or adaptive reuse for the Space with modern conveniences.

The Government requires 30 surface/outside parking spaces or structured/inside parking spaces, reserved for the exclusive use of the Government. These spaces must be secured and lit in accordance with the Security Requirements set forth in the Lease. Offeror shall include the cost of this parking as part of the rental consideration. As part of the rental consideration, the Government may require use of part of the Building roof for the installation of antenna(s).

If antenna space is required, specifications regarding the type of antenna(s) and mounting requirements are included in the agency requirements information provided with this RLP. The Government may provide vending machines within the Government's leased area under the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 USC 107 et. seq.).

If the Government chooses to provide vending facilities, the Government will control the number, kind, and locations of vending facilities and will control and receive income from all automatic vending machines. Offeror shall provide necessary utilities and make related alterations. The cost of the improvements is part of Tenant Improvement (TI) costs. The Government will not compete with other facilities having exclusive rights in the Building. The Offeror shall advise the Government if such rights exist.

The lease term shall be 20 Years, 15 Years Firm, with Government termination rights, in whole or in parts, effective at any time after the Firm Term of the Lease by providing not less than 90 days’ prior written notice. Should the Government make the determination to modify the term or option(s), an amendment to the RLP will be issued. The Lease Term Commencement Date will be upon acceptance of the Space. The Government requests Space in an area bounded as follows:

North boundary: Hammerly from Blalock east to Hempstead; South/Southeast boundary: Hempstead from Antoine to I-10 Freeway; Southwest/Northwest boundary: Katy Rd to N Post Oak Rd; East boundary: N Post Oak from Old Katy Rd, south to San Felipe; South boundary: San Felipe from N Post Oak Rd west to Blalock;

West Boundary: Blalock from San Felipe North to Hammerly. Questions and Answers will be accepted during 11/12/2024 - 11/15/2024 online only.