The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) has a requirement for Real Estate Acquisition Support Services (REASS).

• Lease Acquisition Support Services
  • The services described may include all or a combination of the following steps: 1) participating in a project orientation with the PM and LCO, other Government personnel, and other contractors; 2) providing GREX support; 3) advertising the requirement; 4) surveying the market and preparing a market survey report; 5) drafting  issuing a LCO approved RLP and any RLP amendments; 6) conducting administrative reviews of offers; 7) inputting  proposal financial data into analysis tools for LCO analysis and evaluation; 8) providing support to LCO in negotiations and discussions with offerors; 9) preparing the lease documents and any lease amendments, and coordinating required signatures; 10) coordinate Acceptance Inspection; and 11) support to VA with FOIA inquiries, Congressional and other governmental inquiries, claims, litigation, settlements, and disputes.
• Lease Related Acquisition Support Services
  • User Group Design Meetings with Lessor;
  • VA Provided Equipment Coordination;
  • Tenant Improvement (TI) Estimating and Negotiations;
  • Change Orders;
  • Construction Schedule and Initial Construction Meeting;
  • Construction Progress Reporting;
  • Subsequent Construction Progress Meetings
  • Davis – Bacon Act Reporting of Payroll and Basic Records
  • Coordination of VA Occupancy;
  • Pre-Acceptance Submissions,
  • Market research and analysis;
  • Disputes, Protests, Claims, and Appeals, Congressional Inquiries, and FOIA Inquiries;
  • Disputes/Protests;
  • Claims/Appeals;
  • FOIA/Congressional/Other Inquiries;
  • Lease Extensions
• Due Diligence Services
  • Fair Market Value Acquisition Appraisal (i.e., existing space lease procurement; new building and parking to VA plans, succeeding or superseding lease, land option for lease procurement)
  • Review Appraisal
  • Metes and Bounds
  • ALTA Survey
  • Geotechnical Study
  • Cultural Resources Study/ Archology Study
  • Title search, chain of title report, title commitment (excluding closing services)
  • Traffic Study
  • NEPA Environmental Assessment
    1. NEPA Supporting Study – Wetlands Delineation
    2. NEPA Supporting Study – Biological Surveys
    3. NEPA Supporting Study – Coastal Zone Management Act
  • CERCLA Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
    1. CERCLA Phase II (if needed)
    2. CERCLA Phase III (if needed)
  • “Windshield” CRS Study
    1. CRS Phase I (if needed)
    2. CRS Phase II (if needed)
    3. CRS Phase III (if needed)
    4. Section 106 Consultation (if needed)