Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Office of Facilities Management, (182C), 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20420

R -- MARKET/FEASIBILITY/FINANCIAL ANALYSIS/APPRAISAL/BUSINESS PLAN DUE 090298 POC Contact, Edward L. Bradley, III; Portfolio Manager, 202-565-4307 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking a firm for professional support services for a future Enhanced-Use development of VA's William Jennings Bryan Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, South Carolina. The market/feasibility study services are to include, but not limited to, existing site data gathering, market feasibility and competition analysis, and the development of market, legal and financing strategies for a future enhanced-Use development plan for the Columbia VAMC site. Upon completion and acceptance of the strategies for the development plan, as an option a Business Plan may be prepared. -- Based upon the results of the professional services being sought, VA plans to issue a separate future solicitation for the development and operation that will offer and provide, under it's Enhanced-Use Leasing program, a nominal long term lease (up to 35 years) of its underutilized property and facilities for the purposes of development as determined by this study.In exchange for the long-term lease, a future selected developer/operator would totally finance, construct new or utilize existing facilities, operate and maintain the designate facility and property for the term of the lease. In exchange for the nominal lease, VA expects in return " in kind consideration" in a form yet to be determined, that will enhance VA's mission of providing services for veterans. -- Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be available for the professional services sought on July 29, 1998. Proposal submissions are due September 2, 1998, 3:00P.M. EDT. Written or faxed requests for the RFP documents shall be forwarded to Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Facilities Management, Asset and Enterprise Development Office (189), Attn: Edward L. Bradley, III, 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Room419 (Lafayette Building), Washington, DC 20420. Fax Number (202) 565-5115. Posted 07/28/98 (W-SN229476). (0209)

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