# SAM #36C25627Q0136

VA seeks up to 10-year lease and renovation of Jackson biomedical research laboratory space

**Buyer:** Vancouver VA Medical Center
**Posted:** November 06, 2026
**Respond By:** November 24, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C25627Q0136
**NAICS:** 531120

The Department of Veterans Affairs is gathering market information for leased biomedical research laboratory space in Jackson, Mississippi.
- **Government buyer:** Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including Network Contracting Office 16, Office of Real Property, and the Jackson VA Medical Center’s Research Service.
- **Opportunity:** A planned lease and renovation of approximately 17,660 ABOA/NUSF (22,958 RSF) of contiguous space within the specified Jackson area, for six research laboratory teams and supporting functions.
- **Facility requirements:** Space must be on floors 1–3, outside the FEMA 100-year floodplain, and meet accessibility, security, fire-safety, seismic, and sustainability requirements. The building must use masonry, concrete, or steel construction and provide full services and at least 30 parking spaces, or more if required by local code.
- **Research capabilities:** The facility must accommodate shared core equipment, limited animal facilities, aquatic research, confocal microscopy, and associated laboratory utilities, ventilation, safety, and support areas.
- **Fit-out responsibilities:** The landlord provides base-building infrastructure and specified installations. VA provides laboratory casework, instrumentation, the DI water system, research equipment, and printed signage.
- **Term:** Lease of up to 10 years; no specific start or end dates are stated.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, product vendors, or part numbers are named. No standalone products or quantities are specified.
- **Notice context:** This is a request for information/sources-sought notice to inform a future procurement; detailed response instructions and the delineated area are referenced in attachments.

### Description

This is a request for information. The responses to this posting will be used to establish the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post in the near future. Please see attached document for details on how to respond.
<br/><br/><br/><strong>Additional Links:</strong><br/><a href='https://www.va.gov' target='_blank'>VA Homepage</a>

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