JULY 2005
Foreword
The General Services Administration (GSA)
holds the primary authority for Federal real
property lease acquisition. Leasing performed
by GSA focuses primarily on Office Type
Space not on Clinical/Medical space required
to house functions such as those contained
within an outpatient clinic. With GSA's 1996
delegation of leasing authority to VA, the need
for guides specific to the intensely technical
requirements of VA space was apparent. This
design guide for a lease-based facility focuses
on Outpatient Clinics in line with the current
emphasis on healthcare outpatient services.
The material contained in this Design Guide
for Lease-Based Outpatient Clinics is the
culmination of an intense effort on the part of
the Strategic Management Office and the
Service Delivery Office in the Department of
Veterans
Affairs
Office
of
Facilities
Management. The goal of this Design Guide
is to delineate the process by which an
Outpatient Clinic is leased and to ensure the
quality of VA facilities while controlling leasing
and operating costs.
_____________________________________
Robert L. Neary
Acting Chief Facilities Management
Officer
VA DESIGN GUIDE
LEASE BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS
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