ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT TREATMENT SERVICES Base year plus four (4) one year option periods. Providing services for veterans and thier families who are or at risk of becoming homeless.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington DC (DC VAMC) is seeking sources from contractors to assist with providing Assertive Community Case Management Services, to include but not limited to linking Veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
The appropriate services are based on needs assessment, housing assistance and obtaining self-sufficiency. The VA DC Health Care System (VA-DCHCS)'s mission is to "meet Veterans and their families where there are"; employing a housing first model to rapidly reduce veteran homelessness, particularly those veterans who are presented with serious mental illness, and substance use disorder. VA-DCHCS intends to utilized the services of the contractor to assist veterans and their families referred by the VA Medical Center or identified by the outreach efforts of the assertive community case management team (ACT).
Special Note: The Assertive Community Treatment team being requested in this proposal will be integrated with the Housing and Urban Development/VA Supportive Housing (HUD/VASH) program. It is expected that the contractor will meet all requirements of the HUD/VASH program and its reporting. There will be a maximum of 50 HUD/VASH vouchers dedicated to this contract.
The DC VAMC is submitting a solicitation in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 for this requirement. The solicitation is available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide full information to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments. Large and small businesses as well as non-profit organizations are welcome to respond in the event no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses have the capacity to provide this service. The NAIC Code for this solicitation is 621420
The Government anticipates making a single award of fixed price, for this requirement.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:
Sealed offers for furnishing the required services may be mailed to the address specified in Block 9 or hand-carried to the address shown, but must be received no later than the date and time specified in Block 8. Late submissions, modifications and withdrawals will be handled as described in provision 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items".
" Telegraphic offers (submitted by telegram or mailgram) will not be accepted.
" Facsimile offers will not be accepted.
" Any offers submitted by any form of electronic commerce will not be accepted.
Address for Hand-Delivered Proposals:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington DC VAMC, (90C)
Attn: Carla G. Maria, Contract Specialist
Room BH135
50 Irving Street NW.
Washington DC. 20422
To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT data base (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit that SAM website and register as soon as possible to avoid delays should they be selected for a contract award. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the e-mail link provided.
Award without Discussions: As stated in 52.212-1(g), each offer should contain the best terms from a price and technical standpoint, as the Government intends to evaluate offers and make awards to offerors without holding discussions. The Government intends to enter into firm fixed price indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contracts for the required services.
Amendments to this Solicitation: Offerors are encouraged to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website with respect to this solicitation because any amendments to this Solicitation will be posted on that website (www.fbo.gov).
Format of Proposal: Offerors should review this entire solicitation before submitting a proposal to ensure that their proposals meet all requirements. Specific guidance on proposal preparation is provided in Section 52.212-1 of this solicitation.
Questions: All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted to the contract specialist in writing (preferentially by e-mail to ([email protected]. Questions may also be submitted by fax to 202-745-8465.
Due to the urgent need for these services, there is no assurance that questions received after July 21, 2014 will be answered. All responses to questions will be incorporated into a written amendment posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov).
Carla G. Maria
Contracting Officer
[email protected]
[email protected]
