Male-Only HCHV Services
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a requirement for a Contractor to assist with the provision of residential placement and supportive services through the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. This contract shall serve homeless Veterans in need of immediate shelter in a safe environment. Many of these veterans have co-morbid conditions that include serious mental illnesses, substance abuse disorders, and other serious medical conditions. Contractor shall provide rapid placement in a supportive, residential setting to VA referred Veterans.
Through this contract, the contractor supports Veterans served by HCHV by expediting daily placement of these Veterans into safe, emergency housing with supportive services. This housing must meet the criteria established both by HCHV clinical staff and VA fire and safety officials.
Through Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program (HCHV), the VA provides case management services to Veterans and facilitates their access to a broad range of medical, mental health and rehabilitative services. HCHV's goal is to engage homeless Veterans in treatment and place them in a safe and secure environment that supports their rehabilitation goals.
The HCHV Program, an essential and critical part of the Veteran s Health Administration (VHA), is vital for providing a gateway to VA and community supportive services for eligible Veterans who are homeless. The HCHV Contract Residential Treatment Program for homeless Veterans diagnosed with mental illness is a vital program focused on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable and at-risk homeless Veterans. Ensuring that Veterans who are homeless can be placed in community-based programs which provide quality housing and services that meet the needs of this special population is a particular focus of the HCHV program.
The purpose of this RFP is to engage a community provider (contractor) who will provide transitional housing for an estimated 10 to 14 Veterans along with services consistent to meet HCHV program objectives. The goal of this contract is to remove homeless Veterans from the street or habitation unfit for Veterans and place them in community-based, emergency housing services to provide clinical case management with supportive services, life skills training, sobriety maintenance and mental health recovery education, vocational and housing counseling services to aid the veterans in reaching goals of attaining permanent housing successfully while in the program and maintaining stability.
The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on or about the week of September 6, 2019 with a closing date for proposal 15 days later. The solicitation will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for download copies of solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website. 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 notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments. NAICS code 623220 with a small business size standard of $15Million. The solicitation will be issued for full and open competition. All responsible sources may submit proposals which shall be considered by the Agency.
Duryea Williams
Contract Specialist
(915) 217-1247
duryea.williams@va.gov
