Purchase Order 36C24722P1221

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Three Hots & A Cot, a veteran-owned 501(c)(3) organization, for halfway housing services in Birmingham, Alabama. The contract, with a ceiling value of $2.5 million and an ultimate completion date of September 3, 2027, was awarded on a sole source basis without set asides. Three Hots & A Cot will provide transitional housing, shelter, food services, and case management to homeless military veterans in the Birmingham area to facilitate their transition back into permanent housing and self-sufficient lifestyles. The sole source determination was published as a Special Notice on August 12, 2022, indicating that Three Hots & A Cot was the only identified source capable of providing these services without substantial duplication of costs and delays to the government.

This purchase order is part of the Veterans Integrated Service Network 7's ongoing effort to support homeless veterans through specialized housing and support services. Three Hots & A Cot has been the primary contractor for this mission since 2019, having received multiple awards from the VA for halfway housing and transitional housing services to male and female veterans. The contract was conducted under simplified acquisition procedures outside of full and open competition, with the contracting office determining that the specialized nature of the services and the contractor's established capability and relationships with the veteran population justified the sole source award.