NIGP 95249: Halfway Housing

NIGP 95249 Halfway Housing, an Item code, encompasses residential community-based facilities providing short- and long-term housing for individuals in reentry, recovery, or crisis stabilization, grounded in active state and local procurement for recovery residences, reentry service centers, interim shelter and housing programs, and specialized behavioral health housing serving drug court participants, persons with serious mental illness, and formerly incarcerated individuals. State and local issuing bodies include departments of corrections (Kentucky, Florida), county health and social services departments (Solano, Trinity, Clackamas), city housing and community development offices (Dallas, Houston, Santa Monica, Montgomery County PA), county boards of commissioners, sheriffs' offices, and university housing departments, with repeat activity from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections, which has posted multiple rolling solicitations for halfway house and recovery center operators throughout 2026.

Recent opportunities span reentry and recovery housing across multiple states. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections has issued multiple rolling RFPs (RFP 758 2500000122 postings dated May 7, July 20, August 26, and September 24, 2026, all with October 14, 2026 deadlines) seeking operators for Reentry Service Centers and Recovery Kentucky Centers serving felons, probationers, parolees, and pre-release offenders at fixed per diem rates of $27.62 to $40.37 daily depending on offender classification, with multiple contract awards on a rolling basis and no guaranteed minimum bed quantities. Solano County Department of Health and Social Services issued RFP 952092227 (due November 6, 2026) for Recovery Residence Housing Services serving drug court participants under California Health and Safety Code 11395, offering up to 4,590 bed-days over 17 months under an estimated $250,000 contract with NARR certification required. Trinity County, California posted RFP 952081526 (due October 19, 2026) for Behavioral Health Interim Housing Placement providing 90–120-day stabilization to up to 50 beds serving adults with serious mental illness or substance use disorders. Boulder County Housing Department solicited proposals under RFP 31126 (due October 30, 2026) for a Program Approved Service Agency Operator to provide resident-directed programming in a 32-unit neuro-inclusive building. Clackamas County Health, Housing & Human Services issued RFI 2026-81 (due November 13, 2026) to assess potential shelter sites within the county for village-style, congregate, and non-congregate facilities serving 40 or more households year-round, with Metro Supportive Housing Services Measure funding. Geographic activity concentrates in California, Kentucky, Colorado, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, with secondary activity in Texas and Florida. The code shows sustained multi-state procurement activity targeting specialized populations and service models including drug court diversion, peer-based recovery housing, behavioral health stabilization, and reentry programming.