UNSPSC 92101703: Half way house services

UNSPSC 92101703 Half way house services (Commodity) encompasses residential treatment and transitional housing programs serving individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, or criminal justice involvement transitioning to community living. State and local governments procure these services through nonprofits and some public agencies operating facilities that combine short-term emergency shelter with longer-term stabilization housing, typically pairing residential placements with case management, clinical services, and supportive programming aligned with Housing First or recovery-oriented principles. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies spanning state departments of corrections, county behavioral health departments, city housing authorities, and county social services agencies operating across multiple facility types—reentry centers for offenders, recovery housing for individuals with opioid use disorder, and interim housing for adults with serious mental illness experiencing homelessness. Compensation structures vary widely: some jurisdictions use per diem rates (fixed daily fees per occupied bed), others reimburse actual costs on a monthly basis, and a few structure awards as pilot programs with performance-based renewal options tied to outcomes such as stable housing retention rates or successful treatment engagement.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Kentucky, Texas, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, with notable repeat buyers including the California Department of State Hospitals (market research on SVP housing and social supports), the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections (rolling RFP for halfway houses and recovery centers through October 2026), Ventura County Behavioral Health (multiple interim recovery housing and flexible subsidy operators), and the City of Dallas (youth homeless housing services and opioid-focused master leasing). Representative current opportunities include the Solano County Behavioral Health RFP (posted July 2026, due July 8, 2026) seeking a nonprofit to operate up to 50 beds combining emergency shelter and 90–120-day interim housing placements for adults with serious mental illness, with $1.2 million Year 1 funding and contract start October 1, 2026; the Commonwealth of Kentucky RFP 758 (rolling submissions through October 14, 2026) for halfway houses and recovery Kentucky centers statewide at fixed per diem rates ($27.62–$40.37 daily depending on offender level); the City of Dallas NOFA (due February 14, 2026, now closed) for youth homeless housing services under Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs funding; and Montgomery County Pennsylvania's RFP 26-30 (due June 4, 2026) for a minimum 10-unit master leasing program serving unhoused single adults with opioid use disorder, funded through Opioid Settlement allocations at $639,572 Year 1. Vendors must typically hold nonprofit 501(c)(3) status or equivalent public agency authority, maintain $1–$2 million commercial general liability and professional liability insurance, comply with Housing First and trauma-informed care standards, and satisfy federal regulatory requirements including HIPAA, prevailing wage (where applicable), and regular performance monitoring tied to housing stability and service engagement metrics.