36C25625R0029_Residential Treatment Services_Little Rock.pdf

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) located at 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, AR, intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the Little Rock, Arkansas area to provide residential housing for Substance Use and Disorders

Services (SUDS) program. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing halfway house services to Veterans with various mental health issues as specified herein. All services shall be performed off-site at the Contractor’s facility. All services will be provided at the Contractor’s facility and shall be located within a 16-mile radius of the Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, located at 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Services are to include room and board, transportation, collaborative case management. The Contractor shall provide transportation to and from the VA two (2) times a day for meals, meetings, and appointments.

The patients shall be transported each morning and picked up at the conclusion of the day. The exact times and schedules for these pickups will be directed by the Contracting Officer’s

Representative (COR). The Contractor shall assist the Veterans with local transportation to scheduled meetings and appointments. The Contractor shall be expected to help the Veteran access public transportation, including providing information and instructions necessary to enable Veterans to utilize public transportation.

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing community halfway house services to

Veterans, including those with alcohol and drug dependency. The services shall be furnished to beneficiaries for whom such care is specifically authorized by the CAVHS. The type of Veterans to be cared for under this contract will normally require care and services above the level of meals, room and board. Relevant care will include but not be limited to:

o Supervised alcohol and drug free environment o Active affiliation with community support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotic

Anonymous (NA), etc.

o Structured group activities o The contractor shall provide each Veteran authorized care under this contract with the following basic services:

-Room in which to sleep and safely secure their belong

-On Weekends, Federal Holidays, or days when travel is not advised, such as in the case of inclement weather, provide three (3) daily nutritious meals and reasonable accommodations for special dietary needs.

-Provision daily of snacks offered between meals and at bedtime.

-Provide a means for Veterans to wash their own clothes or otherwise send to laundry at no additional cost to Veteran.

-Provision of continued substance abuse supportive recovery services to a Veteran while in residence. This may be provided bythe Contractor or by arrangement with a VA medical facility or community treatment source.

-Staffing on a 24-hour basis.

-Separate sleeping areas for male and females.

- Health and personal hygiene maintenance.

-Secure space for storage of valuables and medications. At a minimum, a personal lock box or safe assigned to each Veteran

The CAVHS intends to award a fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract

(ID/IQ) with a five (5) year ordering period with a period of performance from 05 February 2025 through 04 February 2030. The estimated closing date for proposals will be on or about 27

January 2025. The solicitation will be available for download on Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the 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 System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.

BASIC SERVICES: Services shall be furnished to beneficiaries for whom such care is specifically authorized by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). It is understood that the type of patients to be provided services under this contract will normally require services above the level of simple room and board. Residence/Building/Housing is preferred to be within a

Sixteen-mile radius of hospital for transportation purposes. In the event there is an emergency, proximity is of the utmost importance. Also, transportation to and from meetings will be more feasible from this central location.

The contractor shall furnish each veteran authorized care under this contract, with provision of an alcohol and drug free environment, provide introduction to available recovery-based programs, and supportive social activities to enhance current engagement in Department of

Veteran Affairs (DVA) treatment or rehabilitative services. It is further understood that beneficiaries receiving services under this contract shall be provided access to basic health and hygiene maintenance opportunity, monitoring of medication compliance, appliances and materials for laundry needs and any other service or supplies without additional charge.

The contractor shall provide housing and supportive services free from any religious discrimination. The contractor shall provide each Veteran appropriate space and security for themselves and their belongings.

The per diem rate established will be an all-inclusive rate. The contractor shall have the capability to house a minimum of twelve (12) patients (male, female, or transgender Veterans) from the date of contract award.

The Government will use a best value source selection method and anticipates making an award of firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, and indefinite quantity contract for this requirement.

PSC Code G099 - Social Other, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is

623220 – Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities, Small Business Size

Standard $19M. All responsible sources may submit proposals which shall be considered by the

Agency. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in SAM (System for Award

Management) database (information on registration requirements can be obtained by the

Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Please hold questions until the actual release of the solicitation.

All potential offerors are encouraged to read over the entire solicitation package including https://sam.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/ attachments before submitting questions. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

All responsible offerors are invited to submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

All interested companies must be registered in SAM (http://www.sam.gov/) to be eligible for award of government contracts. It is the responsibility of the offerors to check the website periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. No individual notification of amendments/notices will be provided. SOURCE: https://beta.sam.gov/

The solicitation must be accomplished by the deadline and all proposals must be received via e-mail by the deadline as outlined in the solicitation to albert.kelly@va.gov.

https://beta.sam.gov/ mailto:albert.kelly@va.gov