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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Department of Veterans Affairs

Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center (AVAMC)

2495 Shreveport Highway

Pineville LA

CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 16 Central Arkansas Veterans HCS 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 200 North Little Rock AR 72114 1706

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Thomas M. Kovarovic thomas.kovarovic@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center (AVAMC) at 2495 Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 71360, requires contractors to provide residential housing services to include room, board, transportation, therapeutic rehabilitation and recovery, and other required services. The Alexandria VAMC intends to award a fixed priced Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (ID/IQ) with a five (5) year ordering period with a period of performance from 1June 2026 through 31 May 2031. The residence shall be within a 30-mile radius of the Alexandria VA Health Care System, 2495 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, LA. 71360. 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.

***This is a pre-solicitation notice, and no quotes will be accepted in response to this notice.

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 with 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 thirty-mile radius of the VA hospital for transportation purposes. The purpose of this contract is to provide a safe, low-barrier emergency shelter and coordinated supportive services for veterans experiencing homelessness, with the primary goal of rapidly resolving housing instability and securing permanent housing. The program will deliver comprehensive case management as the central service component, focused on assessing each veteran’s housing barriers, developing individualized housing plans, and actively coordinating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community partners to obtain and sustain permanent housing placements. In the event there is an emergency, proximity is of the utmost importance. Also, transportation to and from meetings and appointments will be more feasible from this central location.

This solicitation is being issued as a tiered evaluation with the following tiers: (1) SDVOSBs and VOSBs (2) all other small business concerns with HUBZone small business concerns and 8(a) participants having priority; and (4) other than small business concerns. If award cannot be made at each tier, the next tier of quotes will be evaluated. If a quote is acceptable in a tier, it will be accepted and awarded at that tier. If award cannot be made, the solicitation will be cancelled and the requirement resolicited. The Government will use comparative evaluation to evaluate the proposals in accordance with FAR Part 12 and anticipates making an award of a firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, and indefinite quantity contract for this requirement.

PSC Code G099 - Social Other, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 624229 – Other Community Housing Services (size standard $19M), 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 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. 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 thomas.kovarovic@va.gov.

Presolicitation Notice