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Required Field Contract Opportunity Presolicitation Notice G004 Emergency Residential Placement-HCHV Services-Mental Health 79936 36C25721R0010 12-23-2020

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MOUNTAIN TIME, DENVER, USA

N 623220 Department of Veterans Affairs RPO West/NCO 17 El Paso Network Contracting Office 11495 Turner Road El Paso TX 79936-1372 Contract Specialist Duryea Williams duryea.williams@va.gov

(915) 270-3150 In The Surrounding Communities Of The Amarillo VA Health Care System.

6010 Amarillo Blvd Amarillo Texas 79106-1991

USA

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking a Contractor to assist with the provision of emergency residential placement through the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. This contract is designed to serve homeless Veterans in need of immediate placement in a safe environment. Many of these veterans have co-existing conditions that include serious mental illnesses, and substance abuse disorders. The goal of the HCHV Contract Residential Care Program is to rapidly stabilize Veterans’ medical, mental health, substance abuse and other psychosocial problems in order to place Veterans in other appropriate transitional or permanent housing within 60 days. VA intends to engage a Contractor to provide rapid placement of VA-referred Veterans in a safe setting.

Entities that are interested in providing Veterans residential housing should be aware that although this contract seeks services for the areas covered by the Amarillo VA Health Care System (AVAHCS), HCHV is a national program serving Veterans throughout the country. This program continues to expand and has become one of the largest VA interventions to assist homeless Veterans. It is also the first specialized homeless program developed by the VA. It represents one of VA’s most significant efforts to achieve the President’s goal of ending homelessness among Veterans.

Through this contract, the VA seeks to support homeless Veterans served by HCHV by expediting placement of these Veterans into a safe residential facility. This facility must meet the criteria established both by HCHV clinical staff and VA fire and safety officials.

The solicitation will be available for download from https://beta.sam.gov/ . Interested contractors will be responsible for download copies of solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website. 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 sam.beta website so that they notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments. NAICS code 623220 with a small business size standard of $16.5 Million. The solicitation will be issued for full and open competition. All responsible sources may submit proposals which shall be considered by the Agency

Entities that are interested in providing Veterans residential housing should be aware that although this contract seeks services for the areas covered by the Amarillo VA Health Care System (AVAHCS), HCHV is a national program serving Veterans throughout the country. This program continues to expand and has become one of the largest VA interventions to assist homeless Veterans. It is also the first specialized homeless program developed by the VA. It represents one of VA's most significant efforts to achieve the President's goal of ending homelessness among Veterans.

Through this contract, the VA seeks to support homeless Veterans served by HCHV by expediting placement of these Veterans into a safe residential facility. This facility must meet the criteria established both by HCHV clinical staff and VA fire and safety officials.

HCHV Contract Residential Housing Veterans are referred to contractors based on a demonstrated need for residential housing in order to further secure transitional or permanent housing as quickly as possible. The program prioritizes Veterans assessed to be highly vulnerable with a high likelihood of death due to homelessness.

Contracts will only be awarded to contractors with residential housing facilities that are located within the AVAHCS catchment area. Priority will be given to facilities within Amarillo, TX. Ideally these facilities should be in centralized locations, near public transportation, and near areas that provide employment. Contracts will be awarded by AVAHCS associated with the location of the residential housing facility based on the following catchment areas:

· Amarillo, TX-Randall and Potter County

· Childress, TX Childress County

· Dalhart, TX-Dallam County

· Lubbock, TX Lubbock County

· Clovis, NM Curry County

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