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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 G Health Care for Homeless Veterans at SAVAHCS 85723 36C25820Q0026 11-29-2019 N 623220 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO22-Gilbert Network Contracting 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson AZ 85723 Aaron J. Davis email: Aaron.Davis@va.gov Phone: 520-629-4611 US Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Arizona VA Health Care System SAVAHCS 3601 S 6th Ave Tucson, AZ 85723

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Aaron.Davis@va.gov Contract Specialist This is a PRE-SOLICITATION notice. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contract Office (NCO) 22-G intends to award a non-personnel services contract to provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services, including case management services; and therapeutic transitional housing assistance for the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Programs (HCHV).

The central goal of the HCHV program is to reduce homelessness among Veterans by conducting outreach to those who are the most vulnerable and who are not currently receiving VA services, and then engaging them in treatment and rehabilitation as well as in other VA programs and non-VA community programs that provide prevention and support services.

The HCHV program was developed from the original Homeless Chronically Mentally Ill (HCMI) Program, a six month pilot project, established February 12, 1987.

In recent years, VA’s effort to eliminate Veteran homelessness has led to the development of a range of additional programs and initiatives implemented by VHA Central Office, Office of Clinical Operations, and Homeless Programs Office. Additionally, programs such as Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) have been expanded to include programmatic components that address the gaps in services for homeless Veterans. Because HCHV programs typically are the first to make contact with homeless Veterans, they frequently serve as the entry point for these services and thus, provide VA a way to outreach, assist, and offer homeless Veterans an “Open Door” to the continuum of VA services.

In addition to this core mission, HCHV functions as a mechanism to contract with providers for community-based residential treatment for homeless Veterans.

Because the least disruptive and most economically efficient way to end homelessness is to prevent its occurrence, VA has expanded its homeless initiatives to include support services aimed at the prevention of homelessness. Unlike VA’s traditional homeless programs, which focus on treatment and rehabilitation of the individual Veteran, prevention services address those Veterans and their families who are at immediate risk for becoming homeless or who have recently become homeless. This group includes Veterans recently released from prison or who are otherwise involved with the criminal justice system. HCHV programs are well positioned to assist these Veterans in accessing the appropriate level of services through other VA programs and non-VA community programs.

The HCHV program is vital for providing a gateway to VA and community-based supportive services for eligible Veterans who are homeless. This includes ensuring that chronically homeless Veterans and/or those with serious mental health diagnoses can be placed in community-based programs that provide quality housing and services that meet the needs of these special populations.

Hours of Operation: The Contractor shall conduct business at the residential facility 24 hours per day. Admissions will occur at any time as clinically needed from VA Social Work Staff with collaboration from the Contracting Officer Representative. The Contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within the Performance Work Statement. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract shall be performed at the contractor facility within 20 miles of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, 3601 S. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723.

The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract. Only one award will result from this solicitation. The contractor shall perform in accordance with the Performance Work Statement that will be included in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by this agency. Solicitation Package 36C25820Q0026 shall be posted on Fedbizopps on or about November 15, 2019. No solicitation packages will be mailed. Responses must be concise and be specifically directed to the requirement referenced above. All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and complete Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). It is the offerors responsibility to monitor Fedbizopps for changes or amendments. Point of Contact: Aaron J. Davis, Contracting Specialist, Aaron.Davis@va.gov