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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21

McClellan Park CA 95652

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Emily Trinh Emily.Trinh@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS

San Francisco CA

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Sources Sought Synopsis The purpose of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to assist in our decision-making process for a service procurement. This is not a solicitation, nor a request for quotes or proposals. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.

The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award of a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, is conducting market research to identify potential vendors with economic status of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, and other Small Businesses that can provide the general requirements below.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Contractor will provide low demand safe haven emergency residential services for beneficiaries of San Francsico VA Health Care System.

Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Low Demand Safe Haven (LDSH) programs are 24-hour staffed short-term residences with private or semi-private accommodations that target the population of hard-to-reach, chronically homeless Veterans with mental illness, with substance use disorder (SUD), and/or when traditional residential treatment programs do not meet a Veteran’s needs. The low-demand or non-intrusive environment is designed to establish trust and motivate homeless Veterans to seek needed treatment services and transitional and permanent housing options. Lengths of stay in LDSH programs typically range between 4 to 6 months with the option to extend based on clinical need.

Place of Performance: San Francisco, CA

Period of Performance: The intended period of performance will be for five years, which may approximately begin around March 1, 2027.

RESPONSE METHOD

Please complete the below information and send to Emily.Trinh@va.gov by May 26, 2026 12:00 PM PST Responsible and interested vendors are encouraged to submit a response to this sources sought synopsis.

1. Company Information Company Name

Company Address

Point of Contact Name

Phone Number

Email Address

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

☐ Small Business ☐ Emerging Small Business ☐ Small Disadvantaged Business ☐ Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act ☐ HubZone ☐ Woman Owned ☐ Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small in veterans.certify.sba.gov ☐ Certified Veteran Owned Small Business in veterans.certify.sba.gov ☐ Large Business ☐ Other:____________

2. Describe the company’s low demand safe haven program.

3. Provide the company’s low demand safe haven facility address located in San Francisco, CA.

4. How many Veterans can the above facility address accommodate?

5. Does the program offer private or semi-private bedrooms?

6. Does the program allow same day referral and admission when space is available?

7. What are standard/customary practices for providing low demand safe haven services?

8. To meet the requirement, does the company plan on subcontracting? If yes, please indicate what actions the company will perform as the prime vendor and what actions the subcontractor will perform.

☐ No, our company plans to self-perform.

☐ Yes, our companies will utilize subcontractors

9. Identify the estimate pricing for the below requirement. This is NOT a request for quote. This is a request for pricing information for market research purposes only.

9.1. Note: The estimate quantity of 8052 is based on 22 beds per day x 366 days for the first year.

9.2. Does the performance work statement contain sufficient information to provide estimate pricing? If not, what information is needed to ensure companies can accurately price the services.

10. Additional comments regarding performance work statement, industry practices, etc.

Before responding, please carefully read and consider the following:

1. As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, “At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.” See FAR 52.219-14 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52

2. The Service Contract Act will apply.

3. Invoices will only be accepted on a monthly basis. Weekly invoices will not be accepted.

4. All vendors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov.

5. Please see the attached DRAFT performance work statement for further details.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with RFO 15.101(c), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

See attached document: DRAFT Performance Work Statement - LDSH.

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