5-04.Attachment A Austin Housing.pdf

This attachment outlines the Housing Assistance Program specification (952-49) for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in the Austin area, detailing the procurement requirements for a housing assistance program serving previously incarcerated individuals. The program requires vendors to provide intake assessments to determine client needs and deliver comprehensive assistance including utility payment support, rent payment assistance, housing application support, and connections to food support resources as well as clothing and hygiene items. Respondents must submit monthly deliverables listing individual names, SID numbers, assistance types, and amounts provided, along with quarterly service summaries documenting requests received, assistance provided, reasons for denial if applicable, and participating outcomes. The TDCJ reserves the right to award multiple contracts to qualified vendors.

Award factors include demonstrated establishment of at least one year of business operations in the Austin area, one year of direct experience providing housing assistance services, and the timeframe for service commencement, with vendors required to provide documentation supporting claimed dates and experience levels. Monthly invoicing shall be submitted to RRD-BusinessMail@tdcj.texas.gov and must include vendor name, valid payee identification number, purchase order number, invoice number, invoice date, itemized information by individual name and assistance type with amounts paid, and backup documentation as required (such as copies of utility bills). The TDCJ will reimburse vendors for services provided on a purchase order basis.