Emergency Contract Beds for homeless Veterans

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION



The Department of Veterans Affairs in Jackson, Mississippi intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the metropolitan (Jackson, Mississippi) area to provide services as part of its Community Based Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on or about May 12, 2011, with a closing date of May 27, 2011. The solicitation will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of 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. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation an any amendments.



The goal of the HCHV program is to remove homeless Veterans from the street or habitation unfit for Veterans and place them in community-based, residential environments with sufficient therapeutic services to meet the needs of those Veterans. Through the HCHV program, VA provides case management services to Veterans and facilitates their access to a broad range of medical, mental health, and rehabilitative services. The purpose of the solicitation will be to obtain proposals from contractors who can provide care, treatment and rehabilitative services to veterans suffering from serious mental illness, including veterans who are homeless, in community-based treatment facilities offering a safe and secure environment that supports their rehabilitation goals. The Contractor will be required to provide therapeutic and rehabilitative services, but will not be required to provide detoxification or other hospital level treatment - those services will be provided by the VA at VA facilities. Due to the urgent nature of this requirement, the contractor will be required to demonstrate their ability to provide services within a 2-week period after contract award. Initial contract award is expected to be on or about June 20, 2011. Contract will have a base period from June 20, 2011 through September 30, 2011, with options for four additional one-year terms exercisable at the discretion of the VA.



The government will award a firm fixed price contract to the offeror whose proposal represents the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.



The NAICS Code is 624229 for Community Housing Services (size standard is $7 million). The solicitation will be issued for full and open competition. All responsible sources may submit proposals which shall be considered by the Agency. To be eligible for award, contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration data base at www.ccr.gov. Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit that CCR website and register as soon as possible to avoid delays should they be selected for a contract award. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the e-mail link provided.



If you are an interested party and can demonstrate your capabilities and have existing facilities in or around the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area, please respond by COB, May 27, 2011 no later than 4:00PM by email to vincent.thornton@va.gov and note VA256-11-RP-0432 in the subject line. For questions concerning this solicitation, please contact Vincent E. Thornton, Contract Specialist @ (601) 206 - 6955.