Five Emergency Shelter Beds for Homeless Veterans in VT & NH

The Department of Veteran s Affairs, Network Contracting Office 1, 1 VA Center (90C), Augusta, Maine 04330 will be soliciting will be posting a request for quotation (RFQ) on FBO on or about August 13, 2018 for Contracted Emergency Residential Services (CERS) for beneficiaries of services of the White River Junction VA Medical Center under NAICS Code 624221. The RFQ will be will be unrestricted and shall be conducted in accordance with FAR 13 procedures. The Government intends to award one firm fixed-price purchase order but reserves the right to make multiple awards if in the interest of the Government to meet the required number of beds.
To be considered, shelters must be located in the White River Junction Catchment area which includes the State of Vermont and the counties of: Coos, Grafton, Sullivan, and Cheshire in the State of New Hampshire.
The contractor shall provide bed space, housing, meals and therapeutic case management services for up to 5 homeless Veterans in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The apparent successful offeror must successfully pass an on-site pre-award inspection by specified VA officials prior to and as a condition of award, unless that requirement is waived by Government due to facility already having a satisfactory annual inspection on file. A copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), initial inspection checklist, past performance worksheet, and the applicable wage determination will be posted with the RFQ. The period of performance shall be one base year starting October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. An additional four, one-year option periods will be included to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government contracting officer.
Inquiries regarding this notice shall be sent electronically to Christopher Field, christopher.field@va.gov. No phone calls or fax inquiries will be accepted..