G004--FY26: Emergency Residential Services (CERS) with a focus on Low Demand Safe Have Services (LDSH) | Bay Pines

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is soliciting quotations for emergency residential services with a focus on Low Demand Safe Haven (LDSH) services for homeless veterans at the CW Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida. The contractor must provide 24-hour supervised care for 20 dedicated beds, including three nutritious meals daily, case management services, medication storage, and supportive services such as benefits assistance, vocational training, and transitional housing support. The service delivery model must utilize a Housing First approach with flexible admission processes and no sobriety requirements, maintaining a 1:12 case manager ratio and ensuring at least one staff member with CPR certification per shift. Evaluation criteria include technical capability addressing quality assurance and personnel staffing, past performance evaluated through three references using standardized questionnaires, and pricing for the base year and four option years. The solicitation was posted February 25, 2026, with quotations due March 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST.

This is an unrestricted acquisition with no set-aside designations, issued as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The total estimated contract value is $13.5 million, with a guaranteed minimum of $2,500 and maximum of $4,000,000, covering the period May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031 (one base year plus four one-year options). Key performance targets require 55 percent or higher exits to independent housing and no more than 20 percent negative exits defined as discharges due to rule violations. The contractor must comply with all applicable regulations including the Service Contract Act wage determination for Florida counties (Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas), maintain Life Safety Code standards, conduct quarterly fire drills, and submit monthly invoices electronically with payment made by EFT. Performance will be monitored through a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan with direct observation and quarterly inspections, and the contracting officer is Peter Bedard at peter.bedard@va.gov or 813-785-0881.