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

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is soliciting bids for Emergency Residential Services (CERS) with a focus on Low Demand Safe Haven Services (LDSH) to serve homeless veterans eligible for VA healthcare. The contractor must provide 24-hour supervised housing with comprehensive supportive services including case management, medication management, meals, laundry facilities, transportation assistance, and transition planning to permanent housing. Key contract requirements include placement of veterans within one day of referral, 24/7 on-site staffing, 95% documentation completion rates within three business days, treatment plan development within 14 days, and achievement of a minimum 55% discharge rate to independent housing. Evaluation will be based on three primary criteria: Technical Capability (including Quality Assurance and Personnel Staffing Plans), Past Performance (assessed via a standardized questionnaire using a five-point rating scale), and Price, with non-priced factors weighted more heavily than price. Quotations are due by April 8, 2026 at 12:00 EST, and contract award is scheduled for March 25, 2026, with all submissions directed to Peter Bedard at peter.bedard@va.gov.

This solicitation uses no set-aside designation and is structured as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a guaranteed minimum of $2,500 and a maximum of $4,000,000 across the base year and four one-year option periods. The estimated quantity is 7,300 bed-days per year at 20 beds per day during the base year and first three options, expanding to 63 beds per day under Option 4, with the contract period running from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027 plus options. Performance will be conducted at the contractor's facility in Bay Pines, Florida, supporting the CW Bill Young VA Medical Center. The contractor must maintain professional liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate and comply with prevailing wage rates established by the Department of Labor for the designated Florida counties. The contracting officer is Peter Bedard (813-785-0881), and the Contracting Officer's Representative is Alison Wojtkun (727-398-6661).