G004--FY26: Emergency Residential Services| Tampa

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is procuring emergency residential services in Tampa through solicitation 36C24826R0062, an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. The requirement involves providing emergency shelter services with a capacity for 63 people in support of the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. Contractors must maintain professional staff, demonstrate responsiveness to inquiries, maintain flexibility for urgent requirements, and achieve overall customer satisfaction as evaluated through past performance questionnaires submitted by references. The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan establishes ten performance requirements including 100% compliance with provider quality performance evaluation, key personnel qualifications, scope of practice/privileging, patient access/availability, patient safety incident reporting, licensing and certification maintenance, mandatory training and HIPAA compliance, clinical information verification, and documentation completion at specified thresholds. The proposal due date is March 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST, and contractors had until February 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST to submit questions regarding the solicitation.

This is an unrestricted acquisition with no set-aside designations for small business or other categories, and there is no incumbent contractor as this represents a brand-new requirement. The contract is valued at $13.5 million and comprises one base year plus four one-year options, with performance to be delivered at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital located at 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612. Contractors must comply with prevailing wage determinations for Florida counties including Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas, with occupational classifications ranging from administrative support to specialized positions, all including fringe benefits, vacation, and holiday pay. All contractor personnel must satisfy Immigration and Nationality Act compliance certifications, execute Contractor Rules of Behavior agreements regarding information security and data privacy, and acknowledge conflict of interest requirements under VHA Handbook 1660.03. Amendment 0001, effective March 2, 2026, clarified that this is an unrestricted competition and corrected the Past Performance Questionnaire attachment.