G004--FY27: Emergency Residential Services| Orlando

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is soliciting emergency residential services for homeless, VA-eligible veterans in the Orlando VA Healthcare System catchment area, with proposals due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. The procurement is unrestricted, structured as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract.

Place of performance is Orlando, Florida. The contract runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four one-year option periods. The guaranteed minimum order is $2,500 total across all periods; the contract maximum is $2,000,000 total, with an estimated budget ceiling of $13.5 million. Pricing is structured as a daily rate multiplied by 10 occupied beds (3,650 bed-days annually, unit price to be proposed by offerors).

The contractor must provide 24-hour supervised emergency residential services in a licensed facility meeting NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and state health standards, including secure housing, three daily meals, case management at minimum three times monthly, medication storage, substance use disorder and mental health support linkages, assistance with housing searches and permanent housing placement, and HMIS data reporting. Staffing requirements include at least one on-site administrator or awake supervisor 24/7, CPR-certified personnel on each shift, and case managers at a 1:12 ratio. Contractors must demonstrate experience with Housing First approaches and homeless veteran populations. Performance standards mandate 90 percent same-day placement capability, 55 percent or higher exits to independent housing, and 20 percent or lower negative exits. Facility inspections will be conducted unannounced annually and quarterly by a multidisciplinary VA team. Invoicing is electronic through Tungsten Network on a monthly basis with VA Liaison approval required. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply (Wage Determination No. 2015-4553, Revision No. 33, covering Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties, Florida). The Contracting Officer is Peter Bedard (peter.bedard@va.gov, 813-785-0881); the COR is Chandra Harris-Jackson (407-646-5500 ext. 27043). NAICS code is 624221; PSC code is G004.