G004--New Transitional Housing Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 seeks a contractor to provide transitional housing services for homeless veterans in the Durham, North Carolina area, with proposals due July 17, 2026. The procurement is unrestricted competition with small business, HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business set-asides available.

Place of performance includes Durham or within a 50-mile radius of the Durham VA Medical Center and a 25-mile radius of the Raleigh and Clayton VA Community Based Outpatient Centers. The contractor must provide temporary emergency residential shelter for 12 to 20 veterans in single occupancy rooms, with a minimum of 140 square feet per occupant. Services include 24/7 room and board with three nutritionally adequate meals daily plus snacks, laundry facilities, hygiene products, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, weekly structured case management, bi-weekly group activities, medication management, transportation to appointments and job/housing searches, and permanent housing placement assistance. Permanently sealed windows are acceptable if the facility is fully code-compliant with a commercial HVAC/mechanical ventilation system; operable windows are not required. Private bathrooms in each bedroom are not required; shared community bathroom facilities meeting privacy, sanitation, ADA, and life safety standards are acceptable, except facilities housing both males and females must have separate male and female bathrooms.

The base period runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through August 31, 2031. Compensation is calculated on a per diem basis as a per-bed, per-day rate multiplied by 12 to 20 beds and 365 days annually. The total award amount is $19 million. The NAICS code is 623220, Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities; PSC is G004, Social Rehabilitation. Contractors must achieve greater than 55 percent exits to permanent housing and comply with VA standards, state and local safety codes, and maintain current occupancy permits or licenses.