G004--Transitional Housing Services for VAGLAHS 30 Bed Low Demand Safe Haven SPA 5

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 seeks a single awardee to provide transitional housing services for up to 30 homeless male veterans in a Low Demand Safe Haven facility located in Service Planning Area 5, West Los Angeles, with proposals due October 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (extended from September 28 by Amendment 0001 issued September 23). This is Amendment 0001 to Solicitation 36C26226R0083; questions were due September 7.

Place of performance is Cerritos, California 90703, within the West Los Angeles catchment area in SPA 5. The contract is structured as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity with firm fixed-price line items based on a per-veteran-bed-per-day rate covering five one-year ordering periods from February 1, 2027, through January 31, 2032. The guaranteed minimum is $1,000 with a maximum aggregate value of $11,000,000. Pricing shall be all-inclusive, covering facility lease or rent, utilities, maintenance, furnishings, food, transportation, insurance, security, and operating expenses, with no separate reimbursement for startup or operating costs.

The contractor must provide its own facility and become fully operational within 30 to 90 days of award. The Performance Work Statement requires 24-hour staffed residential accommodations, three daily meals, laundry and hygiene facilities, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, structured group activities (minimum ten per month), weekly individual case management, permanent housing placement assistance, transportation services, and medication management. Staffing includes a full-time Program Manager with a bachelor's degree, a state-licensed Clinical Supervisor, case managers at a maximum 1:15 ratio, seven on-site monitors, and 24-hour security coverage. Contractors must facilitate same-day admissions, complete comprehensive intake assessments, develop individualized service plans within one week of admission, and maintain minimum 80 percent bed occupancy. The standard length of stay is approximately six months with limited extension options. Performance measures require 55 percent or higher exits to permanent housing and 20 percent or lower negative exits.

This is full and open competition with no small business set-asides. NAICS code 624229, Other Community Housing Services; PSC G004, Social Rehabilitation. The Contracting Officer is Flora J. Ceponis at the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 22, Long Beach, California; Contract Specialist Ben Bayoneta is the point of contact at Benjumar.bayoneta@va.gov or 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Suite 600, Long Beach, CA 90815.