G005--HCHV CERS Geriatric Services in San Mateo, Santa Clara or Southern Alameda County.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21, through its Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of providing Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contracted Emergency Residential Services (CERS) for homeless geriatric veterans in San Mateo, Santa Clara, or Southern Alameda County. The services will support the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and include emergency housing, room and board accessible 24/7, three daily meals, laundry facilities, medication management, case management with a minimum staffing ratio of one dedicated full-time medical case manager per 12 veterans, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, and transportation assistance. Key requirements include maintaining an 85% minimum occupancy rate, employing a licensed medical case manager (RN or LVN) on-site, staffing facilities 24 hours daily, achieving wheelchair accessibility for at least 50% of beds, maintaining a capacity of four veterans, and compliance with fire safety, health, and sanitation standards. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are due by March 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time and should be submitted to Lacy Morgan, Contract Specialist, at lacy.morgan@va.gov. Importantly, this is a pre-solicitation notice for market research purposes only; the Government is not obligated to issue a formal solicitation or award a contract based on responses received.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and does not identify any current incumbents or contractors. The intended contract structure is a Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity agreement with a period of performance of approximately 5 years, with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. Contractors will be required to submit nightly sign-in logs for billing verification, with invoicing conducted on a monthly per diem basis submitted by the 7th of each month. The contractor must also conduct intake assessments within 72 business hours, develop individualized care plans, provide structured weekly case management, facilitate permanent housing searches, and offer structured group activities twice monthly, while ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.