G005--Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contracted Emergency Residential Services (CERS) for Homeless Geriatric Veterans in San Mateo, Santa Clara, or Southern Alameda County for VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS).

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (VA Palo Alto Health Care System) is soliciting proposals for 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 procurement seeks a contractor to provide emergency residential services including room and board, three daily meals, laundry facilities, medication management, case management services, transportation, and therapeutic/rehabilitative services for veterans over age 50. Key contract requirements include maintaining a facility with a minimum of four beds, achieving an 85% minimum occupancy rate, ensuring ADA accessibility, employing a dedicated medical case manager at a ratio of one per 12 veterans, completing intake assessments within 72 hours, developing individualized care plans within 72 hours, providing weekly case management sessions, and achieving a discharge to permanent housing rate exceeding 55%. Evaluation will be based on facility location and description, relevant experience, staffing and service plans, pest infestation prevention measures, quality control plans, past performance, and price, with award determined on best-value basis without discussions. The deadline for proposal submission is May 29, 2026, at 12:00 PM PDT, and all vendors must submit questions to Lacy.Morgan@va.gov at least three business days prior to solicitation closing.

This solicitation contains no set-aside designation and is not identified as succeeding any incumbent contractor. The contract is structured as a Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award with a guaranteed minimum of four days of services and a maximum aggregate value of 16,800 days (representing room and board for one veteran per bed per night). The estimated total contract value is $13.5 million, covering a five-year period consisting of five one-year ordering periods from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. Performance will be monitored under a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan with oversight from the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative, including site visit observations, quarterly performance reviews, and corrective action protocols. The contract is subject to prevailing wage requirements under the Service Contract Act, with wage determinations applicable to the three-county region (San Francisco/San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda/Contra Costa), ranging from approximately $16 to $95 per hour depending on occupational classification.