G099| HCHV Central Coast for the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (VISN 21) is seeking vendors to provide Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contract Emergency Residential Services (CERS) for the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, California. This Sources Sought announcement is market research to identify qualified contractors capable of delivering emergency residential services, including housing and supportive services for geriatric homeless veterans aged 50 and older. Key service requirements include providing eight beds per day with emergency residential treatment, rehabilitative support, three daily meals plus snacks, case management at a ratio of one full-time medical case manager per 12 veterans, 24/7 on-site staff availability with certified medical technicians, medication management systems, and maintenance of an 85 percent minimum occupancy rate. The facility must comply with federal fair housing and ADA requirements, pass NFPA fire safety inspections within 60 days of award, and maintain current licensing and permits. Capability statements addressing 11 required information items must be submitted by email to Austin.Mitts@va.gov no later than 12:00 P.M. PST on April 14, 2026, with failure to provide items 1-10 resulting in non-responsive determination.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and no incumbent contractor is identified in the announcement. The contract vehicle is structured as a Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity agreement with a projected period of performance spanning five years from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, encompassing a total of 14,608 bed-days across all ordering periods. Contractors must possess facility capacity to accommodate at least 50 percent wheelchair-accessible beds and should provide price estimates for five one-year ordering periods as part of their capability statements. The applicable NAICS code is 624221 (Temporary Shelter) with a small business size standard of $13.5 million. This is a preliminary, non-binding Sources Sought announcement, and no formal solicitation is currently available; the government will not compensate vendors for submitted information and will use responses solely for internal decision-making purposes.