G099--HCHV Contracted Emergency Residential Services For Veterans Affairs Pacific Island Health Care System in Hilo Hawaii

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (Veterans Health Administration) is soliciting proposals for Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contracted Emergency Residential Services to serve the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System in Hilo, Hawaii. The contractor must provide emergency housing, meals, transportation, case management, and supportive services designed to help homeless Veterans transition to permanent housing. Key contract requirements include maintaining 24/7 staffing, achieving an 80% bed occupancy rate, ensuring 95% documentation completeness, discharging 55% of Veterans to permanent housing, limiting stays to 90 days maximum, and maintaining a case manager-to-Veteran ratio of 1:15. Evaluation criteria include technical factors such as experience and key personnel qualifications, past performance, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) status preferences, and pricing. The proposal submission deadline is January 7, 2026 at 10:00am PDT, with all proposals to be electronically submitted to Lydia.anderson@va.gov.

This solicitation uses no set-aside designations, meaning all vendors regardless of business size may compete. The contract is structured as an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award with a contract period from February 2, 2026 through February 1, 2031, comprised of five one-year ordering periods. The maximum aggregate contract value is $2,000,000 with a guaranteed minimum award of $1,000, and compensation is based on a per diem rate for each occupied bed out of the 5 beds available daily. The contractor must comply with the prevailing wage rates specified in Department of Labor Wage Determination WD 2015-5691 for Hawaii counties, which mandate minimum hourly wages ranging from $13.30 to $17.75 depending on job classification and contract entry date. Performance will be monitored against the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) standards, and the service will be performed at the contractor's facility in Hilo, Hawaii.