HCHV Contracted Emergency Residential Services - SFVAHCS

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 seeks a community-based residential service provider to deliver emergency residential services under the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contract Emergency Residential Services (CERS) program for the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, with operations in Eureka/Humboldt County, California. The contractor must provide 24-hour residential housing, three daily meals with snacks, case management, therapeutic and rehabilitative services including mental health and substance use disorder support, and assistance securing permanent housing for homeless or housing-insecure veterans. Key requirements include maintaining a minimum 80 percent occupancy rate with a target of 55 percent or higher exits to permanent housing, employing a full-time program manager available 24/7, maintaining at least one credentialed clinician for clinical oversight, and complying with fire safety codes and facility standards. The solicitation is issued as a Sources Sought Notice (36C26126Q0424) for market research purposes, with responses due by March 5, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. PST to Contract Specialist Maricela Berrones-Gauger. The formal solicitation is anticipated to follow this pre-solicitation phase.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is classified under NAICS code 624221 (Temporary Shelters) with a small business size standard of $13.5 million. The contract will operate for up to five years, consisting of one 12-month base year and four additional 12-month ordering periods, with capacity to serve up to 15 veterans at any given time, with typical lengths of stay ranging from 30 to 90 days. Respondents to the Sources Sought Notice must provide price estimates for five one-year ordering periods running from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031; however, specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. Small business concerns must comply with subcontracting limitations requiring at least 50 percent of personnel costs to be expended on the firm's own employees, and SDVOSB/VOSB firms must be SBA-verified. All contractors must maintain current SAM registration and submit required documentation including socioeconomic status, capabilities statements, relevant experience, subcontracting plans, and facility details to be considered responsive.