Homeless veterans housing and rehabilitative program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) intends to negotiate a Sole Source commercial item services contract. The requirement. is to prevent homelessness by assisting chronically mentally ill, homeless Veterans offering temporary housing from the street or habitation unfit for Veterans as well as services necessary for obtaining treatment and permanent housing. The plan is to place them in Transitional Housing for those with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) defined as temporary housing in a safe residential environment with adequate services to address the Veterans' SMI needs. While housed, the Veterans will receive assistance with identifying and moving toward permanent housing. These facilities will be for the he Richmond VAMC 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond VA 23249 catchment area.

The proposed contract action is for services which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source procurement action and is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may submit a capability statement that that demonstrates their firm's ability to provide the services described above. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered and identify their interest and capability to this response no later than August 22, 2013, 12pm, EST. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of contact Leah Trossen, leah.trossen@va.gov