Lexington VAMC Homeless Veteran Transitional Housing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 is soliciting quotes for temporary housing and case management services for homeless veterans through their Contracted Emergency Residential Services (CERS) program. The contractor must provide comprehensive transitional housing services including 16-20 beds per night, full room and board, meals, laundry facilities, case management, programming, transportation assistance, and support for developing independent living skills, with the ultimate goal of helping veterans obtain permanent housing. The facility must accommodate veterans on the sex offender registry and ensure veterans have separate sleeping arrangements by gender while maintaining independence in daily living activities. Award will be based on comparative evaluation of price, technical capability, and past performance under NAICS code 623220 with a small business size standard of $19 million. The solicitation was posted on May 13, 2025, with quotes due by June 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time, and amendments were issued on June 3 and June 9, 2025, providing additional clarifications including permission to include grant writing and management service costs.

This opportunity is designated as full and open competition with no set-aside used, and no current incumbents or contractors are identified in the documentation. The contract structure is a single-award Requirements Contract spanning five one-year ordering periods from July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029, with an estimated quantity ranging from 3,660 to 7,300 beds per period depending on occupancy levels. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in the solicitation materials, though contractors must comply with Department of Labor wage determinations requiring minimum wages of $17.75 per hour for workers on contracts entered after January 30, 2022. The place of performance is Lexington, Kentucky, specifically requiring a facility located near the VA Health Care System in Lexington. The contractor will be subject to comprehensive quality assurance surveillance with specific performance standards and potential financial penalties for non-compliance, including the possibility of contract termination and exclusion from future re-solicitation if performance falls below acceptable thresholds in multiple areas.