M1FA--Requirement-Annual Homeless Veteran Domiciliary- CERS Services

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Synopsis

This is a pre-solicitation announcement for the Department of Veterans Affairs, West Palm Beach, VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33410-6400. A Request for Proposal will be issued on the Federal Business Opportunities-FBO-SAM website on or about September 8, 2022. The contractor shall furnish Professional Services to provide services as part of its Community Based Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. The goal of the HCHV program is to remove homeless Veterans from the street or habitation unfit for Veterans and place them in community-based, residential environments with sufficient supportive services to meet their needs and ultimately facilitate the improvement of their housing situation.

The contractor shall provide housing-room and board, laundry facilities, and supportive services to Homeless Veterans and/or their families in community-based Contracted Emergency Residential Services (CERS) facilities offering a safe and secure environment that supports their goals for recovery from homelessness. CERS programs, either directly or through linkages with community and other VA services, provide time limited services such as supporting mental health stabilization, SUD treatment services, enhancement of independent living skills, vocational training, and employment services. The Contractor will be required to provide a low- barrier therapeutic and rehabilitative milieu and attendant services targeting the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. The Contractor will not be required to provide detoxification or other hospital level treatment.

This Procurement is being solicited unrestricted business size and the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 624221, Temporary Shelters, and size standard is $12 million. The government intends to award a Fixed Price Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery type contract in October 2022. The solicitation may result in the award of a multiple contracts with different contractors. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers.

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited electronic medium, and the VA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various proposal documents, statement of work, and forms, will only be available for download at no charge at the SAM-Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website https://fbohome.sam.gov/ tentatively on September 8, 2022, with a due date to be specified in the Solicitation. No other site shall be used to obtain these documents.

All interested offerors should register at www.sam.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. An Offeror s List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the offeror s responsibility to register at the SAM.Gov website. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all proposal documents and acknowledge any amendments, and should revisit the FBO website periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the VA. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications shall be registered in the System for Award Management database at http:www.sam.govm shall be verified in the Vetbiz Registry Information Pages at http://www.vetbiz.gov/ prior to submitting an offer, and shall have completed the VETS 100A report at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/vets-100.html (if applicable).

Address all questions in WRITING to the issuing office via e-mail to david.guley@va.gov

No other information regarding scope, etc., is available until issuance of the solicitation.