Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans

The VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) San Juan, Puerto Rico intents to solicit an ID/IQ contract and the pricing arrangement will be on a Firm-Fixed Price basis to provide services as part of its Community Based Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program in the provision of transitional housing services.

The contractor shall furnish each Veteran referred for care under this contract with the following basic services:

ROOM AND BOARD

LAUNDRY FACILITIES

THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

Contractor shall provide treatment and discharge planning reflecting a team assessment of health, social and vocational needs and the involvement of the Veteran, the VA staff and appropriate community resources in resolving problems and setting goals.

An individual case record will be created for each referred Veteran. Case records shall be maintained in security and confidence as required by the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (42 CFR part 2) and the Confidentiality of Certain Medical Records (38 USC 7332).



The contractor shall comply with the principles listed in 38 CFR 17.707(b) to provide housing and supportive services in a manner that is free from religious discrimination.

SERVICES: All services shall be provided at no additional charge to the stated daily fixed fee per bed.

The period of performance for this procurement will be from October 01, 2014 or date of award if later, through September 30, 2015, plus four (4) one (1) year renewal options that may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. A Request for Proposals (RFP) for this service is estimated to be released on or about 01 August 2014. Solicitation is being conducted using the policies of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for evaluation and award prescribed in FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offer.

The RFP VA-248-14-R-0248 will be advertised as Unrestricted. North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this procurement is 624229, and the size standards $14.0 Million. Only offerors from those firms regularly established in business providing this type of service will be considered by the agency. Interested offerors may obtain an electronic copy of the solicitation free at the URL address. Once the solicitation is posted, offerors are advice that they are responsible to review and monitor this solicitation in the website frequently to ensure they have the most up to date information about this acquisition. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all corresponding amendments. If you are downloading this solicitation, it is strongly recommended that you complete the solicitation mailing list available on the web site. In order to be eligible for a contract award, firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Annual Representations and Certifications must be current and filed online at https://orca.bpn.gov/. This is a synopsis for commercial services in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 and 15.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be by e-mail ONLY to include telephone number, fax number and point of contact to the Network Contracting Office 8, Attn: Jose R. Sierra - Contract Specialist, email: jose.sierra-colon@va.gov no later than August 12, 2014 @ 2:30 PM Atlantic Time (Puerto Rico, local time).