Pre-Solicitation Homeless Data Integration System - Maintenance and Operations (HDIS - M&O)

The State of California is conducting a pre-solicitation for the maintenance and operations of the Homeless Data Integration System (HDIS - M&O), a critical infrastructure supporting the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH). The procurement seeks to maintain and operate the HDIS, which collects and aggregates Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data from forty-four regionally-based California Continuums of Care (CoCs) to provide the state with comprehensive reporting on unduplicated counts of homeless individuals accessing services and insights into service access patterns and demographic characteristics. The HDIS receives data from forty-four separate HMIS modules operated by diverse service providers, including nonprofits and local government entities, each operating independently according to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HMIS Data Standards Manual requirements. The contract must support the Cal ICH's mission to develop policies and identify resources, benefits, and services to prevent and work toward ending homelessness throughout California. Proposals are due by April 30, 2026, with the pre-solicitation notice posted on April 7, 2026. Specific evaluation criteria, required qualifications, and detailed deliverables have not been enumerated in the available pre-solicitation information.

The pre-solicitation notice does not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, incumbent vendor information, or award value ranges. However, potential respondents should anticipate that the successful vendor must demonstrate capability to integrate with and maintain the existing HDIS infrastructure that currently aggregates data from forty-four separate, independently-operated HMIS modules across multiple California CoCs. The contractor will need to ensure seamless data consolidation from diverse service providers while maintaining compliance with HUD HMIS Data Standards. Additionally, the vendor must understand the unique operational requirements of multiple regional CoCs and their individual HMIS systems. Organizations interested in responding should monitor the California state contracting portal for the full solicitation release and detailed specifications beyond this pre-solicitation announcement.