Haywood Charles

Haywood Charles, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business operating as a sole proprietorship based in Fresno, California, is a prime contractor delivering emergency residential services, health care, and substance use disorder treatment programs to homeless and at-risk veterans exclusively through the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21. All 28 recent prime awards (combined potential value $22.3 million) flow to VA VISN 21 with no subcontract footprint; the vendor competes full-and-open, without set-aside designations, though receiving evaluation preference for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Veteran-Owned Small Business status during procurement.

Haywood Charles operates three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with VA VISN 21 totaling over $8 million in ceiling value. The largest is a $6.9 million HCHV (Health Care for Homeless Veterans) Services contract awarded October 1, 2024, running through September 30, 2029, under which two delivery orders have been issued: $185,865.30 (October 1, 2024) and $191,471.70 (October 1, 2025) for HCHV services in Fresno. A second $6.9 million emergency residential services IDC awarded May 1, 2023, with completion by April 30, 2027, has generated three delivery orders totaling $2.1 million through April 2028, ranging from $470,704 to $840,339.50. A third $632,362.50 substance use disorder program IDC awarded September 30, 2021, with completion by September 29, 2026, has produced multiple firm-fixed-price task orders from $68,895.75 to $137,970.00. Representative delivery orders include a $865,506.25 emergency residential services order (May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027) and a $815,811.50 emergency residential order (May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2028). All work centers on transitional housing, emergency shelter, case management, counseling, substance abuse treatment, rehabilitative interventions, and permanent housing assistance for Central California veterans.

Haywood Charles's customer concentration is absolute—100% of awards derive from VA VISN 21, reflecting deep regional specialization in the Central California homeless veteran market. Activity has been episodic: two awards in 2022, four in 2023, four in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026. Five awards (combined potential value $2.9 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting near-term recompete exposure. The vendor's capability portfolio clusters on temporary shelters (15 awards under NAICS 624100) and residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (11 awards under NAICS 623220), with supplementary work in social rehabilitation and nursing home services. The firm has no parent contract vehicles, federal IDIQs, GWACs, or GSA Schedules; all work originates from VA VISN 21 direct awards and task orders against single-award IDCs.