New Visions Homeless Services

New Visions Homeless Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants and a prime contractor on firm fixed-price federal service contracts, delivering emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, and clinical support services to homeless veterans and families in the Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa areas. The organization does not compete on set-aside contracts and operates exclusively in the federal homelessness services space, with no commercial business line.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward two federal agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 19 awards (54% of the portfolio), predominantly recurring annual Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) project grants, while the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration accounts for 11 awards (31% of the portfolio) split between the Under Secretary for Health and Veterans Integrated Service Network 23. VISN 23 anchors the largest single transaction: a $6.3 million firm fixed-price purchase order awarded September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2027, for homeless shelter and related services under the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program in Omaha, with authority to deobligate excess funds to match actual spend. Smaller VA contracts include a $639 thousand delivery order (August 2021 through September 2022) for outreach and case management, also under VISN 23, and recurring per diem grants from the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (CFDA 64.024) supporting transitional housing operational costs for homeless veterans.

HUD Continuum of Care awards carry modest individual values ($109 thousand to $129 thousand per project grant) but recur annually from FY2021 forward, with recent awards dated July 1, 2024; July 1, 2025; and September 1, 2025, each funding permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems operations in the Manawa and Council Bluffs service areas. New Visions also holds five grant sub-awards from local authorities, including Community Development Block Grant subawards (October 1, 2025; December 6, 2024) for operating expenses at two facilities (Joshua House and MOHM's Place), and HOME ARP Services and Emergency Solutions Grant sub-awards (March 31, 2025; December 17, 2025) for housing, rapid rehousing, and supportive services components.

The organization holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with VA VISN 23 (IDV 36C26321D0064, $686 thousand ceiling, August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022) from which one $639 thousand delivery order was issued. Activity shows a recompete exposure: two awards (combined potential value $6.3 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the VISN 23 purchase order and one VA per diem grant. Year-on-year award count has averaged 4 awards per year since 2021, with recent uptick to six awards in 2025, reflecting the stable cadence of recurring HUD Continuum of Care and VA per diem grant awards.

Service Contract Inventory data shows minimal federal service contract activity: $702 thousand in SCI-reportable invoiced revenue in FY2023 across 8.2 FTEs, with no SCI-reportable service contracts in FY2022 or FY2024. The median government-paid hourly rate on the single SCI-reportable prime contract was $41.12 per hour. New Visions performs all delivery internally; SCI records show zero sub-engagement. The organization does not place task orders on government-wide acquisition vehicles and operates exclusively as a direct award recipient from federal agencies rather than as a subcontractor to larger primes on federal contracts.