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Sources Sought Notice This is not a solicitation, nor a request for quotes or proposals. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decision... Sources Sought Notice This is not a solicitation, nor a request for quotes or proposals. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is seeking a contractor who can provide emergency, residential housing and case management services to homeless Veterans as part of the Community Based Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Safe Haven program. These are not homeless shelters but rather transitional housing programs for VA health care eligible Veterans who require safe and stable living arrangements while they seek permanent housing. The contractor works in close collaboration with VA to provide Veterans community-based, residential environments with sufficient therapeutic services to meet the needs of those Veterans. Through the HCHV program, VA provides case management services to Veterans and facilitates their access to a broad range of medical, mental health, and rehabilitative services. Contractors must be able to provide care and sufficient services to Veterans who are homeless, in a community-based residential setting. The contractor must offer a safe and secure environment to support Veterans rehabilitation and recovery goals. The contractor will be required to provide residential and case management services but will not be required to provide detoxification or other hospital level treatment; those services will be provided by the VA at VA facilities. The contractor will be expected to work collaboratively with a variety of VA programs and services to encourage Veterans admitted to the HCHV program to complete their agreed upon recovery goals. The contractor will be required to provide all labor, supervision, housing, material, and supplies necessary to provide emergency residential housing, treatment and supportive services through the HCHV program Contract Emergency Residential (CER)/Low Demand Safe Haven model. The Safe Haven serves as a specialty model and should be able to accommodate services for up to 40 homeless Veterans. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information from qualified and experienced contractors who could potentially provide housing, case management and rehabilitative services as explained above. VA is only seeking information from contractors with current, active residential facilities. Before responding, please carefully read and consider the following: As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 for more information. The Service Contract Act will apply. Invoices will only be accepted on a monthly basis. Weekly invoices will not be accepted. Interested and capable parties should respond to ALL of the following questions (capability statements alone are not sufficient responses): Company name Company address Business type (i.e. socio-economic status: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Woman-Owned Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), small business, large business, etc.) Company size under NAICS 624221 ($13.5M) SAM Unique Entity Identifier number Please ensure the System for Award Management (SAM) (sam.gov) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement Registration must be active for All Awards Point of contact name Point of contact phone number Point of contact email Do you currently operate a residential program in Bronx, NY in an established brick and mortar building designated to serve homeless persons? (Yes/No) If yes, what is the facility s address? Does the facility provide 24/7 staffing? How many clinical and non-clinical staff are present during the day? How many are present during the overnight hours? What types of services are included at this facility? How many beds does the facility currently have? Is there room to expand/add more beds? How many beds for males? How many beds for females? Does the facility have the capacity to admit up to 40 Veterans? Describe your company s experience in providing emergency residential housing services and case management. No questions will be answered about this requirement or sources sought notice. Complete responses should be submitted via email to Heather Schrader, Contract Specialist at heather.schrader@va.gov by Noon on September 13, 2023. The email s subject line should read: Response to Sources Sought Notice 36C24223R0114.