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Please send in your technical capability statement along with a memo confirming that you can handle all that is described within the PWS. The evaluation criteria would also need to be filled out in de... Please send in your technical capability statement along with a memo confirming that you can handle all that is described within the PWS. The evaluation criteria would also need to be filled out in detail. Your active SAM registration must not be expired and without any exclusions at all. Kindly contact the POC at Addlene.Williams@va.gov The HCHV CERS Program provides short-term residential care and treatment to eligible Veterans who need immediate housing placement as they seek permanent housing and/or additional care and services. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain offers from Contractors who can provide a means of moving homeless Veterans from the street or other habitation unfit for humans and placing them in community-based, residential environments with sufficient supportive services to meet their basic needs and ultimately facilitate improvement of their overall health status and housing situation. HCHV CERS Program Characteristics: Offers residential programming located within the City and County of San Francisco, CA with easy access by public transportation to San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic (401 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107) and/or San Francisco VA Medical Center (4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121). Covers up to a total of five years that includes one 12-month Base Year and four additional 12-month Ordering Periods Targets and prioritizes homeless Veterans who are eligible for VA health care and are transitioning from literal street homelessness, Veterans being discharged from institutions who are homeless, and Veterans who recently became homeless and require safe and stable living arrangements while they seek permanent housing Has capacity to serve a minimum of 10 Veterans and up to 25 Veterans identifying as men, women, and/or non-binary Lengths of Stay typically range from 30 to 90 days with the option to extend based on clinical need Seeks to reduce barriers to immediate placement and accommodates same day admissions Does not deny entry to HCHV CERS Program based solely upon: Length of current abstinence from alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substances Diagnosis Number of previous treatment episodes Time interval since the last program entry Use of prescribed controlled substances including but not limited to prescribed FDA-approved medications such as methadone or buprenorphine for SUD treatment Legal history including legal requirement to register as a sex offender Veteran’s total income Veteran’s student or vocational status Considers each of the special circumstances above during the screening process and makes an admissions determination based on whether the individual Veteran’s needs can be met while maintaining the program’s safety, security, and integrity