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THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION For: HCHV Contracted Emergency Residential Care... THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION For: HCHV Contracted Emergency Residential Care program VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) 1. Responses to this RFI Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this RFI Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) / VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (VOSB), interested and capable of performing the work. Responses to this announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published on FBO. Responses to this sources sought are not considered adequate responses to an impending solicitation posted to https://beta.sam.gov/. All interested offerors will need to respond to that solicitation. 2. The NAICS for this requirement is 623220 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities. 3. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than 9:30AM PST, March 20, 2020, by providing the following via email: Rafael.Cervantes@va.gov (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone and email of primary point of contact (e) DUNS number (g) If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. (h) A capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described below. Responses should include specific examples (e.g. type of service, approximate size of contract dollar amount) of the Contractor s experience providing the same or similar supplies/services to that described as below: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Plan to End Homelessness Among Veterans calls for enhancing current homeless service capacity as well as developing new programs and initiatives in concert with community and federal partners. The intent of this contract is for the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) to engage a community provider to offer fifteen (15) beds annually for homeless Veterans in one Contracted Emergency Residential Service (CERS) facilities offering a safe and secure environment that supports their goals for recovery from homelessness. This model of HCHV residential care will offer services to homeless male Veterans as defined in the Tasks and Deliverables. The Offerors facility where services are to be provided shall be within the catchment areas of the VAGLAHS. This includes San Luis Obispo, Kern County, Santa Barbara County, City of Ventura, City of Oxnard, City of Pasadena, City of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County. The goal of this specific HCHV contracted residential care program is to rapidly stabilize Veterans medical, mental health, substance abuse and other psychosocial problems to assist with placing Veterans into permanent housing within 180 days. VA intends to engage a contractor to provide rapid placement of Veterans in a safe, supportive, residential setting while addressing Veterans complex needs through on-site supportive case management services. If you are interested, and are capable of providing the required services, please provide a capabilities statement as well as any past experience in Residential Services. The intended contract period will be for a base year and four, one-year option periods. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than 9:30AM PST, March 20, 2020, via email: Rafael.Cervantes@va.gov. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources-sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Please note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more SDVOSB or VOSB, who are certified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, can perform the services, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. 8127.