G--Contracted Emergency Residential Services for Veterans

Veterans Health Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4, is issuing this request for information/sources sought notice in order to identify homeless shelters/facilities in New Castle and Sussex Counties in the state of Delaware to provide contract emergency residential services (CERS) for single adult Veterans at risk of being homeless or who are homeless. Services target homeless Veterans who are living on the streets, being discharged from institutions, and Veterans who recently became homeless and are in need of safe living arrangements while seeking permanent housing solutions. General scope of the procurement: the services will be provided for authorized Veterans within the catchment area of the Wilmington, DE VA Medical Center (WVAMC). The CERS facility will be required to provide services such as room & board, meals, therapeutic counseling, case management, transportation, medication storage, etc. The Government intends to award two 5-year BPAs to procure these services: 1 in New Castle County and 1 in Sussex County. General requirements: the CERS facility must be licensed to operate its business and be located within New Castle or Sussex County. The facility must also be capable of passing an initial inspection conducted by select personnel from the WVAMC. NCO 4 is seeking responses from CERS facilities that are interested in this procurement and consider themselves to have the resources, capabilities needed to provide the CERS services. Please respond with your: 1. Facility name, location, business type, socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), etc.), and person of contact (including telephone number & email address). 2. Facility information regarding its capabilities to provide the CERS services. Responses must be submitted by 11:00 AM (EST) August 17, 2015. Responses to the information requested above may be submitted (1) via email to [email protected], or (2) via postal mail to: Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Attn: Contracting (90C), James Whisner 1 Med Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 This request for information/sources sought notice is for planning purposes ONLY. The results of this market research will assist in the development of (1) the requirement, and (2) the acquisition strategy (e.g., small business set-aside, full and open competition, etc.). VA assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred associated with the preparation of responses submitted as a result of this notice.