HCHV Services Alameda County   2

Background
The Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program is an essential and critical part of VHA, providing a gateway to VA and community-based supportive services for eligible Veterans who are homeless. The central goal of HCHV programs is to reduce homelessness among Veterans by conducting street outreach to Veterans who are homeless or experiencing housing instability and need case management assistance to end their homelessness and connect to community-based and VA-supported housing services, VA health care, and other supportive services.

In addition to outreach services, HCHV programs provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services, including case management and therapeutic transitional housing assistance by contracting with community providers. HCHV Contract Emergency Residential Services (HCHV CERS) programs promote an environment that maintains the wellbeing and safety of enrolled Veterans and offers Veterans supportive services that assist them with transitioning from the streets or shelters and living successfully in housing.

Work Details
The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain offers from Contractors who can provide a means of removing 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. 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 program covers a total Period of Performance of five years that includes five (5) ordering Periods. It 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, including those in need of medical respite or recuperative care, and Veterans who recently became homeless and require safe and stable living arrangements while they seek permanent housing.

Period of Performance
The contract covers an ordering period from 10-01-2022 through 09-30-2027.

Place of Performance
The residential programming is located in Alameda County, CA.