Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program: Emergency Residential Services   3

The Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) located at 795 Willow Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 requires a contractor to provide services as part of its Community Based Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. The goal of the HCHV program is to remove homeless Veterans from the street or habitation unfit for Veterans and place them in community-based, residential environments with sufficient supportive services to meet their needs and ultimately facilitate the improvement of their housing situation.

The period of performance of the resulting contract will be for a 5-year Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity consisting of One-year Base and 4 One-year Ordering Periods. This contract represents a Firm Fixed-Priced, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity contract. Costs not incorporated into the Contractor's price will NOT be reimbursed by the Government.

Through the HCHV program, VA provides supportive services to Veterans and facilitates their access to a broad range of medical, mental health, and rehabilitative services. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain offers from contractors in San Joaquin County who can provide housing, and supportive services to Homeless Veterans in community-based Contracted Emergency Residential Services (CERS) facilities that offer a safe and secure environment that supports their goals for recovery from homelessness. The Contractor will be required to provide a low-barrier therapeutic and rehabilitative milieu and attendant services targeting the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. The Contractor will not be required to provide detoxification or other hospital level treatment.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, housing, material and supplies necessary to provide emergency residential treatment, rehabilitative and supportive services. Services will be provided on-site at the Contractor's facility, 14 South California Street, Stockton, CA 95202, in accordance with all terms and conditions, provisions and requirements listed herein. The prices provided in the Price Cost Schedule shall be inclusive of all basis services as may be necessary in the treatment of the Veteran. Basis Services shall be defined in the Performance Work Statement.