New York State Contract Reporter #2139430

New York City SOS overnight homelessness outreach teams and coordinator

New York State’s Office of Mental Health seeks an operator for overnight homelessness outreach across four New York City boroughs. - Buyer: New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), Central Office. - Scope and award: Funding covers three Safe Options Support (SOS) Overnight Outreach Teams and one SOS Overnight Coordinator; one award will cover all three teams and the coordinator. - Coverage: Manhattan, Brooklyn (Kings County), the Bronx, and Queens. The three teams will each be assigned two boroughs across the service area. - Services: Teams will conduct nightly, person-centered outreach to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in public locations, including streets, subway stations, and hospital emergency departments. They will connect people with shelter, stabilization beds, Safe Haven, crisis services, and immediate needs such as food, clothing, and hygiene supplies, and coordinate continued engagement with daytime SOS teams. - Staffing and coordination: Teams are multidisciplinary, including mental health peer specialists, case managers, and licensed clinicians or people with a related master’s degree. The coordinator will manage referrals, monitor team deployment, and support interagency communication. - Named coordination partners: OMH, the NYC SOS Hub, the New York City Department of Homeless Services, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, hospitals, local governments, law enforcement, and community-based organizations. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are identified.

Description

The RFP solicits applications for funding to operate three Safe Options Support (SOS) Overnight Outreach Teams in New York City and one SOS Overnight Coordinator, with one award covering all three teams and the coordinator. The teams will provide nightly, multidisciplinary outreach across Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens, with each team assigned two boroughs by the New York State Office of Mental Health. Services include engaging people experiencing unsheltered homelessness and facilitating access to shelter, stabilization beds, crisis services, and immediate necessities, in coordination with government and community partners. The coordinator will manage referrals, monitor team deployment, and support interagency communication; applicants must be prequalified by the RFP deadline and submit applications through the Statewide Financial System.

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