SAM #36C26227Q0122

VA Greater Los Angeles market research for emergency transitional housing services for homeless Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking market information on emergency transitional housing and supportive services for homeless Veterans in the Greater Los Angeles area. - Government buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Network Contracting Office 22 and West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. - Opportunity type: Sources-sought/RFI market research, not an award or product purchase. - Requested services: Emergency transitional housing through the Health Care for Homeless Veterans program, with capability requested for Service Planning Areas (SPAs) 1, 2, 6, and 8. The attachment provides detailed requirements for a Low Demand Safe Haven in SPA 1 (Palmdale/Lancaster), serving homeless male Veterans. - SPA 1 service scale: Up to 10 beds and no more than 3,650 bed-days of care per year. - Key service requirements: 24/7 staffing, same-day admissions, meals and snacks, transportation, outreach, facility and laundry support, weekly case management, service and discharge planning, housing-search assistance, therapeutic and group activities, medication storage and monitoring, and coordination with VA services. - Notable facility and startup requirements: Low-barrier service approach, a safe room, and full facility operations within 90 days of award. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, product manufacturers, or vendors are named; this is a services requirement. - Detailed scope: Refer to the draft statement of work for the SPA 1 requirements. The attachment does not provide equivalent bed counts or detailed scopes for SPAs 2, 6, and 8.

Description

Sources Sought Notice

DESCRIPTION THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT 1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research purposes only, to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of businesses interested and capable of providing the following services: The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center- West Los Angeles requires contractors to provide emergency transitional housing services as part of its community-based Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. The HCHV Program, an essential and critical part of Veterans Healthcare Administration is vital for providing a gateway to VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and community supportive services for eligible Veterans who are homeless. These emergency transitional housing services are designed to address the needs of the most vulnerable and at-risk homeless Veterans.

1. The NAICS for this requirement is 624229, Other Community Housing Services. The product service code is G004, Social-Social Rehabilitation.
2. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice by November 24, 2026 by providing the following via email only to laurie.labelle@va.gov.

(a) company name (b) address
(c) business size (e.g. large, small, other than small, Veteran Owned, SDVOSB)
(d) phone and email of primary point of contact (e) SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number (f) A capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described in the attached DRAFT statements of work attached below. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g. contract number, point of contact information, price per Veteran per month) of the Contractor s experience providing the same or similar services described in paragraph 4 below. (g) The capability statement shall address where the interested respondent(s) have provided these services in the past per the Service Planning Area (SPA) Map attached in paragraph 5 below. (h) The capability statement shall address where the interested respondent(s) may be capable of providing these services per the Service Planning Area (SPA) Map attached in paragraph 5 below (Specifically in SPAs 1, 2, 6, and 8). 4. Required Services. **See attached DRAFT Statements of Work. 5. **See the attached LA County SPA Locations Map. 6. The intended contract period of performance will be for 5-years, estimated at 01/01/2027 12/31/2031.

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