I. Introduction & Purpose On behalf of the District of Columbia’s Department of Human Services (DHS) the Department of General Services (DGS) is seeking properties to use as emergency housing units for families. The District of Columbia is required, under District law, to provide shelter for homeless residents when the temperature drops below freezing. The District of Columbia is committed to protecting families and individuals who are homeless from extreme weather injury by meeting the demands for shelter during hypothermia seasons. Persons and families in need of temporary housing are District residents who need temporary assistance to obtain or retain permanent housing. Currently, DHS is looking to lease properties in Washington, DC to meet an increasing demand for services which address at risk families. The properties offered should contain multi-family units, single room occupancies, and efficiencies. Innovative solutions such as renovation, restoration or transformation of an existing space which will address the critical needs for families are welcomed. A “Focused Housing” model which will create Temporary housing facilities ideally targeted to no more than fifty (50) units per building is being implemented, However, the District is able to entertain some flexibility in that target number. Each facility should have the ability to expand to no more than 15 additional beds during hypothermia season. Ten percent (10%) of the total number of buildings footprint should be utilized for program support spaces. Offers will be considered on an ongoing basis. Offerors must supply four (4) hard copies of the written narrative with all supporting documents by hard copy. Offers must be 12-point Ariel font size on 8.5”x 11” paper to include an electronic copy of their submission in a .pdf format. Complete copy of SFO is attached. Offers must also include signed DC DGS FORM S-103 attached to this SFO. Offers should be mailed or hand delivered to: Department of General Services ATTENTION: Michelle Chin REFERENCE: DGS-SFO-2014 – 10 2000 14th Street, NW - 5th Floor Washington, DC 20009 No phone calls please. All questions should be sent via email to
[email protected] . Responses will be provided on the DGS website located @ http://dgs.dc.gov Electronic and facsimile offers will not be accepted. Each offer shall be submitted in a sealed envelope conspicuously marked: “Offer in Response to DGS-SFO-2014 - 10.” Offers, with all required supplemental information and documentation, must be submitted to DGS to be considered. This Solicitation for Offers shall not be considered an offer to purchase and DGS reserves the right to withdraw its solicitation at any time as it may deem necessary, appropriate, or beneficial to the District. The complete SFO with detailed instructions is attached.