HUD-VASH HOMELESS PROGRAM SOURCES SOUGHT NATION-WIDE (SEE Below for locations) This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), Hub-Zone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of performing the work. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUB-Zone business and The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking Contractors to assist with the provision of housing placement and case management services through the HUD-VASH program IN NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY. The program is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program to place and maintain homeless Veterans in permanent, community based housing using HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers that are paired with ongoing VA case management services. Many of these Veterans have co-morbid conditions that include serious mental illnesses, substance abuse disorders, and other serious medical conditions. VA intends to engage a Contractor to provide housing placement services and on-going case management to VA referred Veterans and their families. It represents one of VA's most significant efforts to achieve the President's goal of ending homelessness among Veterans. Primary target populations for HUD-VASH include chronically homeless, chronically mentally ill Veterans; Veteran families with minor children; and returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. The future contract (s), the VA seeks is to expedite the placement of HUD-VASH Veterans and their families in affordable, permanent housing and assist them in maintaining housing thereafter. This housing must meet the criteria for inclusion in HUD's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Contractors are not expected to provide housing as part of this contract, but they will be expected to have appropriate staff and resources in place to assist Veterans find acceptable community based housing in a timely manner that meet Section 8 criteria. Housing inspections are conducted by the local Public Housing Authority or its agent. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 624229 and 541612- 738X SCHEDULE HOLDERS Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR located on the web at www.ccr.gov)/ Now SAM. It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov AND HAVE A SEAL . All interested Offerors should EMAIL
[email protected]. We will entertain ONE SET OF QUESTIONS FROM EACH VENDOR INQUIRY BY EMAIL however, they will not be responded to until 11/30/ 2012. PLEASE PUT VA243-13-I-0070 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL we would like to send you a survey. Please consider that this is not a start-up project, prior experience with housing veterans or program management, and capability are factor. Please visit link below and ALL locations will be displayed (There is no 13, 14) Veterans Integrated Service Networks: VISN 1: VA New England Healthcare System VISN 2: VA Health Care Upstate New York VISN 3: VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network VISN 4: VA Healthcare - VISN 4 VISN 5: VA Capitol Health Care Network VISN 6: VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network VISN7: VA Southeast Network VISN 8: VA Sunshine Healthcare Network VISN 9: VA Mid South Healthcare Network VISN 10: VA Healthcare System of Ohio VISN 11: Veterans In Partnership VISN 12: VA Great Lakes Health Care System VISN 15: VA Heartland Network VISN 16: South Central VA Health Care Network VISN 17: VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network VISN 18: VA Southwest Health Care Network VISN 19: Rocky Mountain Network VISN 20: Northwest Network VISN 21: Sierra Pacific Network VISN 22: Desert Pacific Healthcare Network VISN 23: VA Midwest Health Care Network