G--HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS (HCHV) FOR CUYAHOGA AND SUMMIT COUNTIES OF OHIO

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT. The Louis Stokes Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (LSDVAMC), Cleveland, Ohio 44106 seeks a Provider/Offeror to assist with the provision of residential placement and supportive services through the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. This program is designed to serve homeless Veterans in need of immediate placement in a safe environment. Many of these veterans have co-morbid conditions that include serious mental illnesses, substance abuse disorders, and other serious medical conditions. LSDVAMC intends to engage a Provider/Offeror to provide rapid placement in a supportive, residential setting to Veterans Affairs (VA) referred Veterans. The primary goal is to develop alternative housing for the Veterans and to prepare them for independent living. It is the ultimate goal that these Veterans will eventually find their way to housing located within the community. Entities that are interested in providing Veterans these services should be aware that although this contract seeks services for the area of Cuyahoga and Summit Counties of Ohio. HCHV is a national program serving Veterans throughout the country. This program continues to expand and has become one of the largest VA interventions to assist homeless Veterans. It is also the first specialized VA specialized homeless program developed by the VA. It represents one of VA's most significant efforts to achieve the President's goal of ending homelessness among Veterans. Through this announcement, the VA seeks to support Veterans served by HCHV by expediting placement of these Veterans into safe, supportive housing. This housing must meet the criteria established both by HCHV clinical staff and VA fire and safety officials in addition to the local city, county and state regulations. Interested parties should provide the following: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, (POC) phone number/email address, DUNS number and capability statement for the services as stated above. Responses to this notice should include three customer references to which you have provided similar services to, copies of applicable licensing, and the size of your business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business large or small (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? (4) Is your firm a certified hubzone firm? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or Veteran Owned Small Business? Those wishing to identify their capability to provide the afore-mentioned service should respond to this announcement via email to [email protected] no later than May 2, 2011 4:00p.m. eastern time. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, OR "SOURCES SOUGHT," SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR OFFERS. INFORMATION IS TO BE PROVIDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND SHIPPING WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.