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The Department of Affairs Medical Center in Seattle and American Lake, Washington (VA Puget Sound) requires contractors to provide services as part of its community-based Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program. The HCHV program’s Contract Emergency Residential Services (CRS) programs target and prioritize Veterans experiencing homeless who are transitioning from literal street homelessness, being discharged from institutions, including those in need of medical respite, and who recently became homeless and require safe and stable living arrangements while they seek permanent housing.

Through the HCHV program, VA provides supportive services to Veterans and facilitates their access to a broad range of medical, mental health, and rehabilitative services. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain offers from contracting agencies in surrounding areas within 50 miles of the Seattle VA’s Medical Center that can provide temporary housing and supportive services in a community-based setting to Veterans with special needs who are experiencing homelessness.

This notice is specifically soliciting for quality Medical Recuperative Care (RC) and housing services for the most vulnerable and at-risk homeless Veterans and provide a safe, healthy, and secure setting to promote their rehabilitation goals and discharge to permanent housing. Services will be provided to VHA healthcare-eligible Veterans who may be discharging from the VA Medical Center or preparing for planned medical procedures, requiring stabilization prior to and after hospitalization. The contractor will be required to provide a low-barrier therapeutic and rehabilitative milieu and attendant services to address medical rehabilitation, while targeting the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. The contractor will not be required to provide detoxification or other acute level treatment.