Code Blue/Code Red Negotiated Acquisition
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The New York City Department of Social Services is seeking an on-demand staffing contract to support the Department of Homeless Services during Code Blue and Code Red weather emergencies. This initiative implements a zone-based deployment model focusing on high-need areas that represent approximately 75 percent of known unsheltered locations. Supplemental staff will be responsible for field canvassing, engaging with street homeless individuals, conducting wellness checks, providing safety education, and managing cooling and warming buses to facilitate shelter connections. Under solicitation number 20261028028, the selected provider will deploy teams to visit hotspots and encampments while coordinating operational needs, such as transportation and placements, through the Joint Command Center. The scale of outreach will adjust based on the severity and duration of weather activations. Responses for this negotiated acquisition are due by November 17, 2026, with the agency reserving the right to add further services or job titles as necessary to ensure comprehensive emergency coverage.
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The New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) has adopted a new citywide approach to the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) response during Code Blue and Code Red weather emergencies. The new zone-based deployment model is designed to provide more consistent and comprehensive outreach coverage across areas with the highest likelihood of unsheltered individuals. Implementation of this model requires additional canvassing capacity beyond current DHS staffing levels. DSS/DHS is seeking to establish an on-demand staffing contract that can provide supplemental staff during emergency weather activations, particularly Code Blue and Red. These staffers would be responsible for going into the field, walking significant distances, engaging with street homeless individuals and encouraging them to come indoors. Staffers would also be assigned to cooling and warming buses to greet homeless individuals by accessing such buses, monitoring them, and offering connections to shelters. Moreover, DSS/DHS may add additional services and titles not included in this Negotiated Acquisition but necessary to complete services.
Under the model, outreach operations will focus on high need areas identified as having the highest likelihood of unsheltered individuals, collectively representing approximately 75% of known unsheltered locations across the city. During an activation, outreach teams will canvass these zones to engage unsheltered individuals, visit known hotspots and encampments, conduct wellness checks, provide weather-safety education and supplies, and connect individuals to shelter and other available services. Teams will also coordinate with the Joint Command Center (JCC) regarding client requests, placements, transportation, and other operational needs. The frequency of canvassing will be scaled based on the duration and severity of each activation to ensure priority areas receive repeated and consistent coverage throughout an extended weather emergency.
PIN: EPIN: 07127N0001
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