G099--Sources Sought: SFVAHCS HCHV CERS Program

This is a sources sought notice issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through its Network Contracting Office 21 for the Health Care for Homeless Veterans CERS Program in San Francisco, California, with the solicitation number 36C26126Q0694. The notice is not a solicitation or request for proposals but is intended solely for market research to inform future acquisition decisions. Respondents must submit information via email to Joshua Barrios, the Contract Specialist, by May 22, 2026, using a specified subject line format, and are required to provide their Unique Entity Identifier, size status, and socioeconomic certifications under NAICS code 624229, where the small business size standard is set at $19 million in annual revenue. The anticipated contract, if awarded, would provide 24/7 emergency residential and rehabilitative services to homeless Veterans over a five-year period, beginning November 1, 2026, with four optional one-year renewal periods, operating from a single location in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco with a capacity of nine beds. Performance requirements include comprehensive clinical and supportive services such as case management, individualized service plans, crisis intervention, and housing coordination, delivered by qualified personnel including licensed clinicians and certified case managers at a ratio of one case manager per twenty Veterans. Contractors must comply with VA Handbook 6500.6, ADA standards, NFPA 101 life safety code, and state health and sanitation regulations, while maintaining strict information security and privacy protocols including VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness Training and compliance with NISPOM and VA Directive 0710 for personnel security clearances. Key personnel must be identified and approved by the Contracting Officer, with substitutions requiring 15 days’ advance notice and documentation. The contract mandates rigorous documentation of services, quarterly performance reports with trend analysis and corrective actions, immediate reporting of critical incidents and grievances, and unfettered access for unannounced inspections of facilities evaluating everything from medication storage and fire exits to staff interaction and nutrition quality. Invoicing must occur electronically through the Tungsten Network, and all contractor operations must be conducted entirely within U.S. jurisdiction with no unauthorized offshore activity. Security incidents must be reported within one hour to the VA OIT Enterprise Service Desk, and personnel separations triggering security concerns must be notified within 24 hours. While pricing information is not included, the Government will evaluate responses to determine technical