Department of Homeless ServicesIssuing agency·New York·via the NYC PASSPort procurement portalWe post new health & human services opportunities in New York as agencies publish them. Get them in one email — free, and unsubscribe whenever.
Purpose of the Solicitation The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) estimates that there are 3,182 homeless adults currently living on the streets, subways or in other public places. Street homeless clients are not coming into traditional shelter for a variety of reasons. DHS provides temporary emergency housing and related services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in New York City. DHS’ Division of Street Homeless Solutions (SHS) employs street outreach to engage individuals who remain unsheltered. For those individuals living outdoors for an extended period who agree to accept services, stabilization beds provide a less restrictive alternative to traditional shelter. In this way, stabilization beds provide shelter to the unsheltered and help facilitate ongoing coordinated services with SHS outreach teams to help individuals who were previously residing in the subway and other public spaces get back on their feet. Contracted outreach teams and the Joint Command Center will be the referral sources into Stabilization beds. This will allow an outreach worker the ability to provide an immediate placement option for a street homeless client, without a protracted admissions process. DHS reserves the right to expand the referral source options, based upon DHS need and available capacity. Proposed Term of the Contract(s) It is anticipated that the terms of the contract(s) awarded from this RFP will be for approximately five (5) years from 07/01/2021. The contract may include an option to renew, for up to four (4) years, contingent on additional funding. DHS reserves the right, prior to contract award, to determine the length of the initial contract term and each option to renew, if any. Procurement Timeline DHS anticipates that the RFP will be released in June 2021. A pre-proposal conference will be held shortly after the release of the RFP. Number of awards is to be determined, but DHS estimates that there will be as many as five or more awards spread over the next fiscal year. Use of PASSPort PASSPort is a web-based system maintained by the City of New York to manage procurement. To submit a proposal to the upcoming RFP, all vendors must create an account within the PASSPort system. Please visit https://passport.cityofnewyork.us/to create an account or to log into the system to view this RFP. Note on Key Dates The key dates indicated below outline the release of the solicitation for this request for proposals. The solicitation response period is represented by the “Release Date” only.
Estimated value: $418,000,000.00. Contract term: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2026
DHS seeks to provide stabilization beds as a less restrictive alternative to traditional shelter for homeless adults living outdoors for an extended period who agree to accept services. The beds will facilitate ongoing coordinated services with Street Homeless Solutions (SHS) outreach teams to help individuals previously residing in subways and public spaces get back on their feet. Contracted outreach teams and the Joint Command Center will be the referral sources. DHS reserves the right to expand referral source options based on need and capacity. The contract term is approximately five years from 07/01/2021, with an option to renew for up to four years contingent on additional funding. The RFP is open-ended with no prescribed due date; proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The contract will be subject to Community Hiring requirements under Title 74 of the Rules of the City of New York, requiring best efforts to employ Income-Based Community Hires.
Source: NYC PASSPort (RFx 37624), retrieved via the NYC PASSPort procurement portal. View the official posting , always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
