07125P0004-RFP for One Wards Island

DHS is seeking appropriately qualified vendors to operate a Supportive Employment Shelter at a location in 111 Sunken Garden Loop, New York, NY 10035. DHS’ overall goals and objectives with respect to this procurement are to provide safe and cost-effective emergency shelter where an episode of homelessness is unavoidable and to assist clients who become homeless to move towards permanency in less than 60 days. DHS intends to enter into a contract with a vendor who will offer a safe and cost-effective shelter program and will assist clients to move rapidly towards permanency.  For the purposes of this procurement, permanency is defined as living in a stable residence in the community with or without support services (based on the client’s needs) and with access to economic resources provided by employment, entitlements, public or other benefits and/or assistance from family that will reasonably ensure that the client will not return to homelessness.

The proposed shelter at One Wards Island is for single adults shelter services located at 111 Sunken Garden Loop, NY 10035. The contract term is from 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2030 and the amount is not to exceed #51,940,570. Contract Amount:$51,940,570. 7435 Budget. The EPIN number is 07125P0004.

To respond to this Human/Client Services RFx, organizations must have an account and an approved HHS Prequalification Application in PASSPort. Proposals and Prequalification applications will ONLY be accepted through PASSPort. If you do not have a PASSPort account or an approved HHS Prequalification Application in PASSPort, please visit www.nyc.gov/passport . Please submit your proposals by both acknowledging the receipt of the RFx in the Acknowledgement tab and completing your response in the Manage Responses tab of PASSPort. Vendor resources can be found here Resources Library | MOCS . If you need additional technical assistance with PASSPort, please contact the MOCS Service Desk at www.nyc.gov/mocshelp .