Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Building 218, Room 311, (90), Los Angeles, CA 90073

Q -- PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER FOR HOMELESS CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL (HMCI) VETERANS BENEFICIARIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AT VAMC WLA SOL RFP691-124-97 DUE 121897 POC Jewel Jackson, Contract Specialist (310) 268-3755 The VA Medical Center West Los Angeles intends to negotiate a Sole Source Basic Ordering Agreement with New Directions, Inc. to provide the services of a residential treatment center for Homeless Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans Beneficiaries at VAMC West Los Angeles. Contractor's residential and ambulatory care facilities must conform to the standards of the Life Safety Code (National Fire Protection Association # 101) and conform to the fire safety code imposed by the state law which adequately protects residents, and must meet all city, state, and Federal requirements concerning licensing, liability insurance and health codes. Contractor shall provide a program of therapeutic and rehabilitative mental health services designed to promote a more adaptive level of psycho-social functioning, supportive personal care, individual adjustment services including social activities, recreational, spiritual opportunities, and motivation and education of patients to achieve and maintain independence in the activities of daily living and self care. Contractor shall furnish each authorized veteran a supervised alcohol and drug free environment, room and board, laundry facilities, instructions in and assistance with health and personal hygiene, monitoring of medication, supportive social services, in collaboration with VA Case Manager, individual professional counseling, including counseling on self care skills, adaptive copingskills, vocational rehabilitation counseling, in collaboration with VA program assistance in learning and developing of responsible living patterns to achieve a more adaptive level of psycho-social functioning, upgraded social skills and improved personal relationships, support for an alcohol/drug abuse-free lifestyle, and assistance in learning, teaching, and internalizing knowledge of the illness/recovery process. New Direction, Inc. is located on the VA Medical Center WLA's grounds, which allow for a quick relocation of the patient from the New Direction's residential treatment center to the VA Acute Care Wards if the patient suffers reoccurrence of symptoms. If any one feel that can provide this service, please call me. If no response received by 12/18/97, award will be made to New Directions, Inc., located on the grounds of the VA West Los Medical Center. Solicitation is to be issued on or about 12/8/97. Solicitation number is RFP 691-124-97, SIC Code is 8361. (0337)

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