Status: Available
Type
Operating, Services
Source
New York City
Procurement Agency
NYC DOHMH
Summary
The Justice Involved Supportive Housing (JISH 2.0) Program provides service and operating funding for providers of scattered site and congregate housing for homeless individuals with behavioral health needs who have histories of cycling through the criminal justice system.
Tenant Eligibility Criteria
Single adults with the highest recent utilization of NYC jails and homeless services systems who have a mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
Eligible Applicants
a. The Contractor would have a minimum of five (5) years in the past eight (8) years of successful experience operating supportive housing programs in New York City.
- Scattered Site proposers would have a minimum of 5 years in the past 8 years of such experience operating scattered site supportive housing programs in New York City.
- Congregate proposers would have a minimum of 5 years in the past 8 years of such experience operating congregate supportive housing programs in New York City.
b. The Contractor would have a minimum of five (5) years of successful experience providing services to justice involved individuals. Greater consideration would be given to proposers with experience providing housing services to justice involved individuals.
c. The Contractor would have a minimum of five (5) years of successful relevant experience conducting outreach to difficult-to-locate individuals. Greater consideration would be given to proposers with experience conducting outreach to justice involved individuals.
d. The Contractor would have a minimum of five (5) years of successful experience delivering intake and assessment services for individuals with substance use or mental health disorders. Greater consideration would be given to proposers with successful experience operating Frequent User Service Enhancement (FUSE).
e. The Contractor would have a minimum of five (5) years of successful experience in all of the following contract management functions:
- Collecting data;
- Following evidence-based and/or evidence-informed practice requirements;
- Reporting on outcomes;
- Developing quality assurance plans and implementing an evaluation protocol to ensure the quality and effectiveness of contracted services;
- Managing contract budgets.
Amount
The anticipated funding for each housing type is as follows:
Scattered Site:
- $28,432 per unit per year, which includes operations costs at the 2017 Fair Market Rate (FMR) with an annual 2% enhancement for each studio and one-bedroom apartment and $10,000 per unit per year for supportive services.
Congregate:
- Operations (rental assistance): Rental assistance to support the projects will be funded outside this RFP, through a separate process administered by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Demonstration of a preliminary award determination from this RFP will be required for eligibility for HPD rental assistance.
- Supportive Services: $17,500 per unit per year
Term
DOHMH anticipates that the term of each scattered site and congregate contract resulting from this RFP will be 9 years in duration, contingent on the availability of funding.
Network Notes
This is an open ended Request for Proposals. Must be in multiples of 12 units for scattered site and 15 units for congregate. Proposals must be downloaded from and submitted through NYC HRA HHS Accelerator system.
For More Information
To log into the HHS Accelerator system click here. If you are not registered in HHS Accelerator please click here.
Contact
Dara R. Lebwohl, RFP@health.nyc.gov (indicate JISH in subject line)
Last updated: 01/22/2020