Application Package

In response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for SSVF Technical Assistance Services

TAC- SSVF 2014-01

As described in the Request for Proposal SSVF 2014-01 for Supportive Services for Veterans

Families (SSVF) Technical Assistance Services -TAC- SSVF 2014-01 issued by the Technical

Assistance Collaborative, Inc. (TAC) on October 10, 2014, TAC is seeking proposals from

qualified and experienced consultants to provide technical assistance services for the U.S.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) SSVF program. These services will be directly related to

SSVF community collaboration and coordination, grantee capacity building, product and tool

development to support SSVF implementation, and the development and delivery of web-based

learning content to support the SSVF program. TAC will enter into a fixed-rate subcontract for

services with the selected technical assistance applicant.

Applications will be accepted by e-mail only and should be sent to Douglas Tetrault at

dtetrault@tacinc.org. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt; completed applications must

be received by Close of Business on October 17, 2014. For questions regarding the RFP that TAC

issued or the application process, please contact Douglas Tetrault at dtetrault@tacinc.org.

To be considered, interested TA providers must complete this Application Package in its entirety,

which consists of the following components:

Application Components

1. Background Information

2. Expertise Narrative

3. Experience Narrative

4. Identified Staff and Resumes

5. Subcontractor Certification

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1- Background Information Consultant/Firm Information Agency Name:

Type of Agency:

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Do you have any limitations regarding travel (i.e. areas you could not work in, or unacceptable modes of

transportation)? If yes, please describe:

2- Brief Narrative Describing Expertise

In 250 words or less, please describe your expertise and skills: Specifically describe your expertise in issues related to homelessness, rapid re-housing models, targeted

homelessness prevention, collaboration and service coordination (including Continuum of Care coordinated

intake and assessment), federal and non-federal housing assistance programs, and issues and initiatives related

to homelessness among Veterans.

3- Brief Narrative Describing Experience

In 200 words or less per task, please describe your recent experience related to the SSVF TA objectives below. Highlight any key skills or areas of expertise obtained through your recent experience with these topics. TAC considers recent experience as experience gained within the past 24 months. Only provide information for those tasks that are applicable to you and/or your agency. Specify those key staff members with expertise and experience with these topics.

1. Facilitate local collaboration, strategic planning, and service coordination among VA, HUD, and other homeless assistance entity stakeholders, including SSVF Grantees, Continuums of Care, public housing authorities, employment agencies, behavioral health organizations, and other non-profit organizations, consumer cooperatives, units of state and local government, and tribes. If applicable, describe any involvement in recent community initiatives focused on rapidly reducing the number of homeless Veteran households in a given geography.

2. Deliver on-site, direct TA and training to non-profit grantees delivering services to homeless individuals and families with children. Please highlight any experience in directing TA and training specifically to grantees and stakeholders serving homeless and at-risk Veteran households in rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention programs. Further highlight any history of delivering best practices through regional or national events or meetings.

3. Conceptualize, develop, deliver (onsite and virtually) and/or implement needs-based and/or responsive tools and products (including webinars, presentations, toolkits, discussion guides, activities, and other materials) to support the enhancement of key skill sets and program methodologies to homeless service and housing practitioners. Further highlight experience in directing such deliverables to stakeholders serving homeless or at-risk Veteran households in rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention programs.

4. Use technology and the internet for effective knowledge management and to assist stakeholders in accessing enduring, self-driven content for ongoing training and professional development. Please list any specific examples or initiatives where contractor has used e-learning and virtual content delivery techniques to reach a broad audience of practitioners.

4- Designated Staff In the table below, please list all personnel who would, if the applicant is chosen, contribute to SSVF TA services. Staff resumes and roles will be scored on the basis of relevant expertise, diversity of skills and appropriateness of roles. Please also list each individual’s actual job title, and the expected role the individual would fill specific to the services request in this RFP. Applicants must submit a resume of each staff member identified in order for this application to be considered complete.

Name Title Specific Role for SSVF TA Services Resume Enclosed?

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5- Subcontractor Certification Form

INDIVIDUAL/AGENCY NAME

ADDRESS

CITY, STATE ZIP

Subcontractor Certification Form

For any and all work performed under my subcontract agreement(s) with the Technical Assistance

Collaborative, Inc., I certify the following:

1. No increment above cost (e.g., no fee or profit) is included in this bid. 2. My costs to TAC are consistent with the best (lowest) customary rate that has been negotiated

with my other clients.

3. I am not debarred or banned from contracting with any state or Federal government.

By checking this box, you agree to the terms & conditions above.

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