Minor Home Modification Program for Seniors, Vancouver WA
Legal Notice
opportunity to Contract
Minor Home Modification Program for Seniors
Respond by 5:00 P.M. (PST), Friday, March 29, 2019
Purpose: The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington (AAADSW) is seeking qualified businesses or organizations to contract to provide Minor Home Modification Program, also known as HOME Program. Minor home modifications enable seniors to continue living at home safely and securely. The contract period associated with this announcement will be one year, and may be extended depending on the availability of funding.
AAADSW Background: AAADSW is designated by the State of Washington as the Area Agency on Aging serving Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania and Wahkiakum Counties. The agency plans, advocates, develops, coordinates and supports a comprehensive service delivery system in the five-county region for persons who are 60 years of age or older, persons with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, and caregivers of aging and/or disabled persons. For additional information about AAADSW, see www.HelpingElders.org.
Description of Required Services: Any business or organization responding to this notice must be able to perform minor home modifications or repairs to any client’s home as authorized by AAADSW prior to the commencement of work. Any business or organization that receives a contract must use voluntary labor for the work associated with the Home Program. Contract funds may be used to recruit, oversee and coordinate volunteers who will provide labor to install home modifications. Funds can also be used to purchase products and supplies. Examples of physical adaptions include the following:
- Access ramps
- In-home lift systems
- Stairway rails
- Door and window locks
- Walk-in showers
- Accessible cabinets
- Exterior lights
- Smoke detectors
- Alarm systems
- Widening doorways
- Bathroom modifications
Modifications that add to the total square footage of a home, or are of general utility and are not of direct medical or remedial benefit to the client are specifically excluded.
Eligible/Qualified Applicants: Applicants are limited to entities that are able to demonstrate past performance providing the required services; must be a verifiable legal public or private entity holding a valid Washington State Business License; and comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations, policies and contract requirements. Additional eligibility requirements will be required at the time of reviewing interested applicants’ qualifications (e.g., experience, bonding, insurance, past performance, fiscal and management references, independent financial audits, etc.). Organizations that have been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or excluded from participating in a contract by any Federal or state agency will not be considered.
Home Program Informational Packet: Entitles interested in responding to this notice must request an informational packet. Send a request by email to AAADSWcontracts@dshs.wa.gov, and specify in the subject heading “Home Program Informational Packet”; or submit a brief written request to the following address:
Home Program Informational Packet Request
Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington
Attn: Nellya Zornes, AAADSW Contracts Group
201 NE 73rd Street
Vancouver, WA 98665
Be sure to include a contact person and an email address, or current return mailing address in order to receive the informational packet. This packet will be distributed on or about April 12, 2019. Faxed requests will not be considered, and we are unable to respond to telephone inquiries (opportunities for submitting questions will be described in the informational packet).
Deadline: Interested entities must request the informational packet by 5:00 P.M. (PST), Friday, March 29, 2019 in order to be considered (requests received after this deadline will not be considered).
AAADSW is an Equal Opportunity Agency
Women-owned, Minority-owned and Veteran-owned businesses
are encouraged to participate in this opportunity.
