Please see this announcement below from DHCD:
The Individual Shelter System and Rapid Transition for Individuals Request for Information has been posted on COMMBUYS. You can access the page here.
Comments and Information can be provided by:
- Submitting written comments to Gordon.Calkins@mass.gov with the subject line “Individual Shelter System and RTI RFI” by 5pm, November 12, 2021 .
- DHCD will also engage in two virtual listening sessions at 9am on October 21, 2021 and 1 pm on October 28. This virtual listening session is on Microsoft Teams, but you can access it through your normal internet browser if you don’t have Teams.
| October 21, 9am | October 28, 1pm | |
| Log in from browser | Click here for the 10/21 meeting | Click here for the 10/28 meeting |
| Phone number to call in | 1 857-327-9245 | 1 857-327-9245 |
| Meeting ID (for calling in) | 770 022 718# | 553 994 089# |
Any interested parties are welcome to submit comments, including but not limited to persons with lived experience of homelessness, homeless service providers, advocates, Continua of Care, municipalities, and any other constituents.
DHCD will begin crafting the RFP on November 1, 2021 but will continue to accept feedback and comments until the RFI closing on November 12, 2021
RFI Calendar
| EVENT | DATE / Info |
| Announcement of Request for Information | October 18, 2021 |
| Listening Sessions | 10/21, 9am and 10/28 1pm |
| When DHCD will begin crafting the RFP | November 1, 2021 |
| Deadline for Submission of Comments | 5pm, November 12, 2021 |
| RFI Closing | November 12, 2021 |
