The Office of Homeless Services (OHS), the Lead Agency for the Philadelphia Continuum of Care — the County’s homeless response system — has posted to eContractPhilly a new Request for Proposals (RFP #21250124154600) from qualified vendors for a web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

The Philadelphia Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is the data infrastructure that is used to collect and store client-level and program-level information about people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness, and a critical tool for understanding and improving our efforts to reduce homelessness. OHS is looking for a system that will require minimal customization and will better accommodate the agency’s data collection requirements.

Mandatory pre-proposal meeting

Prospective applicants must attend a pre-proposal meeting on April 28, 2025, at 3 p.m. Local Philadelphia Time.

Proposal application deadline

The application is due by 5 p.m. Local Philadelphia Time on May 23, 2025.

How to apply

Visit eContractPhilly to log in and search for RFP 21250124154600 to read the full proposal and application instructions.

Questions?

Direct all questions about RFP 21250124154600 to Diana H. Rivera, Contracts Administrator.

The Office of Homeless Services (OHS) seeks proposals for Homeless Prevention Programs, including the provision of Financial Assistance and/or Housing Support Services.

OHS is specifically seeking proposals for the following three (3) types of programs:

• Program 1: Provision of financial/rental assistance only.
• Program 2: Provision of case management in support of participants receiving rental assistance from another source.
• Program 3: Provision of both medium/long-term rental assistance and housing support services for participants. Applicants may apply for more than one Program but must submit a separate proposal for each one.

Application deadline

No later than 5 p.m. Philadelphia Time on May 2, 2025.

Learn more about submission requirements and apply

Read RFP 21250409141056 for more information and application instructions.

Questions

Direct all questions about this RFP to Roberta Cancellier, Deputy Director, Long-Term Housing.

The Office of Homeless Services seeks proposals from not-for-profit organizations (“providers”) to operate a Single Room Occupancy program.

The program will provide housing opportunities for individual adults (“participants”) who are experiencing homelessness. They may be older adults (age 55 and up).

Application deadline

No later than 5 p.m. Philadelphia Time on May 5, 2025.

Pre-proposal informational meeting

A pre-proposal meeting will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 11 a.m., Philadelphia Time via Zoom.

Learn more

Read RFP 21250327225233 for more information, application instructions, and the link to the pre-proposal meeting.

Questions

Direct all questions about this RFP to Roberta Cancellier, Deputy Director, Long-Term Housing on 4/9/25 by 5 p.m. Philadelphia Time. Answers will be posted on 4/14/25, by 5 p.m. Philadelphia Time.

The Office of Homeless Services seeks proposals for the operation of emergency shelter, including:

• Emergency shelter serving single men, single women and couples
• Emergency shelter for households with children
• Emergency shelter for single adult female households
• Emergency shelter for single adult male households

Mandatory site visit

A mandatory site visit for applicants interested in proposing to provide emergency shelter and services for households with children will be conducted at 1300 E. Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia PA 19138 on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10 a.m. Philadelphia Time.

Application deadline

No later than 5 p.m. Philadelphia Time on May 12, 2025.

Learn more about submission requirements and apply

Read RFP 21250321162202 for more information and application instructions.

Questions

Direct all questions about this RFP to Roberta Cancellier, Deputy Director, Long-Term Housing.