Welcome to The Department of Housing Stability Request For Proposals Portal
Overview
HOST is committed to creating inclusive and sustainable solutions for our community's housing needs. This portal serves as a central hub for all Requests for Proposals (RFPs) related to housing and community development initiatives. We invite all qualified agencies to participate and collaborate with us in our mission to provide safe, affordable, and supportive housing for all residents
HOST BACKGROUND/VISION
The Department of Housing Stability (HOST) builds a healthy, housed, and connected Denver. HOST invests resources, creates policy, and partners with organizations to keep people in the homes they already live in, to quickly resolve an experience of homelessness, and to connect people to affordable housing opportunities.
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
HOST’s current Five-Year Strategic Plan (2022–2026) outlines the strategic direction guiding our work. While HOST is in the process of updating its next strategic plan. Proposers should reference the current plan and be prepared to align with its core priorities as well as evolving Citywide and Departmental goals.
We encourage Proposers to describe how their proposed approach supports HOST’s strategic direction and contributes to achieving key outcomes aligned with both current and future priorities.
Please see Five-Year Strategic Plan here:
Please see the Citywide Goals here:
RACIAL EQUITY
The Department of Housing Stability, in alignment with the Mayor’s Office of Social Equity and Innovation, prioritizes racial equity and inclusiveness and seeks to reflect this value in our funding practices. Our commitment to producing racially equitable housing outcomes is paramount to HOST’s overall mission of Denver residents being healthy, housed and connected.
In furtherance of our mission, HOST leadership and staff have completed a racial representation audit of our department as well as an internal organizational racial equity self-assessment (ORESA). The Department of Housing Stability has created a brief write-up sharing the results of the internal ORESA survey. The write-up provides HOST’s average scores on the ORESA survey disaggregated by race and level of employment. See results of survey here:
HOST leadership fully acknowledges the department has more work to do in racial, cultural and linguistic representation and feel that work is best done by acknowledging where we currently stand. HOST is committed to working with the Mayor’s Office of Social Equity and Innovation to meet our goals and the Mayor’s Equity Platform as we serve the community’s most vulnerable and underrepresented residents.
Submission Guidelines
To ensure a smooth and efficient process, please adhere to the following guidelines when submitting your proposals:
- Carefully review all RFP requirements and ensure your proposal addresses each criterion.
- Submit your proposal by the specified deadline.
- Include all required documentation and supporting materials.
- For detailed instructions, refer to the specific RFP documents.
Contact Us
For any questions or further information, please contact our support team at HOSTProcurements@denvergov.org. We are here to help you navigate the proposal process and look forward to your participation.
Access & Accommodation
For a sign language interpreter or real-time captioning via CART Services, contact
DeafHHServices@denvergov.org with at least three (3) business days' notice.
For other public accommodation requests/concerns related to a disability, contact
DisabilityAccess@denvergov.org.
For non-English language interpretation services, contact HOSTprocurements@denvergov.org.
(RFP) #HOST-98-2026
LINK to RFP
Pre-Bid Recording - Passcode: vV6gT+#5
Q&A Addendum #1
Schedule of Events:
•RFP Issued – June 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM MST
•Virtual Pre-Proposal Meeting – June 24, 2026, at 10:30 AM MST
•Deadline to Submit Additional Questions – June 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM MST
•Response to Written Questions/Addendum – July 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM MST
•Proposal Due Date – July 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM MST
•Evaluation Period – 7/21/2026 – 8/3/2026 (Tentative)
•Anticipated Award Date – August 13, 2026 (Tentative)
RFP Background Vision and Purpose
HOST invites proposals from qualified partners to complete the scope of work outlined in this RFP proposal and must clearly demonstrate the applicant's capacity to meet all project requirements independently. Evaluation will be based exclusively on the specified criteria, and all work must be carried out by the applicant.
Background
HOST invites proposals from qualified partners to complete the scope of work outlined in this RFP. Proposals must clearly demonstrate the applicant's capacity to meet all project requirements independently. Evaluation will be based exclusively on the specified criteria, and all work must be carried out by the applicant.
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program Procurement addresses the following HOST-Homelessness Resolution Strategic Plan Goals:
•Reduce unsheltered homelessness from 2023 Point in Time Count to 2027 Point-in Time Count by 75%
•Increase the annual number of households served in rehousing and supportive housing programs from 1,800 to 2,500
•Measurably end veteran homelessness by achieving functional zero by 2026, i.e. placing at least as many veterans into permanent housing each month as there are veterans experiencing homelessness
•Increase the contract benchmark for the percentage of sheltered households who exit to housing from 30% to 40%
•Increase the number of family households who exit shelter and outreach programs to housing from 25% to 50%
•Reduce the average length of time residents experience homelessness to 90 days
•ESG programs are a community-based set of activities with the goal of preventing or ending episodes of homelessness for individuals and families as quickly as possible. The ESG Program Procurement seeks to provide funding for eligible ESG programs for people in Denver experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness. ESG programs should promote long-term stability for participants and whenever possible should seek to improve the conditions within the homelessness resolution system. To achieve the goals listed above the ESG Program Procurement will fund the following ESG Eligible Activities:
•Street Outreach
•Rapid Rehousing (RRH)
•Emergency Shelter
•Homelessness Prevention
•Access to and use of the Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS)
These eligible activities will be used to expeditiously support people experiencing homelessness, both sheltered and unsheltered, in the Denver Area into stable housing as quickly as possible. HOST recognizes that many groups and identities are overrepresented in the homeless population and encourage proposals that will serve overrepresented groups.
To better understand the expectations for each ESG program type applicants can review the ESG Written Standards.
Federal requirements associated with ESG funding, including BABA compliance, are detailed in Section II.C.9
Host Procurements is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ESG HOST-98-2026
Time: Jun 24, 2026 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://denvergov-org.zoom.us/j/86164414990?pwd=WbHg49JZmdbsDnywzEMNhao9i75tdk.1
Meeting ID: 861 6441 4990
Passcode: 357475
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Proposers who feel they are unable to prepare and submit an electronic submittal should submit a request in writing to HOSTProcurements@denvergov.org, no later than the Question due date, for permission and instructions for submitting a hardcopy proposal.