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 Five-Year Strategic Plan sets the direction for our work over the next five years, from 2022 to 2026. We encourage Proposers to review the plan, and to explicitly address how your proposal contributes to achieving our strategic goals and targets as well as those of the Citywide Goals.
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
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(RFP) #HOST-96-2025
Pre-Bid Link to Zoom Passcode: 598708
Recording of Pre-Bid Zoom Passcode: FT#A65q#
Schedule of Events:
•RFP Issued – October 15th, 2025, at 10:00 AM MST
•Virtual Pre-Proposal Meeting – October 29th, 2025, at 10:30 AM MST
•Deadline to Submit Additional Questions – November 4th, 2025, at 5:00 PM MST
•Response to Written Questions/Addendum – November 11th, 2025, at 5:00 PM MST
•Proposal Due Date – November 14th, 2025, at 5:00 PM MST
•Evaluation Period – November 19th – December 4th (Tentative)
•Anticipated Award Date – December 15th, 2025, (Tentative)
RFP Background Vision and Purpose
HOST invites proposals from qualified Partners to complete the requirements outlined in this RFP. Proposals must clearly demonstrate the Proposer's capacity to meet all project requirements. Evaluation of proposals will be based exclusively on the specified criteria.
HOST is partnering with Denver Human Services (DHS) IDDEAS Mill Levy Program to support vulnerable Denver residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness. With the exchange of expertise and resources, this partnership will elevate access to safe, stable housing wrapped with individualized, long-term support services. While HOST is ultimately publishing this Request for Proposals (RFP) and managing any future contracts, DHS will provide structural support, subject matter expertise and connections to resources during the procurement, scope of work negotiations, and throughout the duration of any awarded contracts. Funding for this project is made available by the Denver Human Services IDDEAS Mill Levy Program.
This procurement serves to accomplish the Homelessness Resolution goals by:
· Increasing city resources to connect vulnerable households experiencing homelessness to housing assistance and placement.
· Strengthen community partnerships to streamline housing placements for a rapid transition into permanent housing
· Increasing program outcomes into stable/permanent housing after program completion
The community served through this procurement are people and families experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity living with intellectual and developmental disabilities or developmental delays. Eligible households are described and defined in D.R.M.C. Sec 53-550 and the DHS Rules Governing the Implementation of the IDDEAS Program. This program aims to support stabilization navigation through case management and referrals to eligible housing programs, specifically referring I/DD households who meet the definition of literal homelessness to the HOST managed Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program as part of this RFP paid for by IDDEAS mill levy funds. The Stability Navigation program and RRH both aim to increase housing stability and connect I/DD households to individualized resources and benefits for lasting impact.
Through this RFP, HOST will direct housing resources through two pathways of support: Stability Navigation and Rapid Rehousing (RRH). Navigation defined as case management support for individuals and families with confirmed I/DD or developmental delay (or households seeking an I/DD determination), in accessing public benefits, Medicaid benefits, income and/or employment and housing support through homelessness prevention and/or RRH. RRH is defined as a supportive housing intervention designed to help individuals and families quickly exit literal homelessness and secure permanent housing. All RRH program referrals will be determined by the Stability Navigation program. This RFP invites applicants to apply for either Stability Navigation and/or RRH to serve eligible households based on individualized needs. RRH applicants will be required to follow best practices as published by National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) Home - National Alliance to End Homelessness.
In order to maximize the resources available and best leverage the skills of the providers, respondents may choose to apply to one or both of the following components:
· Stability Navigation Case Management
· Rapid Rehousing (RRH)
Stability Navigation overview:
· Mission: To reduce housing insecurity for residents with I/DD and their families by helping them understand, plan for and pursue housing options and supportive services in Denver.
· Connect households experiencing housing insecurity in accessing affordable housing options that meet their needs, mediating and advocating with landlords/property managers, applying for housing voucher programs, providing crisis intervention services such as locating emergency shelter, offering emergency rental assistance, mental health support, addressing basic needs, and eviction prevention.
· Place clients who are housing insecure or homeless on local, state, and federally funded voucher waitlists and supporting individuals going through voucher processes (voucher applications, attending voucher briefings, searching for apartments, advocating to landlords and voucher providers, etc.).
· Assist clients with locating, applying to, moving into, and maintaining a housing unit or other type of residential setting.
· Key responsibilities include supporting with goal setting, vital document acquisition, assistance with requesting an I/DD determination with the State-designated Case Management Agency (CMA), applying and enrolling in Medicaid Home and Community Based Services and data maintenance into HMIS and connecting participating households with resources that increase self-sufficiency, self-determination and/or the ability to live in the least restrictive setting possible.
· Connecting participants with suitable employment opportunities or other pathways to increasing income such as applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
· Coordination with RRH team to refer eligible households for housing support. Eligible households will receive support from both the RRH team and the housing navigation team. Households who are literally homeless may be assessed and referred to RRH based on factors including but not limited to:
o higher level of care needs disrupting their ability to work on housing goals without immediate housing placement
o eligibility for the State’s CAT voucher program or other state or federally funded permanent housing opportunities
o opportunities to become paid caregivers for a family member with I/DD
o youth with I/DD transitioning out of foster care and/or children’s services
o Families with limited English Proficiency needing support with obtaining employment
RRH overview:
· A subset of households within the stability navigation program, who are experiencing homeless and have unique barriers to housing permanency, as described above, will be identified for further support in the form of RRH
· Mission: Utilizing RRH model to transition eligible participants into suitable housing at or below 110% FMR within the City and County of Denver and aiding in long-term ongoing housing stability.
o Respondents are encouraged to propose the total number of households this RRH program will serve through the three-year contract term. Applicants may request to serve a special population within the I/DD community, as described above with, unique barriers and opportunities to housing stability
· Timeframe: Between 3 to 24 months of participation based on NEAH best practices.
· Key responsibilities include: Provide Housing Focused Case Management to address client housing needs including connecting them with long-term services and supports; food access, transportation, income and employment, community connection, mental and physical health, etc., identify an exit plan and work with clients to outline goals and action steps necessary for client to successfully transition from program at end of rental assistance, resolve conflicts and address concerns with landlords/clients to maintain positive relationships and prevent housing instability.
Coordination with Landlords to initiate participant lease up process and ongoing tenant/landlord mediation to address concerns jeopardizing a tenant’s housing.
Host Procurements is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Host Procurements' Zoom Meeting Stability Navigation and Rapid Rehousing
HOST-96-2025
Time: Oct 29, 2025 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
https://denvergov-org.zoom.us/j/89316292746?pwd=to0dsmsLqhtZAcnXIJp4iiBHfYfAqQ.1
Meeting ID: 893 1629 2746
Passcode: 598708
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.