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Mobile outreach units
Mobile outreach units cover the work that does not fit a clinic or a classroom: a mobile market that brings fresh food to a WIC family, a benefits-enrollment office that parks outside a shelter, a shower and laundry unit for a homeless outreach team, a street-medicine van. High Level Enterprises builds outreach units for nonprofits, faith-based organizations, county human-services departments, food banks and health systems, and has built a 28-foot mobile market for a large charitable organization’s WIC program.
Delivered
Mobile outreach units we have built
Start from a plan
Proven layouts to start from
Community Outreach
Mobile Outreach
Mobile Disaster Response Unit
Three of the plans drawn for this vehicle type. Every plan can be built as drawn or used as the starting point.
What drives the price
Not a tier. A size, a use and the equipment.
HLE does not build a cheap outreach unit and a good one. It builds a street-outreach van and a full mobile market, on a van, a cutaway, a medium-duty truck or a trailer, with the equipment you bring or the equipment HLE supplies. Four things move the number; everything else is detail.
The platform and the equipment drive the number.
The proposal itemizes each driver, so you can see what moves your number.
Mobile outreach units
Typical range for recent HLE units, from the lowest sold to the highest quoted. Larger or more heavily equipped units run above it; your number comes with the proposal.
| Driver | Choices | Moves the range by |
|---|---|---|
| Platform and length | Ford Transit or Ram ProMaster van for street outreach · Ford E-450 or F-550 cutaway for enrollment offices and small markets · Freightliner S2C, International MV607 or an HLE-built 20' to 28' trailer for full markets and hygiene units | sets the base |
| Stations and rooms | Market shelving and a checkout counter; private interview stations and a waiting area; one or more shower rooms with laundry; or an exam and consult space | per room |
| Major equipment | Commercial refrigeration and freezers, printer and records storage, connectivity for state systems, hot water and laundry, medication refrigeration. HLE-supplied or customer-furnished; customer-furnished equipment is itemized separately. | itemized |
| Access and power | ADA access · generator · shore power · battery backup for refrigeration · fresh and waste tanks with heat trace · HVAC sized for the unit | itemized |
Most outreach unit projects: 3 to 6 months after the signed order, deposit and chassis. A typical build does not run past 6 months; a rush build has gone from purchase order to finished unit in about 80 days (rush builds).
Get a budget price for a plan →Who buys a mobile outreach unit
- Food banks and charities — mobile markets and pantries with refrigeration and shelving.
- County and state human-services departments — WIC, SNAP, Medicaid and benefits enrollment offices on wheels.
- Homeless-services, street-medicine and harm-reduction programs — hygiene units with showers and laundry, care vehicles, and mobile resource centers that bring social services to the people who need them.
- Libraries, schools and community organizations — outreach vehicles that combine services (see also bookmobiles).
What HLE builds into an outreach unit
- Mobile market and pantry — commercial refrigeration and freezers, produce and dry-goods shelving engineered for the road, a checkout or distribution counter, awning and exterior lighting for outdoor distribution.
- Enrollment and services office — private interview stations, a waiting area, printer and records storage, connectivity for state systems, ADA access.
- Hygiene units — one or more shower rooms with hot water, laundry, fresh and waste tanks with heat trace, ventilation and easy-clean surfaces.
- Care vehicles — an exam or consult space, supply storage, refrigeration for medication, and a rear or side entry that works on a street.
- Power and climate — generator, shore power, battery backup for refrigeration, HVAC sized for the unit.
Platforms
Ford Transit and Ram ProMaster vans for street outreach; Ford E-450 and F-550 cutaways for enrollment offices and small markets; Freightliner S2C, International MV607 and HLE-built 20’ to 28’ trailers for full mobile markets and hygiene units. Floor plans you can start from are below and dozens more under Mobile Medical and Mobile Office apply directly.
How this unit is built
The construction column for an outreach unit
What HLE does, and what to ask any builder before you compare quotes. The full column is on How we build it.
What HLE builds
1.5 in square steel tube cage, welded, powder-coated before the body goes on. Foam insulation cut to each cavity, not stuffed.
What to check on any proposal
Ask for the tube section and whether the cage is coated before or after assembly. "Steel frame" says neither.
What HLE builds
One piece of Impact Guard composite across the roof, bonded to the cage over the steel roof structure. No thin fiberglass that cracks under UV or a hailstone.
What to check on any proposal
Ask what the roof skin is and where its seams are. The first leak is at the seam you cannot see.
What HLE builds
Resin-infused composite subfloor over the cage; it sheds water instead of absorbing it. Seamless medical-grade sheet vinyl coved up the wall where the use calls for it.
What to check on any proposal
What is under the vinyl? A plywood subfloor goes soft after one winter of mopping.
What HLE builds
Every unit through the rain booth: at least 15 minutes under full spray with a person inside looking for water, then straight into a road test with someone inside still watching for leaks.
What to check on any proposal
Ask whether every unit is water-tested and how. A hose in the yard is not a test.
From the people who run the units
In their words.
Working with High-Level Enterprise on the custom build of our 28-foot Mobile Market was an excellent experience from start to finish. Their team demonstrated a deep understanding of our project needs, ensuring that every detail of the build was tailored to support our work in the community.
From the initial design phase to the final delivery, High-Level Enterprise was professional, responsive, and committed to meeting our needs. They provided innovative solutions to maximize space, functionality, and efficiency, all of which exceeded our expectations for the Mobile Market. The quality of craftsmanship and attention to detail exceeded our expectations, and their dedication to meeting our specific requirements made the entire process seamless.
Thanks to High-Level Enterprise, we now have a fully equipped Mobile Market that allows us to expand our reach and better serve WIC families. We highly recommend them to any organization looking for high-quality, customized mobile solutions.
Vice President – Empowering Mothers, Empowering Mothers – Ops.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Funds that pay for this unit
If a grant is paying, talk to us before the application.
Whoever supplies the floor plan, spec and budget to the application writes the spec the vehicle is later bid against. The kit has all three. The tracker has the rounds.
| Program | Closes | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RHTP Year 2 · Alaska DHSS | Oct 28, 2026 | Due in 1 day |
| RHTP · Kansas Transformative Capital Investment Grant (Year 2) | Nov 13, 2026, 12 PM CT | Open |
| Opioid settlement funds (states and counties) | Rolling |
No open rounds right now. The full tracker has what is coming up.
Some of these rounds are not yet checked against the solicitation; the tracker flags them.
Proposal kit · Mobile outreach
Everything the application or the bid file needs
- Spec language in paste-ready paragraphs: body, materials, electrical, HVAC, compliance and testing
- Compliance statements: FMVSS, ADA, Altoona, Buy America
- Typical price range from recent HLE units, with the drivers that move it
- Warranty terms and lead time
- Vendor packet list: W-9, Buy America certificate, FTA TVM eligibility, registration IDs, references
- Dimensioned plan sheets on request, not in the kit
Common questions
What directors ask first
Can a mobile market hold produce at temperature all day?
Yes. Commercial refrigeration with battery backup and a generator sized for the load; shelving and cases are engineered for the road.
Can one unit do more than one job?
Yes — enrollment plus screening, market plus pantry, shower plus laundry are common combinations. We lay out the unit around the day’s workflow.
Does the unit need a CDL?
Not on van and most cutaway builds. Medium-duty units over 26,001 lbs GVWR do. We will tell you where your configuration lands.
Can you match our brand?
Yes. HLE’s in-house graphics department wraps and letters the unit before delivery.
What funds these units?
Foundation grants, USDA and HHS programs, opioid-settlement funds, state human-services budgets and corporate sponsorship are all common. HLE supplies a specification and quote in the format the funder needs.
Request a proposal
Tell us the vehicle. We tell you what it costs and what to attach.
Pick a plan or describe the program. Say whether you need a price, a bid package, a grant kit or a formal proposal. A person at HLE reads every request; nothing goes to a queue.
Or call 574-343-2150, 7:30 to 4:30 Eastern, and ask for Tabatha.