Purchase Order 36C25623P1160

This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Healthcare Quality Assistance Group, LLC, a minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). The contract, valued at $192,000.00, is for Long Term Care Mock Survey Services to be performed for the VA's Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The contract has a period of performance through February 24, 2025.

The original solicitation requested a contractor to conduct mock surveys, readiness assessments, compliance audits, and provide training and corrective action planning for the VA's Community Living Center in Southeast Louisiana. The services include using individual and system tracers to evaluate areas such as privacy, pain management, medication administration, and infection control. The contractor will provide feedback during the assessments and a final summary report scored using a system similar to the CMS Scope and Severity Index.

This contract was set aside for total small business participation. Healthcare Quality Assistance Group, LLC is an experienced provider of healthcare quality assurance and regulatory compliance services to the VA, having held several significant indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs) and blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) with various VISN networks to support the VA's quality initiatives across multiple regions.