Blanket Purchase Agreement V797D40232-36C26021A0029

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 awarded Ghost RX Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GSA Schedule). The BPA, with a total ceiling value of $1,457,838, provides the VA with on-demand access to temporary clinical personnel such as physicians, nurses, technologists, therapists, and pharmacists to supplement staffing at VA hospitals and clinics in the VISN 20 region, which covers Oregon. The BPA was awarded on a single-award basis with a period of performance through March 31, 2023. No set-aside was used for the master BPA contract, but some individual task orders under the BPA were designated as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-asides. The task orders specify the medical specialties required, location of performance, and timeframe for staffing services. This flexible contracting vehicle enables the VA to quickly acquire supplementary healthcare professionals as needed to support clinical operations and respond to staffing shortages.

The BPA and associated task orders are funded through the Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services GSA Schedule contract, which is an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. This allows the VA to place orders for temporary clinical personnel to address fluctuating staffing needs at VA facilities. The tasks orders under the BPA have included firm fixed price contracts for services such as hospitalist, nursing, and other medical staffing to support VA operations in Roseburg, Oregon. The BPA provides an efficient and streamlined contracting mechanism for the VA to access qualified healthcare professionals from a pre-vetted source on an as-needed basis.