Indefinite Delivery Contract 36C25818D0058

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to 24Th Street Healthcare Associates LLC, doing business as Desert Terrace Healthcare Center, a for-profit limited liability company. The IDC has a ceiling value of $1,300,000 and a period of performance from August 2018 to July 2023. Under this contract, Desert Terrace provides inpatient and outpatient medical care services at its skilled nursing facility in Phoenix, Arizona to support the VA's Community Nursing Home program. The VA has issued multiple firm fixed price delivery orders under this IDC, totaling over $3.5 million in awards to Desert Terrace over the past three years. The delivery orders cover ongoing healthcare services for veterans as well as support for the VA's COVID-19 response. Desert Terrace is registered as a self-certified small disadvantaged business, which may have contributed to its selection as a community partner for the VA, though the contract awards did not utilize any set-aside designations.

The information provided indicates that the VA leverages this IDC to efficiently procure essential nursing home services for veterans in the Phoenix, Arizona area from Desert Terrace Healthcare Center. The contract facilitates the VA's Veterans Health Administration's mission of delivering quality inpatient and outpatient medical care to the veteran population through partnerships with community providers like Desert Terrace. The firm fixed price delivery orders issued under the IDC ensure continuity of care for veterans residing at the Desert Terrace facility, while enabling the VA to flexibly access these critical healthcare services as needed.