The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23), awarded a $10 million single-award indefinite delivery (ID) contract to the non-profit healthcare provider Care Initiatives, operating under the trade name Lantern Park Specialty Care, to provide nursing home services. Under this ID contract, four firm fixed price delivery orders totaling $2.5 million have been issued to Lantern Park Specialty Care to provide quarterly and annual EXPRESS reports analyzing nursing home spending, expenditures, and utilization for VISN 23's healthcare programs serving veterans in the Coralville, Iowa area. The original solicitation indicated intent to procure community nursing home services nationwide through similar ID contracts, with awards to be made on an as-needed basis to Medicare/Medicaid qualified nursing facilities. No set-aside designations were used for these contracts. The delivery orders issued to Lantern Park Specialty Care range in value from $94,352 to $1,269,946, with performance occurring at the contractor's facilities in Coralville, Iowa. The work requires providing financial reporting and data analysis on VA nursing home operations to support VISN 23's healthcare programs for veterans. These awards have been issued against the larger $10 million ID contract held by Lantern Park Specialty Care, which has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00004 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 2/7/24 | |
| P00003 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 8/30/23 | |
| P00002 | Exercise an Option | $0 | 9/1/22 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/12/22 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 8/27/21 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 36C26321D0069-36C26325K0157 | Care Initiatives | $471.3k | 10/1/24 | 9/30/25 | 2/24/25 | |
Delivery Order 36C26321D0069-36C26322K0006 | Care Initiatives | $94.4k | 9/1/21 | 9/30/21 | 12/2/21 | |
Delivery Order 36C26321D0069-36C26323K0034 | Care Initiatives | $1.1m | 10/1/22 | 9/30/23 | 3/21/23 | |
Delivery Order 36C26321D0069-36C26322K0074 | Care Initiatives | $1.3m | 10/1/21 | 9/30/22 | 8/9/22 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Q402--CNH MEDICAID SOLICITATION VISN 23 OPEN AND CONTINUOUS POP 01. 01. 2021 TO 12. 31. 2025 | 36C26320R0126 | Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 11/23/20, 12:55 PM | |
VISN 23 36C26320R0126 0008 Updated Fargo and Central Iowa Needed Counties List, Medicaid-based Open & Continuous Solicitation, Closing Date 04 March 2023 | 36C26320R01260003 | Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 | Solicitation 3/3 | 2/17/22, 9:47 PM | |
Q402--VISN 23 CNH Open and Continuous Medicaid Solicitation- Period of Performance: 05 March 2021 to 04 March 2023. | 36C26320R0126 | Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 | Solicitation 2/3 | 3/5/21, 1:59 PM |