HOUSING APPROVED Samantha Wilkins-Copeland, NP II-Float $688 per week for each week worked. Contract… and 1 more item

The Virginia Department of Corrections awarded contract PO05195796-V3 to LocumTenenscom on July 18, 2026, for temporary medical staffing services with a cumulative contract value of $170,175.25. The contract provides for the services of Samantha Wilkins-Copeland, Nurse Practitioner II-Float, to be delivered to Zabiullah Moqim at an assigned Department of Corrections institution. The staffing services are structured with differentiated compensation rates: a base hourly rate of $8,700 with a 72% markup yielding a billing rate of $14,964; weekend pay rates of $9,050 with a corresponding billing rate of $15,566; and overtime compensation at time-and-a-half rates of $22,446 for regular shifts and $23,349 for weekend shifts.

In addition to direct staffing services valued at $154,007.25, the contract includes a housing stipend component valued at $16,168 for the temporary medical worker. The housing stipend is set at $688 per week for weeks in which the contractor works a minimum of 36 hours, contingent upon the worker residing more than 90 miles from the assigned institution as verified through Google Maps distance calculation. The stipend is reduced to $344 per week (50% rate) for weeks with fewer than 36 hours worked. Housing stipend eligibility requires prior Department of Corrections approval and valid proof of tax home residency, with re-evaluation mandated at each assignment start and within 15 days of any address changes during an assignment.