R499--Community Living Centers (CLC) Long Term Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Program Office seeks an independent contractor to conduct compliance surveys at VA-owned and operated Community Living Centers (CLCs) and Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders (SCI/D) Long Term Care Centers. The surveys will be performed in accordance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) processes and applicable federal regulations under Title 42 Part 483 of the Code of Federal Regulations, utilizing the Long-Term Care State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP. The contractor must be capable of executing surveys at 134 CLCs and five SCI/D Long Term Care Centers, with survey modality (on-site or virtual) to be determined by the GEC Program Office based on national public health emergencies. While this pre-solicitation notice does not specify formal evaluation criteria, the actual solicitation is expected to provide detailed performance metrics and compliance standards. No formal deadline for questions or proposal submission has been announced at this time, as the government has stated that additional details will be available upon issuance of the full solicitation.

This contract opportunity is designated as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside, restricting eligibility to qualifying women-owned small business entities. No incumbent contractor information has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The contract will be structured as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Fixed Price arrangement with a 12-month base period followed by four optional 12-month renewal periods, providing potential for up to five years of total contract performance. Specific award values and budget ranges have not been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The government has explicitly stated that this notice does not obligate it to award a contract, issue a solicitation, or reimburse proposal preparation costs, and further information regarding scope, deliverables, and pricing will be provided when the full solicitation is released.