Care Initiatives
Waterloo, IA Doing business as Ravenwood Specialty Care
- UEI
- VN8GWA6SLJC9
- CAGE
- 3UAP2
- SAM.gov registration
- Expired
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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Parent
West Des Moines, IA
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Parent
West Des Moines, IA
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2651 St Francis Dr, Waterloo, IA 50702, USA
- Website
- careinitiatives.org
- Founded
- 1989
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Health Care Equipment & Services
- Health Care Providers & Services
- Health Care Services
- SIC code
- 80 Health Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $0 |
| FY2025 | $169,921 |
| FY2024 | $418,094 |
| FY2023 | $327,567 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Care Initiatives, doing business as Ravenwood Specialty Care, is a non-profit healthcare provider registered in SAM.gov since 2004 and located in Waterloo, Iowa. The organization specializes in providing nursing home services and reporting analytics primarily to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), specifically serving the Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23) region covering eight Midwestern and Plains states. As a corporate entity with tax-exempt status, Care Initiatives focuses on delivering community nursing home services and comprehensive expenditure reporting for veteran healthcare facilities.
Through its federal contract awards, Care Initiatives has consistently provided EXPRESS reporting services focused on nursing home expenditure analysis for the VA Veterans Health Administration. The organization has been awarded multiple firm fixed price delivery orders and purchase orders, ranging in value from $15,486 to $418,094, to produce quarterly and annual nursing home spending reports. These contracts do not have specific small business set-aside designations, and Care Initiatives has performed as the prime contractor without mentioning significant subcontractors. The reports generate detailed insights into nursing home spending within the VISN 23 region, supporting the VA's oversight and management of veteran healthcare services.
Care Initiatives holds a significant $10,000,000 single-award indefinite delivery contract with the VA VHA VISN 23, awarded in September 2021 and set to run through August 2026. This five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract enables the organization to provide community nursing home services for veterans based on availability and veteran/family preferences. Under this contract, Care Initiatives has already received multiple firm fixed price delivery orders for EXPRESS reporting on nursing home expenditures, with task orders focusing on quarterly and annual spending analyses across fiscal years 2021 through 2025. The contract supports the VA's mission of providing comprehensive healthcare services to veterans in the Midwestern and Plains states region.
Quick answers
Is Care Initiatives registered in SAM.gov?
Care Initiatives's SAM.gov registration expired on September 8, 2026.
How much has Care Initiatives received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $169,921 to Care Initiatives in fiscal year 2025 and $915,582 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Care Initiatives's most recent federal award?
Care Initiatives's most recent federal contract award is Express report: FY25 Q1 (36C26325K0159), from Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VHA), on October 1, 2024.
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- Federal contract awards
- IDV awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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