Cherokee Care, LLC

Cherokee Care, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Cherokee, Iowa, is a licensed Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home provider that delivers long-term care services to the federal government, specifically supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs' mission to provide community-based care options for veterans. The company operates skilled nursing facilities and is registered in SAM.gov as an active federal contractor, with its registration set to expire on March 18, 2026.

Cherokee Care, LLC has provided community nursing home services exclusively through delivery orders issued under its Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23. The company has received three firm fixed-price delivery orders spanning fiscal years 2023 through 2025, with no small business set-aside designations applied to any awards. The initial delivery order, issued on April 22, 2023, was valued at $149,613.52 and covered the period through September 30, 2023. A subsequent fiscal year 2024 delivery order, awarded on October 1, 2023, carried a ceiling value of $92,947.31 and extended through September 30, 2024. Most recently, an EXPRESS REPORT delivery order was awarded on October 1, 2024, valued at $256,899.19, extending services through September 30, 2025. These three delivery orders cumulatively total $499,460.02 in federal contract value. All services are provided at Cherokee Care's nursing home facility located in Cherokee, Iowa, serving the eight-state VISN 23 region as part of the VA's community care network strategy.

Cherokee Care, LLC holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 23) for the provision of community nursing home services to veterans. This IDC was awarded on April 1, 2022, with a ceiling value of $1,650,000 over a five-year period through March 31, 2025, and carries no small business set-aside designation. The contract was established following a pre-solicitation opportunity posted in November 2020 that sought licensed, Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home providers to integrate into the VA's community care network. Through this IDC vehicle, VISN 23 has issued three task orders totaling $499,460.02 against the $1.65 million contract ceiling, demonstrating ongoing utilization of the vehicle to meet fluctuating demand for community nursing home capacity within its service area. The IDC vehicle serves as the foundation for Cherokee Care's federal contracting relationship with the Veterans Affairs system, providing flexibility for the VA to issue delivery orders as needed to support its long-term care mission for the veteran population.