Equicenter Inc.

Equicenter Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Honeoye Falls, New York, that specializes in providing therapeutic services to veterans and disabled service members through equine-assisted activities and horticultural therapies. The organization is registered in SAM.gov and maintains active federal vendor credentials as a prime awardee for both contracts and grants. Since 2019, Equicenter Inc. has accumulated over $1.1 million in federal awards from the Department of Veterans Affairs, positioning itself as a specialized provider of adaptive sports and therapeutic programs for the veteran population.

Through federal contract awards, Equicenter Inc. has provided therapeutic horticulture services to the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in New York. The company was awarded two firm fixed price delivery orders totaling $338,703 against an unspecified government-wide acquisition contract vehicle. The first delivery order, valued at $149,053.11, was issued on September 8, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2023. The second delivery order, valued at $189,650, was awarded on October 1, 2022, also with a completion date of September 30, 2023. Both delivery orders fell under the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 and utilized no set-aside designations. The therapeutic horticulture services delivered through these contracts employed plants and gardening activities to provide treatment and rehabilitation for patients, contributing to improvements in veterans' physical, mental, and emotional well-being through structured horticulture therapy programs.

Equicenter Inc.'s grant portfolio demonstrates sustained engagement with the Department of Veterans Affairs under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) program. The organization has received four Project Grant awards totaling approximately $589,413.60 across consecutive fiscal years from 2022 through 2026. The grants, all funded by the VHA Under Secretary for Health, support the organization's "HEROES & HORSES" program, which provides adaptive riding and unmounted horsemanship lessons to disabled veterans and service members. Specifically, the program delivers approximately 1,320 therapeutic lessons annually through structured curricula spanning 44-week periods at 30 lessons per week. Individual grant awards include $138,868 (award date September 30, 2023), an award from October 1, 2022, $133,545.60 (award date September 30, 2024), and $117,000 (award date September 30, 2025). These grants leverage Equicenter Inc.'s expertise as an accredited therapeutic horsemanship provider to deliver specialized equine-assisted activities and services that improve the physical, mental, and emotional health of the veteran population.

Equicenter Inc. holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 on September 8, 2021. This single-award indefinite delivery contract carries a ceiling value of $338,200 and was structured to provide therapeutic horticulture services at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. The contract was issued against an unspecified government-wide acquisition contract vehicle with no set-aside designation applied. Under this IDV, two firm fixed price delivery orders have been issued and executed, totaling $338,703 through September 30, 2023. The indefinite delivery contract vehicle provides Equicenter Inc. with a framework to deliver therapeutic horticulture services supporting patient care programs and veteran rehabilitation initiatives at VA medical facilities in New York. No subcontractors or major partners were identified under this IDV arrangement, establishing Equicenter Inc. as the sole prime contractor responsible for service delivery.