Lemmon Area Medical Association

Lemmon Area Medical Association, operating as Five Counties Nursing Home, is a non-profit healthcare organization located in Lemmon, South Dakota, that provides specialized nursing home services to the federal government, specifically serving the veteran population. The organization operates a licensed facility that maintains both Medicare and Medicaid qualifications, positioning it as a qualified provider for community-based nursing care in the Midwestern region.

Through its federal contract awards, Lemmon Area Medical Association has demonstrated consistent capacity to deliver quarterly nursing home care services to eligible veterans under firm fixed-price arrangements. The organization has received delivery orders from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23), including a recent delivery order valued at $33,633.54 effective October 1, 2024, for nursing home care services with completion targeted for September 30, 2025, and a prior delivery order valued at $2,156.88 awarded October 1, 2021, with completion in November 2021. Both awards were issued without set-aside designations, reflecting open competition and the organization's qualification as a single-award contractor. The services provided encompass the placement and care of veterans in the licensed facility across multiple Midwestern states, with the VA utilizing these contracts on an as-needed basis to maintain continuity of care for the veteran population.

Lemmon Area Medical Association holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 23, valued at $200,000 with a period of performance through December 31, 2026. This IDC was awarded on January 1, 2022, and enables the VA to issue delivery orders to secure nursing home placements for veterans throughout the Midwestern region on an as-needed basis. The contract was awarded without set-aside designation following a pre-solicitation notice issued in November 2020 that sought proposals for community nursing home services under an IDIQ contract structure. Under this indefinite delivery vehicle, the VA has issued multiple delivery orders, with the aforementioned orders representing specific service periods funded through this parent contract, allowing flexibility in veteran placement while maintaining the operational continuity of the nursing facility.