The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, doing business as Good Samaritan Society - Grants, is a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services to the federal government, primarily through contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs. As a subsidiary of Sanford Health, the Good Samaritan Society operates nursing homes and offers community-based services to support veterans and other individuals in need of care. The organization has been registered to receive federal awards since January 2013 and has a history of working with the Veterans Health Administration to provide nursing home services and reporting in support of veterans' healthcare programs.

Good Samaritan Society - Grants has been awarded numerous delivery order contracts by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VISN 22). These contracts primarily involve providing nursing home services and express reporting services in Grants, New Mexico. The awards range in value from approximately $8,600 to $240,000, with performance periods typically lasting several months to a year. The services provided under these contracts support the VA's community care programs and contribute to the healthcare needs of veterans in the region. No set-aside designations were used for these awards, indicating that the contracts were competed openly.

The organization has received federal grant sub-awards related to transportation services. Specifically, Good Samaritan Society - Grants was awarded $199,496 in fiscal year 2022 under a rural grant program for the replacement of vehicles. This sub-award, administered through the New Mexico Department of Transportation, funded the replacement of one Braun Entervan and two Starcraft buses. The grant supports the organization's ability to provide transportation services, likely for elderly or disabled individuals in rural areas, which aligns with their mission of community-based care and support.

Good Samaritan Society - Grants holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VISN 22. This multiple-award IDC, awarded on September 30, 2020, has a ceiling value of $5 million and runs through September 29, 2025. The contract vehicle is specifically for providing community nursing home services in support of the New Mexico VA Health Care System. Under this IDC, VISN 22 has issued numerous task orders to Good Samaritan Society - Grants for express reporting services and nursing home care. These task orders enable the VA to flexibly obtain needed healthcare services for veterans in the Grants, New Mexico area over the five-year period of the contract.