University Of Wisconsin Hospitals And Clinics Authority

The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UWHCA), doing business as UWHCA, is a non-profit academic medical institution and subsidiary of the University of Wisconsin System located in Madison, Wisconsin. UWHCA serves as a critical healthcare provider to federal agencies, particularly the Department of Veterans Affairs, and maintains an extensive portfolio of federal contracts and grants supporting specialized medical services. The organization leverages its academic medical center capabilities to deliver complex diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical services to federal entities, with a particular focus on supporting veterans' healthcare needs through Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VISN 12).

UWHCA has secured numerous federal prime contracts spanning specialized medical services with a combined value exceeding $8 million in active indefinite delivery contracts. The organization's primary contracting focus with the VA includes hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) services, surgical pathology, transplant support, emergency laboratory testing, and prosthetic limb provisions for veterans. Beyond VA contracts, UWHCA was awarded a $35,919 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Federal Correctional Institution Oxford through the Bureau of Prisons for emergency air ambulance services in November 2025. The organization also provides expert witness services, having received a $7,800 purchase order from the U.S. Attorney's Offices in May 2022. All of UWHCA's documented federal contracts are firm fixed-price or delivery order arrangements without small business set-aside designations, reflecting the organization's competitive standing as a full-service academic medical provider. The contract awards demonstrate UWHCA's established role as a sole-source or preferred provider for specialized medical services within the VA's regional healthcare network, with consistent award activity throughout fiscal years 2022 through 2025 comprising dozens of individual purchase orders and delivery orders for medical services and supplies.

UWHCA has received federal grant funding primarily through the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Planning Research and Evaluation, securing a $3 million project grant awarded on August 31, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of August 30, 2025, to develop and deploy ConnectRx WI, a comprehensive care coordination model designed to build household income and improve health outcomes by integrating healthcare and social services within electronic health records systems. The organization has also served as a sub-grantee on multiple federal grant awards from prime grantees including the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin, The Medical College of Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation. UWHCA's sub-grant activities have encompassed the Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Title IV services for women, infants, children, youth and affected family members, State Pandemic Preparedness Activities, and the establishment of an integrated regional network for comprehensive care of individuals with hemophilia and related blood disorders. These grant programs reflect UWHCA's involvement in public health initiatives, disease-specific care coordination, and emergency preparedness activities beyond its core clinical service delivery.

UWHCA maintains two active federal contract indefinite delivery vehicles with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network 12. The first IDV, a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $1,441,095.00, was established on November 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2029, for the provision of hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy services at the William S. Middleton VA Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, utilizing commercial medical services procurement procedures. Two delivery orders have been issued under this IDV totaling $1,929,863.00 for services through September 30, 2026. The second IDV, also a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $6,940,021.64, was awarded on November 1, 2023, with completion through October 31, 2028, for pathology, transplant, and emergency laboratory services supporting the VA's Madison medical facility. Multiple delivery orders have been issued against this vehicle, with documented orders valued at $1,387,158.87 for the third ordering period through October 31, 2027, and $1,753,321.78 for the second ordering period through October 31, 2028, demonstrating continued utilization of these vehicles to meet the VA's specialized medical service requirements. Both IDVs carry no small business set-aside designations and represent UWHCA's core strategic relationships within the VA healthcare system for time-sensitive diagnostic, therapeutic, and treatment services supporting veteran populations in the Wisconsin region.