Open and Continuous Community Nursing Home RFQ
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Notice of Conversion to PDPM rates.
Payment is issued IAW will use the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) as the pricing method for new IDIQ contracts. VHA will also propose to modify current contracts in effect after September 30, 2025 to use PDPM. PDPM was introduced by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2019 and some states have adopted PDPM. CMS stopped supporting the Resource Utilization Groups (RUG) rates on in 2020. The temporary exceptions to this change are contracts awarded for Alaska and Oregon or awarded to a Medicaid-only nursing home in a state that has not yet converted to PDPM.
Future contract prices and modified contract prices using PDPM will follow the same fee schedule used for Veterans Care Agreements (VCA). These rates are set nationally and published at https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/revenue-ops/Fee-Schedule.asp. VHA will no longer negotiate rates. VHA will provide PDPM claims assistance during the transition.