Q402--Notice of Intent to Sole Source CareMerdian CNH

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contracting Office 21, intends to award a sole source Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Care Meridian (dba NeuroRestorative) to continue providing community nursing home services to seven Veterans at the facility in Reno, Nevada. The current arrangement has been in place for years, and the purpose of this new contract is to ensure uninterrupted care while honoring the CNH Program’s longstanding principles of preserving patient choice and maintaining local oversight, as mandated by VHA Notice 2020-32 and VHA Handbook 1143.2. The VA has emphasized that moving the Veterans or disrupting their care is not an option, and the decision to pursue sole source acquisition is directly tied to the need to maintain consistency in service delivery, location, and quality for this specific group. The proposed contract period spans five years, from October 24, 2026, to October 23, 2031, under NAICS code 623110 for nursing care facilities. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Emily Trinh at Emily.Trinh@va.gov no later than July 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, to allow the agency to evaluate whether sole source procurement remains appropriate. While the contract type is FP-IDQ and the place of performance is clearly identified as Reno, Nevada, specific pricing, cost estimates, delivery quantities, or evaluation criteria are not yet defined because this is a pre-solicitation notice. The contracting office is located in Mather, California, and the agency is using the solicitation number 36C26126Q0897 with product service code Q402. No formal contract clauses, statements of work, inspection procedures, or special requirements are included at this stage, as the notice serves only to announce intent and invite input before proceeding with the sole source award to Care Meridian (dba NeuroRestorative), whose UEI is J4BLAP1ET1D5.