The Social Security Administration awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Edith Edwards & Associates, Inc. to provide vocational expert consulting services in support of hearings before administrative law judges. Under the initial BPA, the prime contractor agreed to deliver vocational reporting products and services through June 2020 for $29,308.38. The work is being performed in Carrollton, Virginia.
The original solicitation sought these vocational expert services on a total small business set-aside basis. As the agency requires expert testimony on claimants' ability to perform gainful work activity, it issued the BPA and subsequent task order to obtain consultative evaluations and reports. The contract aims to procure specialized assistance evaluating claimants' skills, education, training and other factors to aid disability determination. The period of performance and pricing under the BPA and task order suggest the Social Security Administration intends to leverage these services on an as-needed basis through 2020.
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