Blanket Purchase Agreement 28321320AV1040012

The Social Security Administration awarded a single-award blanket purchase agreement to Strategic Consulting Services, Inc. to provide vocational expert consulting services for Region 10 hearing offices. The BPA has a potential value of $0.00 with task orders issued against it on a firm fixed-price basis. One such task order was awarded for $34,200.04 to provide VHR Express reporting services in Federal Way, Washington through June 30, 2020.

The original solicitation sought vocational expert consulting services on a total small business set-aside basis, with a posting date of October 8, 2019 and due date of January 31, 2020. As the agency responsible for administering the nation's Social Security disability programs, these contracted services aim to support administrative law judge hearings through expert consultation and reporting on subjects like vocational factors and job availability, helping adjudicate claimant eligibility. The BPA and associated task orders procure these specialized services under the major program code for vocational experts.