Blanket Purchase Agreement 28321321AC0940009

The Social Security Administration (SSA) awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Heldman Patricia F MD, a woman-owned sole proprietorship, to provide regional medical consultant services in Region 9 covering the San Francisco area. The 5-year, $2.7 million BPA, awarded non-competitively, allows for the issuance of task orders for the contractor to review disability claim case files and provide expert medical assessments to support the agency's disability programs and eligibility determinations. Through previous related task orders under this BPA, Heldman Patricia F MD has reviewed approximately 2,750 disability cases totaling over $250,000. The current task orders, issued on firm fixed-price terms without any set-aside designation, range from $17,575 to $52,057 for 150 to 900 case reviews to be performed in the San Francisco and North Richmond, California regions through 2025. This BPA contract vehicle enables the SSA to efficiently engage Heldman Patricia F MD's medical consultant services to assist in administering its disability benefits programs in the San Francisco area.