Blanket Purchase Agreement 28321324AC0840037

This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Arthur L Lewy, a sole proprietorship in Seattle, Washington, is for regional medical consultant services to support the agency's disability determination programs in Region 8, covering the Denver area. Under this multiple-award BPA with a ceiling value of $1,974,000 through February 2029, Lewy will provide qualified physicians to review disability claim case files and offer expert medical assessments to assist SSA disability examiners in making informed benefits decisions. Task orders issued under the BPA range from $1,437.50 to $51,000, demonstrating the flexibility of the contract vehicle to meet the SSA's ongoing needs for specialized medical expertise. This unrestricted contract enables the SSA to efficiently obtain clinical reviews and non-case consulting services related to federal disability programs through an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) arrangement with an experienced medical consulting provider.

The original pre-solicitation notice indicated the SSA sought to establish a small business set-aside BPA for regional medical consultants in Region 8 to replace the expiring contract held by the incumbent, Acumen LLC. The total estimated value of orders under the new BPA was between $3-5 million over three years, with the capability to engage up to four medical consultants to review up to 500 case files annually. The SSA will evaluate proposals based on the offerors' experience in disability evaluations, staff credentials and licensing, and past performance on similar federal medical consulting agreements.