This blanket purchase agreement serves to provide vocational expert witnesses to the SSA for hearings before an administrative law judge (ALJ) appealing denial of certain benefits administered by SSA.…

This Blanket Purchase Agreement, awarded to Madison Avenue Support Services, Inc. on April 1, 2025, provides vocational expert witness services to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for administrative hearings before Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in cases involving appeals of denied Social Security benefits. The contract, valued at $250,000 with a ceiling and a performance period extending through March 31, 2030, is structured as a single-award IDV without set-aside provisions. Madison Avenue Support Services, Inc., a women-owned small business headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and certified by the Small Business Administration as both an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business, serves as the prime contractor. The vocational expert services procured under this agreement support SSA's adjudication process by providing specialized testimony and expert analysis regarding vocational capacity, job availability, and transferability of work skills in disability benefit determination cases.

The scope of this BPA encompasses providing qualified vocational experts to testify in SSA hearings involving claims for benefits authorized under the Social Security Act, with particular focus on cases where vocational factors are relevant to the determination of disability status. While specific task order details and pricing structures are not provided in the available documentation, the contract's structure as a blanket purchase agreement indicates that the SSA will issue individual task orders against this ceiling value as needed to support its hearing process. The $250,000 contract value reflects SSA's anticipated demand for these specialized expert witness services across its administrative hearing docket, enabling the agency to efficiently procure qualified vocational experts without requiring separate competitive procurements for individual hearing engagements.

This blanket purchase agreement serves to provide vocational expert witnesses to the SSA for hearings before an administrative law judge (ALJ) appealing denial of certain benefits administered by SSA. These hearings involve claims for benefits author