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 April 1, 2025, to Anne B. Thomas (doing business as Southeast Vocational Services, a woman-owned small business located in Knoxville, Tennessee) by the Social Security Administration, establishes a single-award indefinite delivery vehicle for the provision of vocational expert witness services supporting the agency's disability benefits adjudication process. The contract is structured to supply vocational experts to the Social Security Administration for hearings conducted before Administrative Law Judges in connection with appeals of denied Social Security disability benefits claims. The period of performance extends through March 31, 2030. The contract carries a ceiling value of $0.00, indicating that actual obligations will be determined through individual task orders or calls issued against this blanket purchase agreement framework. No set-aside designation was applied to this award. The contractor's performance is anticipated to occur in the Knoxville, Tennessee area, though services may extend to Region 4 hearing offices served by the Social Security Administration.

Vocational expert services procured under this agreement enable Administrative Law Judges to receive specialized vocational testimony and assessments regarding claimants' work capacity, transferability of skills, and vocational feasibility in support of disability determinations. The contractor will provide expert opinions on labor market conditions, occupational availability, and the applicability of vocational rehabilitation to individual cases under review. Based on the contractor's prior performance history under related Social Security Administration contracts, the agreement may encompass VHR Express Reporting services and ME-VE (Medical-Vocational Expert) Express Reporting services, though specific reporting methodologies and deliverables are to be detailed in individual task order requirements. This vehicle supports the Social Security Administration's Vocational Expert major program and facilitates the timely resolution of disability benefit hearings through qualified vocational expert testimony.

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