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.…
Active Blanket Purchase Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 28321325AV0540041
- Awardee
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Richards Resources Inc. UEI Y4P6LZ7UU4L3
- Awarding agency
-
Social Security Administration
- Task orders
- 0
Award facts
- Last date to order 31% complete
- IDV ceiling
- $250,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 624310 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) was awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA), a civilian federal agency, to Richards Resources Inc., a small business prime contractor. The BPA serves to provide vocational expert witness services to the SSA for hearings before Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) regarding the denial of certain benefits administered by the SSA. This supports the SSA's efforts to verify earnings and work history records used to determine eligibility and payment amounts for retirement, disability, and survivor benefits programs that serve over 65 million Americans.
The single-award BPA has a $250,000 ceiling value and a period of performance through March 2030. It was executed in April 2025, with no set-asides used. Under this BPA, the SSA has issued firm fixed price task orders ranging from $1,566 to $14,733 for ad-hoc vocational and medical expert reporting services to support hearings in SSA Region 05. This includes a $6,097 task order issued in June 2020 for reporting services in Saginaw, Michigan to aid in verifying records and facilitating the SSA's adjudication of benefits.
Description
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
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 28321325AV0540041?
28321325AV0540041 was awarded to Richards Resources Inc. by Social Security Administration on April 1, 2025.
How much is contract 28321325AV0540041 worth?
28321325AV0540041's own ceiling is $250,000.
Who can order from contract 28321325AV0540041?
28321325AV0540041 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
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