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
28321325AV0940045
Awardee
Awarding agency
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
Set-aside
No set-aside
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

The Social Security Administration (SSA) awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Dettmer David M, doing business as Dettmer Vocational Consulting, effective April 1, 2025, with a ceiling value of $250,000 and an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2030. No set-aside was used for this award. The BPA establishes a vehicle through which SSA can procure vocational expert witness services to support administrative proceedings before Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in disability benefit appeals. The contractor provides specialized vocational expertise to inform adjudication of claims involving disability benefits administered by SSA, analyzing claimants' employment prospects in relation to their documented functional limitations.

Dettmer Vocational Consulting, a small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship, delivers vocational expert consulting services on a firm fixed price basis through task orders issued under this BPA. The contractor serves as an expert witness in SSA hearing offices, primarily supporting Region 09 operations, to ensure equitable evaluation of disability eligibility determinations. The contract vehicle enables SSA to access specialized vocational analysis and testimony as needed to support the agency's adjudication process, with the $250,000 ceiling and five-year performance period providing funding flexibility for ongoing vocational expert support across multiple hearing cases and administrative proceedings.

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 P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $0

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 28321325AV0940045?

28321325AV0940045 was awarded to Dettmer David M by Social Security Administration on April 1, 2025.

How much is contract 28321325AV0940045 worth?

28321325AV0940045's own ceiling is $250,000.

Who can order from contract 28321325AV0940045?

28321325AV0940045 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

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