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
- 28321325AV0940048
- Awardee
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Preston Bernard UEI YAN7JCK21KS1
- 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
The Social Security Administration (SSA) awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Preston Bernard, a minority-owned and Black American-owned small business sole proprietorship, to provide vocational expert witness services for administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. The contract, effective April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030, carries a ceiling value of $250,000 and requires no set-aside designation. Preston Bernard, operating from Henderson, Nevada, will deliver vocational analysis, occupational guidance, and expert testimony to support SSA's disability benefits adjudication process, specifically assisting ALJs in evaluating claimants' residual functional capacity and ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. The contracted services support Social Security Administration Region 9 hearing offices.
The BPA encompasses firm fixed price task orders for vocational expert consulting, with initial task orders totaling $24,942 awarded at BPA inception for VHR Express Reporting and ME-VE Express Reporting services. These deliverables provide specialized occupational and vocational analysis and opinions that inform ALJ determinations in appeals of Social Security disability benefit denials. Preston Bernard's prior contract performance with SSA demonstrates established expertise in delivering similar vocational expert services across multiple regional hearing offices, with historical call orders ranging from $460 to $27,434 and completion dates extending through 2020. The BPA structure allows the SSA to issue additional task orders against the ceiling value as hearing demands require throughout the five-year contract term.
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 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 28321325AV0940048?
28321325AV0940048 was awarded to Preston Bernard by Social Security Administration on April 1, 2025.
How much is contract 28321325AV0940048 worth?
28321325AV0940048's own ceiling is $250,000.
Who can order from contract 28321325AV0940048?
28321325AV0940048 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
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