Psychological compensation and pension exams

RFP VA-528-10-RP-0223 is soliciting for a Contractor to provide Contract Psychological Disability Examinations to Veterans for the VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, a division of the United States Government’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall provide examining clinician(s) for a total of up to 80 hours per week at the Syracuse location and 24 hours at the Watertown location. Examinations will be performed at VA leased space in Watertown, NY and the VA Hospital in Syracuse, NY. Request for exams are generated because the Veteran has filed a compensable claim for disability with VA. The exams covered under this contract also include evaluation of active duty service members from Fort Drum, NY. Examinations will be grouped into the following categories: (1) Initial Examinations, (2) Review Examinations and (3) Social Surveys. Initial examinations are comprehensive examinations including but not limited to thorough documentation and review of Claims File (C-File) and other sources of information including, review of medical records, subjective history - addressing each item on a worksheet, brief mental status examination, review of social industrial survey, assessment of mental disorder, diagnosis, and furnish specific opinion as requested by rating board. Review examinations include review of medical records, medical history since last exam, psychosocial adjustment since last exam, brief mental status examination, assessment, diagnosis, specific opinion as requested by rating board, psychological testing if deemed necessary, integrated summary and conclusions, and other specific tests as requested by rating board. Social Industrial Surveys are required for initial PTSD exams.

The NAICs code for this is 621330, Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (size standard of $7.0 million). Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov is required in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.