Automated Environments, Inc.

Automated Environments, Inc. is a for-profit, woman-owned small business that provides vocational expert consulting services to the Social Security Administration. As a corporate entity registered in SAM.gov since 2009, it delivers automated reporting tools to support disability hearings.

The company has received multiple federal contract awards from the Social Security Administration to furnish VHR Express and ME-VE Express reporting capabilities. Serving as the prime contractor, Automated Environments has provided these services on firm fixed price blanket purchase agreement calls without any set aside designations. The work supports the agency's vocational expert program through places of performance in North Carolina. Contract completion dates have ranged from the end of fiscal years 2019 and 2020. Potential values have spanned from $397,550.76 to $639,857.37 on individual calls.

Automated Environments also holds a 5-year blanket purchase agreement with the Social Security Administration permitting calls up to $323,992.90 for Region 4 vocational expert consulting. The single award agreement has no set-aside component and runs through March 2025. An initial call was issued under this vehicle on June 30, 2020 at the full value to deliver reporting tools in Belmont, North Carolina through fiscal year 2020. In summary, the blanket purchase agreement provides ongoing access to disability hearing support services.