Brassfield Melissa

Brassfield Melissa is a woman-owned small business sole proprietorship providing vocational expert consulting services to the federal government. The entity, registered in SAM since 2003, has received multiple federal contract awards from the Social Security Administration to supply expert testimony related to disability claims.

Specifically, Brassfield Melissa has been awarded several firm fixed price calls against a Vocational Expert Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Social Security Administration since 2019. These calls, with completion dates ranging from June 2019 to June 2020, were for VHR Express Reporting and ME-VE Express Reporting services associated with SSA's disability determination process. The calls required vocational expert analysis, reporting and testimony to evaluate disability claimants' ability to work. No set-aside designation was used and the services were performed in Ada, Oklahoma under the agency's Vocational Expert program.

Additionally, in April 2020 Brassfield Melissa was awarded a $0 Blanket Purchase Agreement by the Social Security Administration to provide ongoing vocational expert consulting services for the Region 06 Hearing Office. The agreement facilitates the issuance of calls, like those described above, to obtain expert testimony on vocational factors related to disability claims. This assists with hearings before administrative law judges. The underlying solicitation utilized a small business set-aside. Calls issued under this agreement would supply analysis and reporting to help determine claimants' capacity to work, supporting the agency's administration of federal disability programs.