Herman Staats

Herman Staats, operating as Staats Consulting, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Cedar Grove, North Carolina that provides medical expert consulting and expert witness services to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor. The vendor competes predominantly under small business set-asides, with 100% of its 34 documented prime awards split between total small business set-asides (approximately 60% of awards) and full-and-open designations.

Staats Consulting's capability footprint centers on medical case review, expert testimony, and medical analysis in support of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The vendor holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with HRSA valued at $249,999 with an ultimate completion date of July 25, 2026, under which 29 task orders have been issued ranging from $1,125 to $13,750 per call. Representative recent work includes a $11,250 total small business set-aside BPA call awarded March 18, 2026 for VICP and Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program case support; a $6,000 total small business set-aside call awarded December 12, 2025 for medical expert services; and a $5,625 total small business set-aside call awarded July 28, 2025 for VICP medical case analysis and testimony. The vendor has also delivered expert witness and litigative case support services to the Department of Justice Civil Division under full-and-open competition, including a $14,991 time-and-materials purchase order awarded October 22, 2025 for expert witness services, with prior DOJ engagements valued at $9,873 and $11,003.75.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to HRSA. The top two agencies account for 100% of awards: HRSA Headquarters holds 30 awards ($389 thousand combined potential value), and the Department of Justice Civil Division holds 4 awards ($36 thousand combined potential value). The vendor's combined potential value across all 34 prime awards is $425 thousand, with $175 thousand obligated to date (41% of potential). Activity has declined year over year — ten awards in 2022, nine in 2023, five in 2024, six in 2025, and one in 2026. Two awards with a combined potential value of $17 thousand reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting limited recompete exposure. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint. Work is performed in Cedar Grove, North Carolina under NAICS 541511 (Offices of Physicians except Mental Health Specialists) and PSC support code for professional expert witness services.