Hickey Richard J

Richard J. Hickey is a sole proprietorship providing vocational expert consulting services to the federal government. The business serves as an expert witness, providing testimony at Social Security Administration hearings to evaluate disability claimants' ability to work.

Through past prime federal contract awards, Richard J. Hickey has provided vocational expert testimony and reporting services in support of the Social Security Administration's disability programs. Specifically, the provider has delivered VHR Express Reporting and ME-VE Express Reporting services under blanket purchase agreement calls issued by the Social Security Administration. These services have supported disability hearings at Region 4 Hearing Offices. The contracts have been firm fixed price arrangements with completion dates ranging from June 2019 to June 2020.

Richard J. Hickey also holds a single-award blanket purchase agreement with the Social Security Administration to offer continued vocational expert consulting services for Region 4 Hearing Office hearings through March 2025. Under this agreement, a $1,096.12 call was issued in June 2020 for VHR Express Reporting services. As the agency responsible for federal disability and retirement benefits, the Social Security Administration requires on-demand access to vocational experts that can provide impartial testimony at hearings to evaluate disability claims. This blanket purchase agreement aims to provide such expertise to support the fair and efficient review of benefits applications.

I provide an array of services pertaining to vocational rehabilitation. These services include expert witness, court reporting and consulting.