Michelle Hoy-Watkins

Michelle Hoy-Watkins is a sole proprietorship registered to receive federal contract awards since March 7, 2005. Classified as a Minority Owned Business, Woman Owned Business, and Black American Owned Business, Michelle Hoy-Watkins primarily provides medical consultant services to the Social Security Administration (SSA) through Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). As a regional medical consultant for SSA Region 5 in Chicago, Illinois, Michelle Hoy-Watkins conducts reviews of disability claim case files to assist the agency in determining eligibility for its disability programs.

The majority of Michelle Hoy-Watkins' federal contract awards come from BPA call orders issued by the SSA for the Medical Contractors program. These awards typically involve reviewing between 300 to 1,215 disability claim case files per order, with individual call values ranging from approximately $29,000 to $131,000. The most recent BPA, awarded on April 1, 2024, has a ceiling value of $57,420 and runs through August 31, 2024. Previous BPAs have had higher ceiling values, such as one awarded in July 2020 with a total potential value of $2,188,080. Despite being classified as a minority-owned and woman-owned business, none of the contract awards to Michelle Hoy-Watkins have utilized set-aside designations. All contracts have been awarded on a firm-fixed price basis, demonstrating the SSA's ongoing reliance on Michelle Hoy-Watkins' expertise in disability claim reviews for the Chicago region.