Joseph Cools

Joseph Cools, operating as Laysan Enterprises, is a sole proprietorship registered in SAM.gov since 2003 and located in Woodstock, Illinois. The business primarily provides regional medical consultant services to the Social Security Administration (SSA), specializing in reviewing disability claim case files to support the agency's disability program evaluation process. As a small business contractor, Laysan Enterprises focuses on independent medical assessments that do not involve direct patient contact, leveraging medical expertise to help SSA determine disability benefits eligibility.

Through its federal contract awards, Laysan Enterprises has consistently delivered medical consulting services exclusively to the Social Security Administration in Region 5, specifically covering the Chicago metropolitan area. The company's contract work involves detailed reviews of disability claim case files, performing medical consultations that help SSA adjudicate disability benefits applications. All of the company's known federal contract awards have been firm-fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call orders, with contract values ranging from $49,500 to $158,400. These contracts have been competitively awarded without specific set-aside designations, though the original solicitation sought quotations from small businesses.

Laysan Enterprises holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the Social Security Administration, originally established on March 12, 2021, with a total ceiling value of $2,188,080 and an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2026. This BPA allows the SSA to issue recurring call orders for medical consultant services in Region 5, enabling the agency to obtain on-demand expertise for disability claim evaluations. The BPA supports the SSA's need for independent medical assessments and allows Laysan Enterprises to provide flexible, as-needed case file reviews from its base in Woodstock, Illinois. The IDV is structured to accommodate multiple call orders throughout its five-year term, with each order addressing specific medical consulting needs for the agency's disability programs.