Minkus, Roxane

Minkus, Roxane, doing business as Aces Consulting Group, is a sole proprietorship registered as a woman-owned small business that provides vocational expert consulting services to the federal government. As a vocational expert, Aces Consulting Group supplies qualified experts to provide testimony related to claimants' disabilities and ability to work during Social Security Administration hearings.

Through prime federal contract awards, Aces Consulting Group has provided vocational expert express reporting services to support the Social Security Administration's disability adjudication hearings. Specifically, the entity received annual calls against a Vocational Expert Blanket Purchase Agreement in 2019 and 2020, ranging from $3,248 to $14,088 in value per call. The calls covered VHR and vocational expert express reporting with completion dates aligned to fiscal year quarters through June 30, 2020.

Additionally, Aces Consulting Group holds a $0 Blanket Purchase Agreement awarded April 2020 by the Social Security Administration for vocational expert consulting services in Region 5 hearings before administrative law judges. Under the 5-year agreement, valid for orders through March 2025, Aces provides expert witness services leveraging vocational expertise to evaluate disability claims. The BPA was solicited on a total small business set-aside basis, indicating the agency's goal of engaging qualified experts while promoting small business participation. An initial $8,494 firm fixed price call was issued against the agreement for VHR express reporting by June 30, 2020.