Owen Vocational Services Inc.

Owen Vocational Services is a corporate entity based in Fayetteville, Arkansas that provides vocational expert consulting and reporting services to federal agencies. The woman-owned small business is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business. Through prime contract awards and calls against indefinite delivery vehicles (IDVs), Owen Vocational Services furnishes specialized vocational assessments to support federal disability claims processing and hearings.

Since 2019, Owen Vocational Services has received numerous prime contract awards and calls valued under $5,000 from the Social Security Administration to deliver vocational and health reporting services under the Vendor Human Resources Express Reporting (VHR EXPRESS REPORTING) and Medical-Vocational Express Reporting (ME-VE EXPRESS REPORTING) blanket purchase agreements. These fixed price calls support Social Security Administration disability hearings in Region 6 and provide administrative law judges with expert analysis on disability claims. Additionally, in 2023 Owen Vocational Services was awarded a $25,915 firm fixed price purchase order from the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Office to supply expert witness services.

Owen Vocational Services also holds a $0 single award blanket purchase agreement awarded by the Social Security Administration in 2020 to furnish vocational expert consulting across Region 6 through March 2025. Under this agreement, the company has received two calls totaling over $10,500 to date for vocational and health reporting assistance. As the agency responsible for administering critical Social Security programs and benefits, Owen Vocational Services' contracting activity aims to enhance Social Security Administration disability claims processing and hearings through specialized assessments.