Richardson, Ralph E

Ralph E. Richardson is a sole proprietorship providing vocational expert consulting services to the federal government. Richardson consults as a vocational expert in Social Security Administration hearings where disability benefit claimants are appealing denials.

Richardson has received prime federal contract awards from the Social Security Administration to provide vocational expert testimony and analysis in disability benefits hearings in various regions. The awards have been BPA calls issued under a blanket purchase agreement for express vocational expert reporting services. The BPAs had no set-aside designation and aimed to help the Social Security Administration efficiently adjudicate disability appeals by assessing claimants' ability to work. Richardson also received a prime contract award in 2019 to provide vocational expert consulting services specifically for disability hearings in the Maine and Vermont region.

Most recently, in June 2020, Richardson was awarded a single-award blanket purchase agreement by the Social Security Administration to provide ongoing vocational expert consulting services for Region 01 disability benefits hearings through March 2025. The BPA has a potential value of $0 and aims to assist in fairly evaluating disability claims appeals by having Richardson provide expert testimony on claimants' vocational capacity during hearings.