Strauss & Shavelle, Inc.

Strauss & Shavelle, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in San Francisco, provides expert witness and actuarial consulting services to the Department of Justice as a prime contractor, specializing in life expectancy analysis and litigation support for Federal Tort Claims Act cases, medical malpractice suits, and disability-related claims. The firm competes entirely full-and-open (no set-asides) on the basis of specialized technical expertise rather than small business designations.

Strauss & Shavelle delivers concrete actuarial and medical expert services grounded in life expectancy projections for individuals with complex medical conditions and developmental disabilities. The firm's core deliverables include expert report preparation, life expectancy calculations and projections, expert testimony at depositions and trials, case record review and analysis, and litigation consultation with Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Recent representative contracts include a $40.6 thousand time-and-materials purchase order from the U.S. Attorney's Offices for expert witness services in Dallas, Texas (awarded April 2026); a $59,049 purchase order for actuarial analysis support in Greensboro, North Carolina (awarded December 2025); and a $41.2 thousand purchase order for expert witness services in San Francisco (awarded June 2024). The firm has maintained a continuous relationship with the U.S. Attorney's Offices since SAM registration in August 2003, with contracts historically ranging from approximately $3 thousand to $59 thousand in ceiling value.

Customer concentration is acute: the Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions—specifically the U.S. Attorney's Offices—account for 127 of 131 total awards and $1.7 million of the $1.7 million combined potential value. The remaining four awards scattered across the Department of Justice proper and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys represent minimal additional volume. All work is performed in full-and-open competition without small business set-aside designations, reflecting the firm's positioning as a specialized niche provider whose selection rests on technical credentials rather than socioeconomic preferences.

The firm operates as a pure prime contractor (100% of awards) with no subcontract footprint. Activity has been uneven: 17 awards in 2022, declining to 5 in 2023, recovering to 12 in 2024, then dropping to 3 in 2025 and 2 in 2026. Within the next twenty-four months, four awards totaling $161 thousand face ultimate completion and recompete exposure. The primary NAICS alignment is 541720 (All Other Legal Services), with secondary work in 561612 (Human Resources Consulting Services) and research and development classification. Work is performed nationwide across multiple U.S. Attorney's Office districts, with specific recent engagements documented in San Francisco, Dallas, Greensboro, and other locations as litigation matters require.