Walker, Alfred C

Walker, Alfred C is a sole proprietorship doing business as Vocational Consultation Services, registered as a for-profit veteran-owned small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business. Since re-registering in SAM.gov in May 2019, it has provided vocational expert consulting services to the Social Security Administration through various contract vehicles.

Through a $5,393.34 firm fixed price call under a Blanket Purchase Agreement awarded in June 2020, Vocational Consultation Services delivered VHR EXPRESS REPORTING services to the Social Security Administration by June 30, 2020 in Davenport, Iowa. This type of work likely involved providing medical or vocational evaluations to support disability claims determinations, a core function of the Social Security Administration. The original solicitation for these services was issued as a total small business set-aside.

Vocational Consultation Services currently holds two single-award Blanket Purchase Agreements with the Social Security Administration to provide vocational expert consulting services in hearings before administrative law judges in Regions 05 and 07. Both BPAs have a maximum ordering period through March 31, 2025 with no defined ceiling value. Under these agreements, Vocational Consultation Services assists the agency by providing expert testimony regarding a disability claimant's work history, functional abilities, and employability to allow fair and efficient determinations of benefits eligibility. The originating solicitations for these BPAs were issued as total small business set-asides.