Award NoticePosted Jan 16, 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Medical Disability Examination Office (MDEO), Business Advisory Support

Veterans Affairs · SAC FREDERICK (36C10X)

Stage
Awarded
NAICS
541611
Value
$5.0M
Solicitation
36C10X25R0002
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Sole Source (FAR 19.14)
PSC
R499
Place
Arlington, VA, USA
Contact
Maribel C Fratina (maribel.fratina@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C10X25R0002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
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Solicitation
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Award
  • Jan 16, 2025 · this notice
    Award Notice
    Blue Phoenix Solutions LLC · $5.0M

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What the notice says

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Medical Disability Examination Office (MDEO) was established in 2016 to provide oversight for the disability contract examinations supporting Veterans� benefits determinations. MDEO operates within VBA�s mission of serving as a leading advocate for Servicemembers, Veterans, their families, and survivors. MDEO currently manages six regions/districts, which support distinct populations of Veterans based on geographical areas or special mission, to include the continental United States, Pre-Discharge/Integrated Disabil… (show all)

ity Evaluation System (IDES) (military discharge sites) and foreign locations. The objective of this effortt is to acquire business advisory support to include program management office (PMO) support. MDEO is currently responsible for the administration of millions of contract exams, medical disability benefit questionnaires (DBQs), oversight of multiple medical disability examination (MDE) vendors and program modernization efforts to enhance the Veteran experience. Additionally, MDEO is currently working on a multi-year strategic roadmap to modernize the end-to-end disability exam lifecycle with a focus on people, process, data, and technology. The intended award was for a firm-fixed priced sole source contract with a 12-month base period of performance, without option periods. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this procurement is Public Law 109- 461: �Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006� specifically, the �Veterans First Contracting Program� outlined in 38 U.S.C.� 8127(c) and VAAR 806.302-570(c). See attached document: P03_Sole Source JA for MDEO Business Advisory Support_REDACTED.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (SAC FREDERICK (36C10X)), same product/service code (PSC) R499.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $3.1M to $79.6M, median $6.2M; range $40K to $153.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ENCORE JV1 LLC1$153.0MMay 7, 2026
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP1$6.2MAug 11, 2026
1 SOURCE CONSULTING, INC.1$40KOct 15, 2026

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Competitive landscape

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  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

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  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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