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

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c10x25r0002

- Solicitation number: 36C10X25R0002
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to Blue Phoenix Solutions LLC for $4,995,122.40
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Sac Frederick (36C10X)
- NAICS: 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business sole source
- Place of performance: Arlington, Virginia
- County: Arlington County (FIPS 51013). https://abierto.us/counties/arlington-county-va-51013
- City: Arlington. https://abierto.us/cities/arlington-va-5103000
- First posted: January 16, 2025
- Last posted: January 16, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ac3a9e8f3a9845f5a66e92f4934bedb0/view

## Description

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 Disability 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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Blue Phoenix Solutions LLC (UEI EE9FJ7MXJ5Z7)
- Contract: 36C10X25P0003, purchase order
- Obligated: $150,000.00, current value $341,720
- Competition: Not Available for Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C10X25P0003 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C10X (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C10X25P0003_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 16, 2025: Award notice. Notice ac3a9e8f3a9845f5a66e92f4934bedb0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ac3a9e8f3a9845f5a66e92f4934bedb0/view

## Points of contact

- Maribel C Fratina, maribel.fratina@va.gov, 2027706565

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