SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Claims Assistance Program
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 524292
— Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
- Contracting Office
- Center Acquisition Innovation Frederick;Department of Veterans Affairs;8490 Progress Drive, Suite 100;Frederick MD 21701
- ZIP Code
- 21701
- Solicitation Number
- VA79811RQ0147
- Response Due
- 7/20/2011
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2011
- Point of Contact
- Drake Russell
- E-Mail Address
-
russell@va.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Veterans Administration administers benefits claims on behalf of America's Veterans. Among the various claims programs administered by the VA are the disability compensation benefit program. This program is administered in 57 Regional Offices (ROs) but the scope of this includes only the 56 ROs that are domestic sites (the 57th is Manila which is outside the U.S.). It provides a monetary benefit to Veterans who are disabled by injuries or illnesses that were incurred or aggravated during active military service. These disabilities are considered to be "service-connected." The amount of disability compensation payable varies with the degree of disability (if 30% or more disabled) and the number of dependents, and is paid monthly. Veterans may file claims for increased compensation benefits at any time if their service-connected disabilities become progressively worse. Veterans with certain severe disabilities may be eligible for additional special monthly compensation. The benefits are not subject to federal or state income tax. Veterans already receiving compensation may encounter deterioration of existing conditions that require re-evaluation for increased compensation. Typically, this category of claims is among the least complex to develop, but nevertheless requires significant time and effort to develop complete packages of evidence in order to decide the claim. Expedited development and evidence package assembly by the contractor will reduce waiting times in communications between the Veteran, medical providers, and VA, facilitating timely compilation of fully developed packages that will be used for final evaluation of whether an increased evaluation is warranted. The work described in this PWS contributes to VA's mission by directly reducing the time and effort to fully develop claims and make them ready for decision.
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