Q403-MDE Pre Discharge   4

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) administers the Compensation & Pension (C&P) Program for benefits to Veterans, Service Members, their dependents, and their survivors. On October 9, 1996, Congress enacted Public Law 104-275 which authorized VA to contract for medical examinations from non-VA medical sources. This effort will establish contract(s) with Prime Contractors to provide disability examination services.

Work Details
This contract requires private-sector Medical Disability Examinations (MDEs) on behalf of VA for separating Service Members participating in the Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) and Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) programs. The purpose of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System IDES is to save time and resources by combining multiple aspects of the disability evaluation process individuals go through when the service department calls into question the service member's fitness for duty, and the service member files a claim for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits.
The BDD program provides every service member an in-service examination(s) and a decision on their Department of Veterans Affairs VA claim the day following discharge from active duty.

Period of Performance
The contract is a Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a guaranteed minimum dollar value for the initial period of $3,500,000. It is anticipated that there will be a maximum quantity of examination scheduling requests over the six and a half years life of the contract.

Place of Performance
The Contractor shall perform services for Claimants from each individual military base that participates in the BDD/IDES program in the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska.