Personal Assistance Services

Need

Federal Agencies such as the Veteran’s Administration (VA) need a vendor with a system in place to fulfill the new requirements for providing Personal Assistance Services to the VA and to its visitors.

Fulfilling the need

Aspell Services, Inc. a certified SDVOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) and Precision Healthcare Consultants (8a, HUBZone, WOSB) provide Personal Assistance Services (PAS). We also help agencies with creating a Scope of Work for PAS, Vendor Standard Operating Procedures, and Code of Ethics.

What Are Personal Assistance Services (PAS)?

Personal Assistance Services (PAS) empower individuals who need assistance in performing typical activities of daily living. According to Section 501 of the RehabilitationAct, federal agencies are required to provide PAS to individuals who need them due to certain disabilities. The Federal Government delineates “PAS are services that help individuals who, because of targeted disabilities, require assistance to perform basic activities of daily living, like eating and using the restroom” (www.eeoc.gov). The Act requires federal agencies to provide PAS, … “unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the agency.”

PAS are provided in support of the US Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to “Drive Change and Create Opportunity.” For federal employees, PAS may only be provided to those with a “targeted disability,” which the Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) lists to include:

Deafness, Blindness, Missing Extremities, Complete Paralysis, Convulsive Disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Illness, Distortion Of Limb And/Or Spine.

Overview

Those receiving the services include current employees, visitors, and job applicants who need assistance in performing activities of daily living to ensure that those individuals have equal employment opportunities and equal access to, and in, all relevant HHS facilities, by providing assistance.

Aspell Services, Inc. (SDVOSB) teams with Precision Healthcare Consultants (8a-HUBZone, WOSB) who was awarded the IDIQ serving federal employees with disabilities providing PAS (Personal Assistance Services) for all Operating Divisions of United States Health and Human Services (HHS), including CDC, CMS, NIH, FDA, IHS and ACF. Together we provide high-quality and reliable administrative staffing services for government and corporate agencies. Our compassionate assistants support our disabled federal workers. We help agencies with creating a Scope of Work for PAS, Vendor Standard Operating Procedures, and a Code of Ethics.

Our SDVOSB, 8(A), And HUBZone Certifications Enable Agencies By:

Streamlining The Acquisitions Process, Supporting Mission Readiness…Alleviates 60-90 Days Acquisition Time, Obtainment Of SDVOSB, 8(A), And HUBZone Small Business Advocacy Goals, Expediting Negotiations.