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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 06, 2009 FBO #2749
DOCUMENT

B -- Benefits Offset National Demonstration (BOND) Implementation and Evaluation - Design Deliverables

Notice Date

6/4/2009
 

Notice Type

Design Deliverables
 

NAICS

541720 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
 

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1st Floor, Rear Entrance, 7111 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244
 

ZIP Code

21244
 

Solicitation Number

SSA-RFP-09-1060
 

Archive Date

8/18/2009
 

Point of Contact

Brenda E. Monch, Phone: 4109659521, Dawn Caracci, Phone: 410-965-9465
 

E-Mail Address

brenda.monch@ssa.gov, dawn.caracci@ssa.gov
(brenda.monch@ssa.gov, dawn.caracci@ssa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a requirement for the implementation and evaluation of a Benefits Offset National Demonstration (BOND), which will rigorously test several versions of a new program for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and concurrent beneficiaries against status quo policies and against each other. The contractor will be responsible for implementation and evaluation of the project and perform continuous analysis of data throughout the contract. As part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, Congress mandated the SSA conduct a demonstration project testing a program under which Title II disability benefits are reduced, or offset, $1 for $2 above a specific amount of earnings. SSA moved forward with this Congressional mandate by competitively awarding design contract number SS00-04-60110 in 2004. This contract stated that upon successful completion of a design, SSA would award an Implementation and Evaluation contract to the design contractor on a sole source basis. Contract #SS00-04-60110 ended in September 2008 and SSA is ready to implement and evaluate the $1 for $2 demonstration project. We have now concluded that “successful completion of the previous contract” does not meet any of the exceptions in the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA). Additionally, the President issued a Memorandum on March 4, 2009 directing Executive Agencies to make every effort to use a competitive process for contract awards. We have thus determined that a sole source contract award based upon previous contract performance is no longer appropriate. For all of these reasons, we will award the Implementation and Evaluation contract through a competitive procurement process. This requirement will be procured using procedures from Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. SSA anticipates awarding a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee contract with a period of performance of nine years from date of award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541720, with a size standard of $7.0 million. Solicitation number SSA-RFP-09-1060 is scheduled for release on or about June 19, 2009, with proposals due 45 calendar days thereafter. The following website is provided, which includes all deliverables under the design phase of this program, describing the plan to be implemented and evaluated: http://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/Benefit%20Offset%20National%20Demonstration%20(BOND)%20Design%20Documents.html Do NOT contact individuals identified in the deliverables. All questions must be submitted in writing to the contract specialist via email after issuance of the solicitation. The solicitation will be available for downloading from the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov. HARD COPIES OF THE RFP WILL NOT BE MAILED. Telephone requests will not be honored and no bidders list will be maintained. Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the FedBizOpps website to check the status of this requirement and to keep current with any amendments that may be issued. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/SSA-RFP-09-1060/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Design Deliverables
 

File Name: Design Deliverables (http://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/Benefit%20Offset%20National%20Demonstration%20(BOND)%20Design%20Documents.html)

Link: http://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/Benefit%20Offset%20National%20Demonstration%20(BOND)%20Design%20Documents.html

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Record

SN01835946-W 20090606/090604235309-16aad395dcdc392f55551627b0111bd7 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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