Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 21207-0696

R -- CHECK INTERCEPT SERVICE SOL SSA-RFP-96-2619 DUE 052896 POC Anthony J. Murray Tel: (410) 965-9518 Service to intercept erroneous benefit checks at United States Post Offices prior to delivery by means of electronically generated mail service. Interception process must meet all U.S. Postal Service criteria for recall of mail. Period of performance is one year with four (4) one-year options to extend the services. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price, requirements type contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation with a start date of September, 1996. This acquisition has been determined to be subject to Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the acquisition of Commercial Items. Solicitation No. SSA-RFP-96-2619 will be available for release on or about April 26, 1996. Written requests only; no telephone requests for a hard copy of the solicitation will be accepted. This solicitation will also be available for download in electronic form on the SSA Acquisition Data and Information Exchange (SADIE) Bulletin Board System. Dial (410) 966-4889 within the Baltimore, Md. area, or 1-800-SSA-SELL for access. Set your modem to 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (8-N-1), full duplex, and VT-100 or ANSI terminal emulation. Further instructions are available online. For technical assistance, call the Sysop at (410) 965-8086. Proposals from all responsible sources will be considered. (0101)

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