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

70 -- ADP SERVICES AND SOFTWARE SOL NA POC Monica Yankle Tel: (410) 965-9591 The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate a six-month, sole-source contract with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) for on-going designs/updates to a prototype software application called WorkWORLD developed exclusively for SSA as a tool for looking at alternative work incentive features of SSA~s disability programs. Additionally, VCU shall be providing continued product support, including but not limited to the following: analyzing selected proposals using WorkWORLD and expert opinion; delivering major presentations at conferences related to the decision support project and SSA~s proactive investment in a better future for people with disabilities; creating the opportunity for stakeholders to participate in Web based discussion groups for the purpose of gaining feed back from customers about possible policy changes; and providing presentation slides, overheads, and software demonstrations related to the policy improvement project. SSA has royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable rights to the WorkWORLD software tool. VCU is the only known responsible source capable of satisfying the Government requirement. Respondents should refer to VCU97MY and include with their information a cost estimate for implementation. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided. If after 15 days of this notice, no viable responses have been received, SSA shall issue the award to VCU. (0045)

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