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

99 -- CONVERSION OF HARDCOPY BIRTH RECORDS TO AN ELECTRONIC MEDIA FOR THE PERIOD OF 1930-1959 BY THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS SOL SSA-RFP-97-3026 DUE 073097 POC Stephen Slaughter Tel: (410) 965-9513 The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to issue a noncompetitive solicitation to the Florida Administration of Vital Statistics for the conversion of hardcopy birth record information for all births to an electronic media for the period of January 1, 1930 through December 31, 1959. The period of performance shall be 1 calendar year from the effective date of the contract award. It is SSA's belief that the Florida Administration of Vital Statistics is the only source capable of performing this conversion. It is anticipated that a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about June 15, 1997 with the proposal due 45 calendar days later. Any party interested in receiving a copy of this solicitation must request in writing only a copy of referenced solicitation number SSA-RFP-97-3026 as expeditiously as possible since the solicitation will be issued without further notice. No telephone requests will be honored. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be available by 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 on line. For technical assistance, call the SYSOP on (410) 965-8086. See Numbered Note #22. (0107)

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