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

70 -- SOFTWARE MODIFICATION SOL SSA-RFQ-97-3056 POC Leslie Hyman Tel: (410) 965-9476 Under the authority of FAR 6.302, the Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate solely with Versa Management Systems Inc, 818 Harrison Street, Suite 206, Oak Park,IL 60304 for the modification of Versa Management Systems Inc's proprietary software used in fourteen Disability Determination Services (DDS) for the processing of disability claims. The modifications will make the baseline and DDS-specific software year 2000 compliant without invalidating any portion of existing maintenance contracts for the software. The estimated timeframe for the completion of the conversion services, which includes testing and installing the converted software in each DDS, is two years. Interested parties may identify their interest and describe their capability and respond to this notice within 15 calendar days from the date of this publication. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to SSA-RFQ-97-3056. Responses should be submitted to the address cited at the beginning of this notice. FAXED RESPONSES SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided. (0114)

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