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

P -- BEST/1 DATACENTER ANALYTICAL MODELING PACKAGE SOL SSA-RFQ-98-3409 DUE 101597 POC Rita J. Carter Tel: (410) 965-8789 The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with BGS Systems, One First Avenue, Waltham, MA for BEST/1 Autocapture and BEST/1 Visualizer to be installed on all systems in the National Computer Center, Baltimore, MD. The requirement will consist of the purchase of the site license with the first year maintenance included. The requirement will also include four one-year renewal maintenance options. BGS Systems is the only known source capable of providing this service. No cost or pricing data is required or requested. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided. Respondents should refer to RFQ-98-3409 and should respond within 15 days of this announcement. (0272)

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