Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207

U -- DISABILITY HEARINGS AND RATIONALE TRAINING SOL SSA-RFQ-98-3479 POC Jane M. Quinn Tel: (410) 965-9495 WEB: Download the RFQ., http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, Jane.Quinn@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to issue a full and open competitive acquisition for the services of a qualified contractor who can provide high quality training in two major areas: 1) how to conduct a due process evidentiary hearing in accordance with the principles of due process, as well as the requirements of the Social Security Act and the hearings procedures designed by the Social Security Administration; and 2) how to write a disability determination, which requires the adjudicator to collect and summarize the facts, evaluate the evidence, and write a rationale that supports the conclusion reached in the disability determination. Training will be conducted at the contractor's facility and nationwide using the Interactive Video Teletraining System at SSA's training studio in Baltimore, Maryland. The period of performance shall be for one year from either the date of award or 09/30/98, whichever is later, with provisions for the inclusion of four one-yearrenewable option periods. This acquisition will be conducted under the authority of the test program for commercial items contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) subpart 13.6 and as authorized by 41 U.S.C 253. Specifically, FAR subpart 13.601(a) provides authorization to utilize simplified procedures for the acquisition of commercial items which do not exceed $5,000,000.00, including options. The Government plans to evaluate offers based on Experience, Past Performance and Price. Interested firms are encouraged to request a copy of the quotation. It is anticipated that quotation numbered SSA-RFQ-98- 3479 will be issued on or about February 17, 1998 with the quotation due 30 days later. Only written requests for the quotation will be honored. The quotation document can be downloaded from OAG's Government Internet Home Page at http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm except SF-1449 will not available. (0021)

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