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70 -- ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE SOFTWARE DUE 040298 POC Jane Clark, (410) 965-9486 E-MAIL: Contracting Specialist, Jane.Clark@SSA.Gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking software that can convert American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions into human readable electronic format for review in its field offices (FOs). SSA is currently operating a pilot of receiving ASC X12 811 invoice transactions for telephone bills and translating them into accounting transactions with the Mainframe version of Sterling Commerce's GENTRAN software. SSA wishes to automate the invoice verification process by acquiring software that will allow the appropriate FOs to read the EDI transaction, make any necessary adjustments, and electronically confirm the bill. All electronic transactions shall use SSA's existing infrastructure. SSA uses the Sterling Commerce Connect:Direct software for file transfer between Mainframe platforms and NT servers. The SSA-FO WAN/LAN topology consists of Pentium Desktop PCs operating the Microsoft Office Suite, including Internet Explorer for Intranet Access and NetSoft's NS Elite 3270 software for Mainframe access. Any organization capable of providing this software is invited to submit information on their capabilities, pricing data and any other pertinent data within 15 days of this announcement. Please refer to EDI Software. This is a request for information only. This is not a request for proposal (RFP). No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received; however, this information will be used in SSA's assessment of capable sources. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. (0078)

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