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70 -- DATA WAREHOUSE/DATA MINING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT EDI -- SSA IS SEEKI NG SOURCES DUE 071498 POC JUNGHIE ELKY, 410-965-9483 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JUNGHIE.ELKY@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking sources for data warehouse/data mining technology to support Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) initiatives. The initial focus will be on the telephone billing system with an eye toward a very robust system that would also support network management and other very large scale transaction data stores. 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 is looking to obtain the ability to analyze the data from these bills. SSA uses the Sterling Commerce CONNECT:Direct software for file transfer between Mainframe platforms and NT servers. The SSA Field Office 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 responsible organization able to provide such technology is invited to submit complete details concerning its capabilities, experience, and other pertinent data (including GSA contract information). Respondents must clearly indicate the capability of the product to provide the service requested (any literature or information submitted as a response to this notice must contain enough information attesting to the capability of a product offered to meet the stated requirements). Only written responses will be accepted. Responses are due within 15 calendar days from the publication date of this notice. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided. This is a request for information only -- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). Requests for a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. 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. Respondents should refer to SSA-SSS-98-JCE-DataWarehouse. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information received. Posted 06/29/98 (0180)

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