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D -- AUTOMATIC REMITTANCE SYSTEM AND RELATED SERVICES DUE 100798 POC MADELINE TIMS, 410-965-9488 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, MADELINE.TIMS@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires a complete Automatic Remittance Processing System to include all associated hardware, software, integration, training, maintenance and any other related support services necessary for a six (6) years systems life (base year with 5 one year options). Currently, six Program Service Centers process remittances under their own Social Security number jurisdiction. Approximately 6,000 remittances are processed daily using key-entry, a labor-intensive process. The objective of this procurement is to consolidate the six remittance processing operations into a single site at the Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center (MATPSC) located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and to modernize the operation using state-of-the-art technology. The system shall use Optical Character Reader (OCR), Courtesy Amount Recognition (CAR) and key-from-image processing to perform data entry. The system must extract necessary information from a scan line on a remittance coupon, or provide forkey entry of relevant data. Functionality must allow the system to process the following: 1) remittance only; 2) remittance/coupon; 3) multiple remittances/single coupon; and 4) single remittance/multiple coupon. The system must also be able to process transactions involving credit card payments, foreign remittances, etc. The system must also be capable of imaging the front and back of the remittance, and have a minimum fourteen workdays image storage capability that allows for the online retrieval of an image of the front and back of remittances. Retrieval shall be available online through either personal computer terminals connected to the scanner mainframe or by an interface connection with personal computers installed at the processing site. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued on or about October 26, 1998 with quotations due 30 days thereafter. Interested parties must request a copy of solicitation document SSA-RFQ-98-3684 either in writing or via cc:Mail to madeline.tims@ssa.gov. Posted 09/18/98 (D-SN251645). (0261)

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