Social Security Administration, ARC/MOS/Facilities, 1301 Young Street, Room 550, Dallas, TX 75202

R -- INVESTIGATION SERVICES POC Linda Washeck 214-767-4331 The following is a Request for Information (RFI) only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal. The Social Security Administration is seeking the services of small business private investigation firms to perform field investigations along the U.S. border with Mexico in Texas and New Mexico. Services would be performed in the areas serviced by the Social Security offices in Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen, Laredo, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Presidio, and El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Field investigations may involve some or all of the following activities: interviews with Social Security and Supplemental Security Income claimants and beneficiaries at their places of residence and/or business; observations of living circumstances and place of abode; interviews with third parties who may have knowledge pertinent to establishing an individual's eligibility to or payment amount of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits; observation of work performance of individuals alleged to be retired or disabled; and collection of documentary evidence from public sources. Individuals performing field investigations for these purposes must be licensed as private investigators, bonded, and proficient in both conversational English and Spanish. Interested firms should submit information in writing as to their technical capabilities. Submit no more than two pages of information by November 30, 1998 to Social Security Administration, Attn: Linda Washeck, Regional Contracting Officer, 1301 Young Street, Room 550, Dallas, TX 75202. Posted 11/06/98 (W-SN269297). (0310)

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