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R -- THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SYSTEM SOL SSA-RFP-99-3737 DUE 022299 POC BARBARA HANDS, 410-965-9517 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, BARBARA.HANDS@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a requirement for a contractor to provide services and supplies to implement and maintain a Third Party Payment System (TPPS) that will allow SSA to issue selected payments using payment instruments. Payment instruments mean drafts, checks or other similar negotiable instruments. The contractor shall service up to 5,000 SSA cashiers in approximately 1500 SSA offices worldwide. SSA expects to issue in fiscal year 1999 approximately 500,000 payments equaling an estimated $150,000,000. The SSA TPPS shall require 1 master account and 16 subsidiary accounts. The contractor shall provide for an additional 5 subsidiary accounts for future expansion. Each subsidiary account shall have 1-350 subaccounts. SSA will reimburse the contractor daily on a "payments instruments paid" basis for the amounts on the payment instruments with funds made available to the contractor by electronic funds transfer. The initial period of performance shall be for one year beginning 09/21/99 with four one-year options to extend the term of the services. This acquisition has been determined to be subject to Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the acquisition of commercial items. This is a simplified acquisition under the test program for certain commercial items and a request for proposal, number SSA-RFP-99-3737, is scheduled for release on or about January 22, 1999, with proposals due 30 days thereafter. Requests for the RFP may be sent via telefax on (410) 966-9310 or mailed. Requests for the RFP should be received no later than ten (10) days after the date of this publication. Requests received after this period will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. All requests must be in writing and should cite the solicitation number SSA-RFP- 99-3737. No telephone requests will be honored. This is an unrestricted requirement and proposals from all responsible sources shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be available for downloading from SSA's Acquisition Information Home Page at http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. Please note that the solicitation version on SSA's home page will not include the SF-1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items or any attachments. Posted 01/05/99 (D-SN284888). (0005)

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