70 -- DDS SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE - The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to issue a purchase order on a sole-source basis to I. Levy & Associates, Inc. of St. Louis, MO for the continued annual maintenance of its proprietary software, the Disability Determination Software System, utilized by the Federal Disability Determination Service (FDDS), as well as for approximately 120 programming hours on this software. I. Levy & Associates is the only known source that can provide the required software maintenance support. Respondents should refer to JCE-00-ILevy. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response hereto will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for any information submitted in response to this publication. No cost or pricing data is required or requested. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. All responses must be received by this office by close of business day September 30, 1999. If no affirmative written responses are received by this date, to the effect that a comparable source exists, an order will be negotiated with I. Levy & Associates for the requirements stated above. WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JUNGHIE.ELKY@ssa.gov. Posted 09/15/99 (D-SN380379).

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