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R -- AGE 18 -- CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT PROJECT SOL 105-98-7011 POC Contracting Officer, Sylvia M. Johnson, (202) 401-9358, or Contract Specialist, Chris Robey, (202) 401-5524 E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, crobey@acf.dhhs.gov. The Administration for Children and Families intends to negotiate with the American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, on the basis of other than full and open competition. This project is funded by an interagency agreement between the Office of Disability of the U.S. Social Security Administration and the Administration for Developmental Disabilities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Changes made in the children's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program in 1996 require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to review the eligibility of all individuals who receive SSI benefits within one year of their 18th birthday using the adult disability standard. This review is called a "redetermination". Agency data indicates that the initial continuation rates for the age 18 redeterminations are less than 50 percent, although they rise some after appeals. These termination rates raise serious concerns, especially since many of the young people recently qualified for benefits as teenagers, and then lose eligibility when they reach age 18. There are also concerns about states where termination rates are higher than the national average. The purpose of the project is to explore factors affecting the adjudication of childhood cases, as well as those that arise for the age 18 redeterminations. The approximate period of performance for this 12-month effort will be from 10/1/00 to 10/29/01. The anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) release date is 9/1/00. The authority for this noncompetitive award is 41 USC 253(c)(1). See Note 22. Posted 08/24/00 (W-SN489771). (0237)

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