SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Fedline Direct
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1st Floor, Rear Entrance, 7111 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244
- ZIP Code
- 21244
- Solicitation Number
- SSA-RFQ-10-1136
- Archive Date
- 1/1/2010
- Point of Contact
- Aminta Freeman,
- E-Mail Address
-
aminta.freeman@ssa.gov
(aminta.freeman@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Philadelphia PA 19106-1521, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible Source and No other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." SSA will be renewing maintenance Fedline Direct which a direct electronic link for the exchange of payment related information. Interested parties that feel they can provide the maintenance support may respond by submitting their capability statement via email to aminta.freeman@ssa.gov. This is not a request for quotation and the Government does not intend to pay for information received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Federal Reserve Bank is the only known source capable of providing the required annual software support and technical capabilities for the reference software product. SSA has had an agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank, which established a direct electronic link for the exchange of payment related information (i.e., automated enrollments, notifications of change and death notification entries) since 1993. The FRB is the only source of this service. The Federal Reserve which is the fiscal agent of the U.S. Treasury processes all electronic payments on behalf of the U.S. Government, including SSA, through the nation's automated clearing house (ACH) network. The ACH, which is operated by the FRB, is the computer network used by financial institutions to transmit credits and debits. SSA transmits tens of millions of payment-related transactions through the ACH each month in order to make direct deposit payments into beneficiaries' bank accounts as well as to transmit other critical payment-related information affecting beneficiaries' payments. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct any future competitive procurement. Any vendor capable of performing the preceding requirements must present electronic/written evidence of such capability by 5:00 pm EST December 17, 2009. If no affirmative responses are received within 3 business days, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1 (b)(1) negotiations will be conducted with the Federal Reserve Bank, as the only source and a purchase order will be issued.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/SSA-RFQ-10-1136/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
- SN02023377-W 20091216/091214234739-601e60dce4e628f22dce4ceec4fba03d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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