R -- VERY SPECIAL ARTS (VSA) The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate with Very Special Arts (VSA) on a sole source basis to conduct policy education activities aimed at promoting careers in the arts for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Supplemental Security Disability Income (SSDI) recipients. The project will entail conducting a 2- day ArtCareers Expo in Los Angeles, California aimed at SSI and SSDI recipients, and the development of a Career Guide for Artists with Disabilities that will include information about job titles in which artists with disabilities are successfully employed which will serves as a resource guide. Based upon market research, SSA has concluded that VSA possess unique capabilities for satisfying this requirement because it is the one and only organization uniquely qualified to carry out the tasks of this project based on its recognized expertise in arts education for people with disabilities. No solicitation is available. See Note 22. WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JANE.QUINN@ssa.gov. Posted 08/14/98 (D-SN237098).

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