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R -- STATE ELECTRONIC DEATH REGISTRATION PROJECT DUE 091499 POC JOE TANZI, 410-965-9470 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JOE.TANZI@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate on other than a full and open competition basis with the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information System (NAPHSIS), whose membership comprises the various States' Vital Records Offices, for an analysis of the States' death registration processes. As required by the Social Security Act, the Social Security Administration obtains death data from States under contract in order to ensure accurate administration of the Social Security programs. Social Security programs, as well as other federally funded benefit programs, would be greatly enhanced by the implementation of an automated system for collecting, verifying, and reporting death data within 24 hours of the report of death in the State Vital Records office. SSA has been working with other government users of death data, as well as State registrars and other participants in the death registration process, to move toward full automation of the death registration process. The proposed project provides a basis for automation of death registration. It will focus on the evaluation of current prototypes of automated systems in the States Vital Records offices to determine the best system attributes for national adoption; a survey of State Vital Records offices to determine technical and statutory readiness to implement electronic death registration; the design and conduct of a pilot to demonstrate the feasibility of 24-hour death notification to SSA; the design and conduct of a pilot to demonstrate a verification of the social security number with SSA at the first point of collection in the death registration process; and the production of an advisory document for State Vital Records directors. The ultimate success of the full automation initiative depends heavily upon the existence at this early stage of both in-depth knowledge of current death registration processes in every State and strong trust relationships that will enhance the open exchange of issues, ideas, and data. This knowledge and relationship comprise a critical need, which is unique to NAPHSIS. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Respondents should refer to the State Electronic Death Registration project. This is not a request for proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information received. See Note 22. Posted 08/06/99 (D-SN364776). (0218)

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