Social Security Administration, ARC/MOS/Facilities, 1301 Young Street, Room 550, Dallas, TX 75202

R -- INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES SOL SSA6-00-01 POC Linda Washeck 214-767-3233 WEB: Dallas Acquisition, http://www.ssa.gov/dallas/dalacq.htm. E-MAIL: Dallas Acquisition, linda.washeck@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration plans to issue a solicitation for investigative services to be performed under contract by licensed private investigators to verify claimants' US residency for the purpose of establishing eligibility and continuing eligibility for receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for the Social Security Administration (SSA). It is anticipated that one award will be made for all zones; however, multiple awards will be made if determined to be in the best interest of the government. The various service area zones are located along the Mexico-US border in Texas and New Mexico. Prospective offerors may propose on any or all service area zones. The service area zones are identified as follows: Zone 1 (includes Brownsville, Texas; Harlingen, Texas; McAllen, Texas and the counties of Cameron, Hildalgo, Starr and Willacy) Zone 2 (includes Laredo, Texas and the counties of Webb and Zapata) Zone 3 (includes Eagle Pass, Texas and Del Rio, Texas and the counties of Dimmit, Kinney, Maverick and Val Verde) Zone 4 includes that part of the county of Presidio which is located within a 15-mile radius of the town of Presidio. Zone 5 (includes El Paso, Texas and the Texas counties of El Paso and Hudspeth. Zone 6 (includes Las Cruces and the New Mexico counties of Dona Anna and Luna). SSA officials will notify the contractor of the name and address of each individual referred for residency verification. The estimated number of referrals generated each month are as follows: Zone 1 -- 41 Zone 2 -- 10 Zone 3 -- 4 Zone 4 -4 Zone 5 -- 24 and Zone 6 -- 4. Upon written request, the contractor shall perform an unannounced onsite visit to the claimant's reported address to verify residency, contact one disinterested neighbor who has first hand knowledge of individual's residence and submit a written report documenting the results within 7 days. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 7381 and the size standard is $9.0 million. This acquisition is 100 percent set aside for small business participation. Proposals received from other than small business will be deemed unacceptable and will be given no further consideration. The period of performance shall be a base period of one year with one option year. The acquisition will be subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Commercial Items. Selection of a contractor(s) will be made by an assessment of the proposals submitted. The assessment will involve a determination by the Government of the overall merit of each offeror's proposal. All offerors' proposals will be comprised of a technical and cost proposal. The technical proposal will be evaluated and assigned a numerical score. This evaluation will be conducted without reference to cost. Cost proposals will not be scored, but will be evaluated for reasonableness by cost/price analysis. The total estimated contract cost, to include the base year and one option year will be considered as an independent element from the technical proposal. Award will be made to theofferor(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and has been evaluated as being the best value to the government. It is estimated that a solicitation will be issued on or about February 25, 2000 with proposals due 25 days thereafter. Solicitation No. SSA6-00-01 will be available on the SSA web site at http://www.ssa.gov/dallas/dalacq.htm. All parties interested in submitting a proposal should download the solicitation from the SSA web page and provide the contract specialist with their company name, address, contact name, telephone number, and email address. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Written requests for RFP will also be honored. No telephone requests for solicitation will be accepted. Posted 02/07/00 (W-SN422579). (0038)

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