SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Privacy Expert Consultants
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279
- ZIP Code
- 21207-5279
- Solicitation Number
- SSA-RFP-04-1068
- Point of Contact
- Alice Roache, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-965-9522, Fax 410-966-9310, - Dawn Caracci, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-965-9465, Fax 410-966-9310,
- E-Mail Address
-
alice.roache@ssa.gov, dawn.caracci@ssa.gov
- Description
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a need for Privacy Expert services. It is anticipated that SSA will award approximately 5 (five), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) labor hour type (based on loaded labor rates), non-commerical contracts. The period of performance is for one base year from the time award with two one-year option periods. The minimum number of hours to be procured is 16 and the maximum is 24 for the base year and in each option year. BACKGROUND: In order to process claims for disability, SSA solicits medical information from doctors and other health care providers. SSA has legal and regulatory requirements to share payment and eligibility information with other federal, state and local agencies. SSA's records are subject to the rules of confidentiality of the Federal Privacy Act. Many of these records are sensitive in nature. In spite of the safeguards for personal data guaranteed by the Privacy Act and other statutes, public concern for the security of personal data continues. All staff identified by the offeror in its proposal will be incorporated into any resulting contract as key personnel. Therefore, each of these individuals MUST meet ALL of the following mandatory requirements in order to be considered for award. 1) Demonstrated recognition as an expert, renowned by others in the privacy field, as documented by: a) Providing testimony to Congressional committees or presentations to high-level decision-making or policy-determining bodies; b) Serving on or consulting with governmental committees and/or task forces developing privacy policies and related topics; c) Publication on topics concerning privacy, disclosure and authentication in respected journals (such as law reviews, scientific journals, public policy journals, etc.); and d) Speaker at symposia studying privacy issues for policy recommendation to governmental bodies. Only after ALL mandatory requirements above have been met will the offeror be further evaluated on the following criteria: a) Knowledge of Federal laws and regulations concerning privacy, systems security, management of information technology, including the Privacy Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, the Computer Security Act, and OMB Circular A-130; b) Knowledge of SSA?s systems? security practices for Internet customer services accessible via socialsecurity.gov; c) Knowledge of electronic user authentication methods, including digital signatures, digitized signatures, biometrics, smart cards, public key infrastructure, PINs and passwords, etc.; d) Knowledge of and affiliation with leading organizations, educational institutions and/or councils engaged in legal and policy discussions and proceedings on the topic of privacy rights and responsibilities; e) Being quoted in major newspapers and journals, such as The Washington Post, NY Times, Wall Street Journal; and f) Author of book on topic of privacy and/or authentication. The RFP will be available for downloading on or about August 31, 2004 via the Federal Procurement website: www.fedbizopps.gov. HARD COPIES WILL NOT BE MAILED.
- Record
- SN00645901-W 20040819/040817213259 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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