MODIFICATION
B -- Benefits Offset National Demonstration (BOND) Implementation and Evaluation - Amendment 1
- Notice Date
- 6/26/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- 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-RFP-09-1060
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2009
- Point of Contact
- Brenda E. Monch, Phone: 4109659521, Dawn Caracci, Phone: 410-965-9465
- E-Mail Address
-
brenda.monch@ssa.gov, dawn.caracci@ssa.gov
(brenda.monch@ssa.gov, dawn.caracci@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Questions and Answers as of 26 June 2009 Amendment 000001 Attachment - Revised Solicitation Amendment 000001 This modified synopsis is issued to add back portions of the original pre-solicitation notice language, which can be found below and to correct the reference to the information pertaining to the organizational conflict of interest. The correct location of the organizational conflict of interest information is Section M, Factor #1, Technical Approach (Evaluation Criteria and Proposal Instructions). Additionally, amendment 01 has been issued and Questions and Answers (Q&As) have been posted. The following language from the original pre-solicitation notice is still applicable: As part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, Congress mandated the SSA conduct a demonstration project testing a program under which Title II disability benefits are reduced, or offset, $1 for $2 above a specific amount of earnings. SSA moved forward with this Congressional mandate by competitively awarding design contract number SS00-04-60110 in 2004. This contract stated that upon successful completion of a design, SSA would award an Implementation and Evaluation contract to the design contractor on a sole source basis. Contract #SS00-04-60110 ended in September 2008 and SSA is ready to implement and evaluate the $1 for $2 demonstration project. We have now concluded that “successful completion of the previous contract” does not meet any of the exceptions in the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA). Additionally, the President issued a Memorandum on March 4, 2009 directing Executive Agencies to make every effort to use a competitive process for contract awards. We have thus determined that a sole source contract award based upon previous contract performance is no longer appropriate. For all of these reasons, we will award the Implementation and Evaluation contract through a competitive procurement process. The following website is provided, which includes all deliverables under the design phase of this program, describing the plan to be implemented and evaluated: http://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/Benefit%20Offset%20National%20Demonstration%20(BOND)%20Design%20Documents.html
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Record
- SN01859148-W 20090628/090627002248-0ccb1c5d895c3e037e8112a1e34d99fc (fbodaily.com)
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