B -- PRODUCTION OF "SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD" AND "SOCIAL SECURITY WORLDWIDE" CD-ROM

Notice Date

April 25, 2001

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

Reference-Number-ISSA-01

Response Due

June 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Pamela Kontz, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-965-9519, Fax 410-966-9310, Email pamela.kontz@ssa.gov

E-Mail Address

Pamela Kontz (pamela.kontz@ssa.gov)

Description

The Social Security Administration intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with the International Social Security Association (ISSA) of Geneva, Switzerland, with the intention of awarding a contract for the services described in this announcement. SSA has a need for research and dissemination of information on international social security programs. Experience and developments in social security programs maintained by other nations are analyzed by SSA and related to SSA program and policy deliberations. Executives within SSA use this information as do other executive agencies, the Congress, researchers and the public. This activity generates the standard reference document, Social Security Programs Throughout the World (SSPTW). SSPTW is an internationally respected publication which has been produced by the Social Security Administration since 1937. A continuous flow of accurate and reliable data on international programs is critical to this program effort. This project calls for the contractor to collect information on social security programs in approximately 175 countries, analyze the data, and produce 4 separate volumes of SSPTW. The project also calls for the contractor to update the CD-ROM databases that include: 1). the full text of social security laws; 2). information on recent developments in social security; and 3) SSPTW. The contractor will be required to obtain and provide translations and any other support services necessary to the successful conduct and completion of the project. The ISSA possesses unique qualifications and capabilities in the social security field to meet the project requirements and successfully carry out its objectives. For the past 2 decades the ISSA has collected information on social security developments and trends worldwide. The ISSA has proprietary control of the information it collects for both SSPTW and the CD-Rom (data in the CD-Rom_s legislative database, NATLEX, is provided by special agreement with the International Labor Office). The ISSA regularly produces a number of social security publications on related topics. The ISSA specializes in social security and has unique and long-established contacts. The ISSA's affiliate members in 139 countries, as well as associate members in 40 countries with whom it has established working relationships, support the Association's aims: the protection, promotion, and development of social security throughout the world. In addition, the ISSA has contacts with about 47 non-member countries for the purpose of obtaining social security program information. Furthermore, the ISSA, which has been in operation since 1927, provides a symposium for the international exchange of information in all areas of social security as broadly defined. The ISSA is a nonpolitical international organization. U.S. agency conduct of this project would preclude access to otherwise obtainable information from certain countries. The ISSA has the capacity and support services such as expert staff, physical facilities and translation capabilities, as well as social security contacts mentioned above, to ensure the systematic and consistent flow of materials required to effectively and efficiently conduct this project. The proposed contract is an 15-month contract, with options for additional services that would extend the term of the contract an additional 12 months. Any organization that believes that it has the capability to perform this work may submit a statement of such capability to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207, ATTN: Pamela J. Kontz. Cost for the preparation and submission of this statement will not be reimbursed by the Government. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. SEE Note 22.

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Record

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