70 -- SSA Intends to Negotiate Solely with Noosh, Inc.

The Social Security Administration plans to negotiate exclusively with Noosh Incorporated for the renewal of annual maintenance and support services for the proprietary iData Flow Print Software package, covering the period from August 30, 2004, to August 29, 2005. The software is currently operational at the SSA National Computer Center in Woodlawn, Maryland. While SSA invites interested parties to submit information regarding their capabilities and experience related to maintaining the software by August 10, 2004, this is not a formal request for proposal and no payment will be made for submissions. The information received will be used solely for assessing potential qualified sources and will not influence the award decision. Responses must be submitted via email only, with a maximum attachment size of five megabytes, and should reference the code iDATAFLOWCS0726. If no viable responses are received by the deadline, SSA will proceed with negotiations exclusively with Noosh, Inc. The contracting office responsible for this action is the SSA Office of Acquisition Grants based in Baltimore, Maryland. For inquiries, the designated contract specialist is Cynthia M. Spencer, reachable by email or phone. The solicitation number associated with this contract action is 3303-04-5523, and the procurement falls under the NAICS code 541511. The contract aims to ensure continued maintenance and support for essential software used within SSA's computing infrastructure.