D -- SSA Telephone Systems Replacement Project (VOIP)

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a request for industry comments regarding draft requirements for a potential future solicitation titled the SSA Telephone Systems Replacement Project (SSA TSRP). This project aims to procure Voice Over Internet Telephony (VOIP) products and services to modernize the SSA’s telephone systems. The SSA has provided a WinZip file containing several draft documents, including a draft statement of work, site location appendices, sample field office flow, configuration management plan, a small business subcontracting plan template, and draft evaluation factors. Industry participants are invited to review these materials and submit questions, comments, or requests for clarification by 5:00 PM on February 6, 2006. SSA plans to post additional draft documents, such as the pricing table and instructions to offerors, for further review and comment. This posting is explicitly not a solicitation or a request for proposals, capabilities statements, or marketing materials, and such submissions will not be considered. Likewise, requests from vendors for meetings or discussions about the requirements will be declined. SSA will consider all vendor input and expects to post responses to inquiries around February 21, 2006. The contracting officer for this effort is Randall Y. Pickwell, who can be contacted via email or phone. The initiative is managed through the SSA Office of Acquisition Grants, located in Baltimore, Maryland, and is designed to gather industry feedback to refine the requirements before issuing any formal solicitation.