SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source (Subscription)
- Notice Date
- 12/8/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541612
— Human Resources Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, Quality and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1540 Robert M. Ball Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21235, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21235
- Solicitation Number
- 0919-18-1008
- Archive Date
- 12/28/2017
- Point of Contact
- Jeremiah J. Quijote, Phone: 4109655750
- E-Mail Address
-
Jeremiah.Quijote@SSA.GOV
(Jeremiah.Quijote@SSA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, but merely notification of Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Intent to Renew, on a sole- source basis, a firm-fixed price Purchase Order to Gallagher Benefit Services for continued access to their online electronic subscription entitled "GVISOR". The period of performance will be for one year beginning January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. This subscription is used by the SSA Office of International Programs and policy staff on a regular basis to produce the agency's monthly newsletter called International Update, which provides news on public and private pensions throughout the world. Gallagher' country profiles are also useful for SSA's long-term research projects and for the biennial publication Social Security Programs Throughout the World, which profiles: old age, survivors and disability insurance, sickness and maternity, unemployment, work injury and family allowance programs in 172 countries worldwide. The subscription includes access to the following content: • Gallagher News - Gallagher News provides articles of various lengths on the topics described in "Gallagher Country Manuals," as Gallagher Advisors becomes aware of legislative and market practice changes in various countries. • Compliance Alerts - Gallagher Compliance Alerts provide articles of various lengths describing legislative changes that have occurred relevant to the topics described in "Gallagher Country Manuals," as Gallagher Advisors becomes aware of such changes in the countries identified in Exhibit A. Gallagher Compliance Alerts also provide information about Gallagher Advisor's understanding of the actions required by employers as a result of the legislation discussed in the Alerts. • Country Manuals - Gallagher Country Manuals are summaries of common benefit provisions, Social Security, Market Practice, and Employment Conditions in the country of reference. Gallagher Country Manuals generally contain information on the following topics, as they are relevant to the country of reference. Gallagher Country Manuals are updated annually or more frequently if Gallagher Advisors deems it necessary. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(1), when supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided. The GVISOR subscription is only available from its producer and manufacture and not through dealers or distributors. The requirement will utilize procedures in FAR Part 12 in conjunction with procedures in FAR Part 13. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this publication. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. If no affirmative responses are received by 3:00PM EST on December 13, 2017, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with Gallagher Benefit Services as the only source and a Purchase Order will be issued without any additional notices being posted. Respondents should refer to 0919-18-1008. All responses must be submitted via email to Jeremiah.Quijote@ssa.gov.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/0919-18-1008/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21235, United States
- Zip Code: 21235
- Zip Code: 21235
- Record
- SN04761949-W 20171210/171208231054-8c8c11fe60e2084c8d49e9f13820ffd7 (fbodaily.com)
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