R -- REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to negotiate with Rehabilitation International (RI) on a sole-source bases to conduct a policy-related initiative into the barriers to employment for young women with disabilities, particularly those who are racially and/or culturally disadvantaged. The project will be conducted through the mechanism of training workshops and discussions groups for disabled women. The purpose of the project is to further the development of, and the continuing improvement to, SSA's employment and Return to Work initiative and to produce valuable information and insight that will be used to formulate policy-related initiative to improve work outcomes for high-risk disabled women. RI will have full accountability for the overall administration, coordination and liaison of the project with other international agencies and domestic non-profit organizations. Based upon market research, SSA has concluded that RI possess unique capabilities for satisfying this requirement in that RI is the one and only organization with the subject expertise combined with the worldwide stature and strong expertise and familiarity with the issues based upon established contacts with such international agencies and domestic non-profit organizations. No solicitation is available. See Note 22. WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JANE.QUINN@ssa.gov. Posted 08/12/98 (D-SN236100).

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