R -- Consent-Based Social Security Number Verification (CBSV) Service

THIS IS NOT A CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY. NO PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Announcement of New Consent-Based Social Security Number Verification (CBSV) Service by the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSA is planning to offer a new service to any interested parties. As long as the party first obtains the required written consent of the number holder, we will, for a fee, verify a name and Social Security number combination as being correct (or incorrect) for any party registered to use the service. There also will be a substantial fee to register to use the service because Social Security Trust Fund monies cannot be used to develop this service. This new service is contingent on OMB approval. Currently, we anticipate a May or June 2006 start date for the service. There will be a limited time for parties to enroll in this service. Once the enrollment period ends, there could be as much as a 3- year wait before additional companies will be permitted to enroll. Please see Federal Register Notice Social Security Administration: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request, dated December 30, 2005, for more information about this service and to request documents such as the User Agreement that the party would sign with SSA and the consent form that must be completed by the Social Security number holder prior to you being permitted to send a request for Social Security number verification to SSA for processing. The direct link to the Federal Register Notice is: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/E5-8095.pdf. If you would like to be included on our mailing list to obtain updates on the progress of this new system and to be contacted for interest once the system nears completion, please send your company’s name, name of contact, and an email address to [email protected]. THIS IS NOT A CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY. NO PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.