58 -- Sole Source requirement to upgrade IVT practice studios maintained by York Telecom.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to issue a sole source purchase order under Simplified Acquisition procedures to York Telecom, Incorporation, Eatontown, New Jersey for the purchases of equipment, support services, installation and testing to activate an existing practice studio to broadcast capability. The practice studio is currently under maintenance contract with York Telecom. Services will be provided at the SSA Baltimore, Maryland Headquarters’ campus. Activating the practice studio will allow SSA to support the President’s Prescription Drug Medicare program initiation. Training on the Prescription Drug Medicare program will be conducted from the upgraded practice studio and then delivered, via satellite, to students located at approximately 1,566 field offices throughout the United States. This initiative will meet SSA’s goals to provide consistent on the job training on policies and legist rations related to the new Medicare program. This is a notice of intent and a solicitation will not be issued. SSA will not respond to requests for solicitation copies and will not pay for information received in response to this announcement. Responses must provide sufficient information for SSA to determine that a firm other than York Telecom, Incorporation can provide the above services. If SSA does not receive an acceptable response within 5 days of this publication, a purchase order will be issued to York Telecom, Incorporation.