SSA - OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION (OSDBU)

Contract Connections

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1. Contract Connections March 19, 2013 Wayne McDonald, Director
2. The mission of the SSA Socio-economic program is to ensure that small businesses are included in the competitive business base from which goods and services are purchased
3. Director of OSDBU develops, implements & manages small business utilization programs, policies & procedures. The OSDBU is the link between U.S. Small Business Administration and the Agency.
4. Social Security 101 What is the mission of Social Security? Deliver Social Security Services that meet the changing needs of the public. What is the vision of Social Security? Provide the highest standard of considerate and thoughtful service for generations to come What are the Service Principles? Adherence to the law Cultural sensitivity Prevention of waste fraud and abuse Safety of the public and our employee 4
5.  87 percent of the American population age 65 and over receive Social Security benefits  Supports retirement, survivors, disability, SSI and Medicare programs  Has one of the largest data centers in the world  Issues SSN cards and Social Security statements  Processes wage reports for each tax year  Supported millions of calls to the National 800 Number  Managed information exchanges with federal, state, and private industry  Processed SSN/name verifications  Social Security Administration awarded 90% of its contracts under the simplified acquisition threshold to small business concerns in FY 2012.
7. VENDOR REPOSITORY The vendor repository site provides SSA individuals with another tool for market research purposes. The vendor repository does not constitute a “vendor’s bidding list”. SSA awards contracts through competitive procedures. Vendors wanting to do business with SSA are instructed by the Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) to send their capability statement, which demonstrates their company’s ability to provide quality products or services for inclusion to the SSA vendor repository. This repository contains Information Technology (IT) vendor and Non-IT vendor information. Each vendor provides the following information in their subject line: vendor name – subject of message –and up to three tags related to their business. The vendor’s can also include attachments (e.g., MS Office files, PDF files, etc...) as needed. All of the information in the repository is key word searchable. If you have any questions regarding the content of the repository, please contact OAG. If you have any technical issues when searching the repository, please contact Joseph Conrad or ^Vendor Inquiries
8. SSA Vendor Information Repository Introduction: The most effective way to market your goods and services to the Social Security Administration (SSA) is to send an electronic version of your capability statement that demonstrates your company’s ability to provide quality products or services. Background: Your capabilities statement will prove more useful to the Agency if it relates to our core business and technology needs. Therefore, we recommend that prior to submitting your capabilities statement you review information at our website (www.ssa.gov). Specifically, at the “About Our Agency” section there is information on our Budget & Performance. There you will find the Agency’s Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan, as well as information technology related plans and reports. In addition, SSA’s Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) website (www.ssa.gov/oag) provides general information about current and previous acquisitions, and about contracting opportunities. Lastly, we encourage you to review www.fedbizopps.gov where SSA posts acquisition opportunities. Submittal Instructions: Please send your capabilities statement to SSA in an e-mail to: VendorRepository@ssa.gov . The subject line of your e-mail should be as follows: vendor name – subject of message –and up to three tags related to your business. This format best fits the data structure in our vendor information repository database. Do not use the subject line to identify yourself as a small business or any of the other categories of small business. Try to limit the size of the body of your e-mail by using hyperlinks. Your e-mail may include attachments in any commonly accepted format (e.g., MS Office files, PDF files, etc...). The size of your e- mail, inclusive of all attachments, should not exceed 5MB. Failure to follow these instructions may result in rejection of your e-mail by our system. Disclaimer: The vendor repository does not constitute a “vendor’s bidding list”. Because SSA awards contracts through competitive procedures, your providing information to the repository will not give you an advantage in any SSA procurement activity and does not guarantee that you will receive a contract from SSA. We will add your information into the repository so that SSA personnel may review it when conducting market research. The repository will be available to all SSA components. Personnel conducting market research may contact your company directly at the phone number or e-mail address you provide as to further their market research activities. However, SSA’s placing of your information in its repository does not guarantee that you will receive a follow-up contact from SSA. Your information will remain in the repository for approximately one-year, and then it will be deleted. If you wish to maintain your information after this period, you will need to re-submit it in another e-mail to the same address.
9. HELPFUL SSA web PAGES http://www.ssa.gov/ (SSA Home page) http://www.ssa.gov/asp/plan-2013-2016.pdf (Agency Strategic Plan) http://www.ssa.gov/oag/osdbu/osdbu.htm (SSA OSDBU) http://www.ssa.gov/oag/Vendor_Repository.pdf (SSA Vendor Information Repository)
10. Social Security Administration Small Business Procurement Conference Date June 13, 2013 Location Social Security Administration 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21235 Time 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Cost $295 (Small Business Exhibitor Fee) $100 attendance fee Presentations • Acting Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin • SBA HUBZone Director (invited)
11. PAT BULLOCK, SADBUS (410) 965-9457 OR pat.bullock@ssa.gov Wayne McDonald, DIRECTOR (410) 965-7467 OR wayne.mcdonald@ssa.gov 7111 SECURITY BOULEVARD BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21244 FAX: (410) 965-2965