This Will Be A Big Contract

From a notice posted by Social Security:

... [T]he Social Security Administration is publishing this pre-solicitation synopsis notifying interested parties of its intent to release an RFP for the development of a new common Disability Case Processing System (DCPS). ...

The new common DCPS will support SSA's disability workload which consumes over half of SSA's operational work years and is the most complex component of its programs. ...

There are 54 state and federal disability determination case processing sites located throughout the United States and its territories. The system environments consist of locally administered and maintained legacy software and associated hardware. These systems are primarily derivatives of five core systems, which have been built over time by various organizations, and have been significantly customized to meet local management needs.

The purpose of the solicitation will be to replace the five disability determination case processing systems into a single system. The proposed new Disability Case Processing System will be implemented using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles and methods, and will incorporate services, which will be available for use Enterprise wide. ...

SSA anticipates an award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Labor Hour type contract. The period of performance shall be for one base year and five-one year options. Work under this proposed contract will be performed through the issuance of firm fixed price or labor hour type task orders, with fixed hourly rates based on the labor categories in the contract.