[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR411.310]

[Page 707]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 411_The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart E_Employment Networks
 
Sec. 411.310  How does an entity other than a State VR agency apply to 
be an EN and who will determine whether an entity qualifies as an EN?

    (a) An entity other than a State VR agency applies by responding to 
our Request for Proposal (RFP), which we published in the Commerce 
Business Daily and which is available online through the Federal 
government's electronic posting system (http://www.eps.gov). This RFP 
also is available through SSA's website, http://www.ssa.gov/work. Since 
recruitment of ENs will be an ongoing process, the RFP is open and 
continuous. The entity must respond in a format prescribed in the RFP 
announcement. In its response, the entity must assure SSA that it is 
qualified to provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation 
services, or other support services to disabled beneficiaries, either 
directly or through arrangements with other entities.
    (b) The PM will solicit service providers and other qualified 
entities to respond to the RFP on an ongoing basis. (See Sec. 
411.115(k) for a definition of the PM.) The PM will conduct a 
preliminary review of responses to the RFP from applicants located in 
the PM's service delivery area and make recommendations to the 
Commissioner regarding selection. The Commissioner will decide which 
applicants will be approved to serve as ENs under the program.
    (c) State VR agencies must comply with the requirements in subpart F 
of this part to participate as an EN in the Ticket to Work program. (See 
Sec. Sec. 411.360ff).