SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Small Business Private Collection Agencies (PCAs)
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2003
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, Acquisitions and Contracts Performance, Union Center Plaza, RM 101H4 830 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20202-5405
- ZIP Code
- 20202-5405
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-PCA-2003
- Response Due
- 7/7/2003
- Point of Contact
- Contact Program Office, See Description for Name and Contact Information, Phone See Description, Fax See Description, Description
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total HUB-Zone
- Description
- The Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA) is conducting market research for increasing the role of small business in its contracts for the collection services for defaulted student loans. ED is considering conducting a competitive acquisition under GSA Schedule 520-4 reserved exclusively for small businesses. ED is seeking to gain information on how best to structure that acquisition to ensure that ED selects small businesses that will excel in performing collection services and to help small business private collection agencies gain the knowledge of FSA's requirements needed to propose the best methods to fulfill the requirements successfully. To facilitate this exchange of information, FSA will host a Pre-Solicitation Conference at 9:00 am EDT on Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at the Sam Nunn Federal Center, 61 Forsyth St. SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Representatives of GSA will be at the conference to provide guidance on how to become a GSA Schedule 520-4 vendor. The criteria for attendance are: 1. You are a current GSA Schedule 520-4 vendor OR you anticipate becoming a GSA Schedule 520-4 vendor soon; 2. You are a small business under NAICS Code 561440 (formerly SIC 7322); 3. You RSVP using the form on the website http://www.fsa-smallbizcontracts.ed.gov/ not later than 3:00 pm EDT, Monday, July 7, 2003 as space is limited. (The website will not be ready until around June 18.) You may review the DRAFT Statement of Work (posted with this notice) and the draft Request of Quotations (RFQ) (which will be added soon). Please review these documents and provide any comments that you would like to be considered prior to the official release of the RFQ (e.g., overly restrictive requirements and improvements to the SOW or evaluation criteria.) You may submit comments or questions in advance of the conference to joe.burney@ed.gov. This notice is not a solicitation for proposals and is for informational and planning purposes only. Proposals are not requested at this time and will not be considered. A determination by the Government on how or if to proceed with this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government based on the Government's needs and requirements. If you have any questions, please contact Joe Burney at joe.burney@ed.gov or 404-562-6055.
- Record
- SN00345884-W 20030614/030612214117 (fbodaily.com)
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