SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Payment Processing Services
- Notice Date
- 6/16/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations, Contracts (All ED Components), Regional Office Building, Room 3069 7th and D Streets, SW, Washington, DC, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- ED-03-R-0015
- Response Due
- 8/7/2003
- Point of Contact
- Gary Weaver, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 401-0083, Fax (202) 205-0323,
- E-Mail Address
-
Gary.Weaver@ed.gov
- Description
- In accordance with OMB Circular A-76, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will be issuing RFP ED-03-R-0015 for payment processing services. Payment Processing is the portion of ED's accounts payable function that involves the processing of administrative payment requests for contracts, purchase cards, travel, and Inter-partnering Agency Collections (IPAC) payments. Contract payments are the disbursement of funds to vendors (excluding purchase cards) in response to a proper request for payment in accordance with the terms and conditions of an official contract. Purchase card payments are made monthly to the issuer of the Department's Visa cards. Travel payments involve reimbursing ED travelers for expenses incurred while conducting official ED business. IPAC payments involve the recording/reconciling of payments made by Treasury between ED and its partnering agencies against inter-agency agreements for goods/services. Payment Processing is the timely and accurate authorization, approval, and issuance of funds to satisfy obligations pursuant to a proper request for payment including assurance of compliance with strict accountability policies. The Service Provider shall make ED payments on-time, accurately match transactions, ensure accountability/auditability of payment activity, ensure system performance meets agreed-upon processing needs, verify accuracy of charges, receipt of goods or services, provide timely reconciliations, provide timely and quality management reports, provide timely receipt of payment, ensure accurate amount of payment, accurately create batch payment files, and manage Treasury confirmations of payment to ED. The activities being competed are currently performed nation-wide at most ED locations. Full details of the work requirements will be in the Performance Work Statement included as part of the solicitation. In accordance with OMB Circular A-76, ED will use the tradeoff source selection process. Technical and cost proposals will be required. This solicitation will not be restricted to any group or business size. The NAICS Code is 522320. Approximately 97 Full Time Equivalent positions are affected by this competition. Government personnel adversely affected by conversion of Government performed services to contract have the Right of First Refusal for jobs for which they are qualified. ED anticipates awarding a service provider agreement (contract, fee-for-service or letter of obligation) with a base period of one year and four one-year option periods. A fixed-price contract type is anticipated. This solicitation will not result in a contract if Government performance is determined to be more advantageous. The anticipated solicitation release date is June 30, 2003. The anticipated due date for proposals is August 7, 2003. The solicitation will be available solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Hardcopies of the solicitation will not be available. All questions must be directed to the Contracting Officer in writing via e-mail at gary.weaver@ed.gov, or by facsimile to 202-205-0323. No telephone questions will be accepted. It is the responsibility of all prospective providers to review this site frequently for updates to any and all documents. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by ED.
- Record
- SN00348432-W 20030618/030616213149 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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