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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 FBO #1388
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- MARKET RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT-CONTACT ANDRE CAPOEN 202-708-2022 EXT. 2837

Notice Date

9/12/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541211 — Offices of Certified Public Accountants
 

Contracting Office

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Procurements and Contracts, Program Support Division, ACCS, 451 Seventh Street, SW Room 5256, Washington, DC, 20410
 

ZIP Code

20410
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-R-09122005
 

Response Due

9/30/2006
 

Archive Date

10/8/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

8a Competitive
 

Description

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. MARKET RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking 8(a) firms who are capable of furnishing the services listed below. Our intent is to issue a request for proposal during the November or December 2005 timeframe in order to conduct an 8(a) competition under NAIC Code 541211 ?Offices of Certified Public Accountants?. Period of Performance: two-year base contract period, with three 12-month option periods. Anticipated Award Date: March 14, 2006. Connectivity Procedures: The contractor being awarded this contract will have remote access to HUD?s F47 System ?Multifamily Insurance?. The connectivity attachment will be provided to understand the guidelines for providing HUD Integrated Network (HINET) connectivity to offsite contractors who have been approved for HINET access. Interested firms should submit capability statements no later than September 30, 2005 to the following address: Department of Housing & Urban Development ATTN: Andre Capoen, HWAFRI 451 ? 7th Street, S.W., Room 6260 Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-2022, Ext. 2837 Second telephone point-of-contact: Vickie Chesley (202) 708-4466, x7156 Description of Services: Provide contract support for establishing new endorsements for HUD mortgage insurance protection to HUD approved lending institutions against default by the mortgagor. Perform project Premium Reviews/audits on all finally endorsed Insured Advances for insurance premiums and projects, which are Insured Upon Completion projects. Process termination requests for approval and track refunds. Update current desk procedures, user?s manual and operations manual. Assist in processing paperwork, phone calls and correspondence received. Conduct records management by preparing, storing and maintaining all current and one year of terminated files at the contractor?s offsite location. Records shall be stored, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with HUD retention schedule guidelines. There are currently over 16,000 insurance files in storage. Establish a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) with workstations for two HUD employees with access to F47 system at the contractor?s local worksite. This is necessary only during a Federal emergency. Run parallel system testing and data entry for F47 and Federal Housing Administration Subsidiary Ledger (FHASL) systems. Enter all HUD-290 forms and other associated forms information into the F47 system. Contractor shall be responsible for verification of the documents to ensure they reflect the correct data for each type of loan. This includes verifying that the initial premium has been calculated and collected at the loan closing. After each project is verified, the data is entered into the F47 system. Contractor shall perform Premium Reviews/audits on each insured project after final endorsement. Premium Reviews/audits shall be performed on each insured upon completion project upon receipt of the HUD-290 form Contractor shall perform Premium Reviews/audits on portfolio reengineering projects prior to payment of any claims by the Multifamily Claims Branch. This Premium Review/audit shall be conducted to resolve differences between the F47 unpaid principle balance and the unpaid principle balance being claimed by the servicing mortgagee. The auditor shall be required to secure copies of modifications, which have not been processed into the F47 system. The contractor shall process these modifications into the F47 system and verification shall be made between the unpaid balances. Contractor shall provide staff to maintain termination control log, get approval and track using a termination control log system for each request for termination of a project. After approval is granted this individual shall notify the servicing mortgagee of the Department decision to approve or disapprove the request via fax. For each approved termination this individual shall request the project file, insert the approval document and assign the file to the HUD servicer handling that portfolio. Upon completion of the termination process the servicer will return the file to the termination control individual who shall enter the data into the control log and process refund vouchers to the individual handling this process. Courier services required for twice a day deliveries for Multifamily Insurance Operations Branch (MFIOB) working files. In addition to offsite Contractor staff, three Contractor employees shall be required to work onsite at HUD headquarters, Washington, DC. The Contractor will be required to comply with HUDAR Clauses 2452.237-75 ?Clearance of Contractor Personnel? and 2452.239-70 ?Security Requirements for Non-classified Information Resources?.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Attn:Andre Capoen, HWAFRI, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20410

Country: U.S.
 

Record

SN00892611-W 20050914/050912211736 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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