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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 09, 2017 FBO #5677
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R -- Office of Management Debt Management Center Accounting Services Support - Attachment

Notice Date

6/7/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541219 — Other Accounting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11817N2172
 

Response Due

6/20/2017
 

Archive Date

7/20/2017
 

Point of Contact

Angel Santos
 

E-Mail Address

0-9647<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought notice to conduct market research for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Department of Veterans Affairs is not at this time seeking proposals. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. However, in order to satisfy the requirements of 38 U.S.C. 8127, these results will be used as part of VA s determination as to whether or not two or more service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses, or Veteran-owned small businesses, that are verified in the VetBiz database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/) are capable and interested in competing for this effort. Please ensure your company name, address, main point of contact, socioeconomic status, and capability to comply with any limitation of subcontracting/non-manufacturer rule clauses/provisions are clearly documented. Please ensure any proprietary information submitted as part of your response is appropriately marked as such. Background: In fiscal year 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiated the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program which is a Department-wide adoption of a modern financial management solution from a Federal Shared Service Provider. This directly supports Office of Management and Budget M13-08, Improving Financial Systems through Shared Services, and aligns to VA s strategic objective, Enhance Productivity and Improve the Efficiency of the Provision of Veteran Benefits and Services. The FMBT initiative intends to provide a comprehensive financial management system that enables VA to meet the following goals: standardizing, integrating, and streamlining financial processes including budgeting, procurement, accounting, and financial reporting; facilitating effective management by providing stronger analytics and projections for planning purposes; improving customer service and support goods, supplies, and services for the Veteran; and improving the speed and reliability of communicating financial information throughout VA and providing timely, robust, and accurate financial reporting. The Accounts Receivable (AR) business line is included in FMBT s process area Bill to Collect, and will be led by the Debt Management Center (DMC). In order to properly develop requirements or re-engineer inadequate processes, VA first needs to identify the universe of AR and the current business processes associated with them. Currently, the three VA administrations, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), utilize a variety of technology solutions to support AR and debt management activities. The multitude of solutions, combined with decentralized AR and debt management activities, increase the challenges VA faces in ensuring AR and debt management processes are accurate, efficient, and standardized. Identifying the universe of AR and debt management processes is a crucial first step in understanding the scope of re-engineering efforts VA will undergo as part of the FMBT initiative. Specific guidance and suggestions could include but are not limited to addressing the following areas: What experience do you have in Federal financial reporting processes and activities as they relate to accounts receivables and debt management? What experience do you have in providing subject matter expertise and business advisory/consulting services within the realm and all aspects of Public Laws, Statutes, Regulations and Guidance related to managing Federal receivables (i.e. Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-129 Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-tax Receivables, and Treasury s Managing Federal Receivables guidance) for an organization at the level of complexity, size, and scale of VA? What experience do you have identifying and documenting business processes related to accounts receivable and debt management including the collection of relevant data (i.e. accounts receivable type, applicable systems, owning organization, subsidiary account balances with associated general ledger account balances in the system of record, among others) using a systematic approach, and developing business process maps for an organization at the level of complexity, size, and scale of VA? What experience do you have conducting business process analysis related to accounts receivables and debt management, identifying differences/deviations from current policies and procedures, and recommending corrective actions? What experience do you have implementing Federal financial management systems related to accounts receivables and debt management activities? What experience do you have with business process reengineering and developing business requirements for an accounts receivables and debt management system? What experience do you have providing expert project management support from project initiation to closeout? If you have experience providing the aforementioned support to Federal agencies, please provide a list of the types of Federal customers you have successfully supported and the resultant outcomes. Please also include supporting detail such as capacity, users, facilities, budget, geographical scope, criticality of services, etc. If you have the capability to perform 50% or more of this effort, please provide information to demonstrate this capability. Please provide specific detail with respect to the experience (i.e., the number of years, the size of the organization(s) supported, relevant contract numbers and dollar value, names of systems supported, name(s) of organization(s) supported, etc.) for all the questions contained within this RFI. Vendors may also submit additional information not specifically requested above, which would provide value and insight to the Government as it relates to VA s requirement described herein. Please do not submit general capability statements, marketing materials, or other nonspecific information. *Note: VA may elect to contact individual companies based upon the content of the submission to gather further information. Responses are due via email by Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 10:00AM EST to angel.santos2@va.gov and Robert.Kately@va.gov. Please note the total email file size is restricted to 5MB. Files exceeding this threshold shall be submitted over multiple messages, and be identified as Message #x of #x. Point of Contact for this RFI: Angel Santos, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 440-9647, Email Angel.Santos2@va.gov and Robert Kately, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 440-9681, Email Robert.Kately@va.gov.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/69d4ae99f976310cb39499816e2ef4f2)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-17-N-2172 VA118-17-N-2172.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3561142&FileName=VA118-17-N-2172-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3561142&FileName=VA118-17-N-2172-000.docx

 

File Name: VA118-17-N-2172 PWS - Accounting Services -Draft.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3561143&FileName=VA118-17-N-2172-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3561143&FileName=VA118-17-N-2172-001.docx

 

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Record

SN04535523-W 20170609/170607234642-69d4ae99f976310cb39499816e2ef4f2 (fbodaily.com)
 

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