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R -- DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES SOL RFC-FMS-97-0001 POC Tonya Kreps, Contract Specialist, Internet e-mail: contract.specialist@fms.sprint.com. The Financial Management Service (FMS) has a requirement for private collection agency services and the Request for Comment (draft solicitation) is now available for downloading from the FMS Procurement Opportunities home page (see below for the Internet http location). Pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), Federal agencies are required to refer consumer and commercial debt over 180 days delinquent to the FMS, Debt Management Services (DMS). DMS will employ various collection tools in an attempt to recover these debts. If unable to recover the debt, DMS may refer it to a private collection agency. Federal agencies may also utilize collection agency services for any debt, including medical debts, less than 180 days old through task order issuance. Multiple award contracts are expected. This procurement will be a partial small business set-aside, whereby approximately 25% of the prime contracts will be set aside for potential award to small business offerors. The SIC code for this acquisition is 7322 with a size standard of $5 million in annual receipts. Small and 8(a) businesses are encouraged to participate in the procurement. As part of the evaluation of vendor proposals, the following criteria will be considered mandatory and evaluated on a pass/fail basis: 1) offeror, collectively, i.e., through any allowed combination of team members or subcontractors, must be able to collect nationwide debt; 2) offeror, collectively, must be capable of collecting debt in various U.S. territories. If an offeror fails to meet any one of the above criteria, its proposal will be deemed unacceptable and will not be evaluated further. In terms of contract type, combination fixed price service/requirements contracts are anticipated. The fixed price service portion of the contract(s) will be utilized for debts over 180 days delinquent, whereby accounts will be electronically transferred on a monthly basis to the contractor(s) by DMS. (NOTE: Task orders will not be issued for accounts electronically transferred by DMS.) The requirements portion of the contract(s) will be used for debts less than 180 days, whereby Government agencies will transfer accounts on an as-needed basis by issuing task orders against the contract(s). Services will be required for a base period of one year with four one-year option periods available. The FMS will be using the Internet EXCLUSIVELY (NO HARD-COPY SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS WILL BE ISSUED) to distribute ALL solicitation documents for this requirement. All solicitation documents distributed by the FMS may be obtained from the Internet at http://www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/finman/procure.html. To ensure timely receipt of any updates and/or amendments to the solicitation, the FMS recommends that vendors interested in this requirement consider the subscription service available on the FMS Procurement Opportunities home page. Vendors shall be responsible for obtaining all solicitation documents from the Internet. The FMS plans to pursue the following ESTIMATED time-line of the procurement process, which is available and will be updated regularly on the FMS' Procurement Opportunities home page on the Internet: 12/05/96 RFC-FMS-97-0001 (draft solicitation) will be issued for vendor comments (NOTE: Both the draft solicitation AND the SF 33 and attachments must be obtained from the Internet); 12/19/96 Vendor questions/comments due [Vendors shall submit questions/comments via Internet e-mail to contract.specialist@fms.sprint.com, or by fax to Tonya Kreps, Contract Specialist, at (202) 874-7275]; the FMS' response to the questions/comments may be obtained from the Internet; 1/16/97 Solicitation no. RFP-FMS-97-0001 issued (ANOTHER SYNOPSIS WILL NOT BE ISSUED ANNOUNCING THE RFP RELEASE); Pre-proposal conference, if required, will be held approximately two weeks after RFP issuance; 3/06/97 Vendor proposals due. THE DATES NOTED IN THE TIME-LINE ARE ESTIMATED. ACTUAL DATES FOR THE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE (IF HELD) AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSION WILL BE PROVIDED IN RFP-FMS-97-0001. (0338)

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