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R -- THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS SOL JPJMD-99-R-0028 POC Erich Fischer, Contracting Officer, 202-307-1960 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, erich.g.fischer@usdoj.gov. The US Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Finance Staff, intends to issue under full and open competitive procedures, a solicitation for Third Party Payments in support of different components of the Department of Justice. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, services and facilities, and any other products or services necessary to support DOJ Third Party Payments. At a minimum, the Contractor will be required to: Provide multiple DOJ components with a supply of payment instruments drawn on the Contractor's account; process the payment instruments as they are presented for payment; provide daily to the DOJ systems the appropriate data on payment instruments cleared by account (on which the Contractor's reimbursement shall be based); provide each account with appropriate management and accounting information captured from the payment instruments; and convert original negotiated instruments to CD/ROM or microfilm and destroy original instruments. The Contractor shall be able to service up to 300 sites, up to 500,000 payments per year, estimated at $250,000,000 annually. These sites will issue instruments which conform to authorized DOJ third party payment ceilings. The cited figure is an estimate only. The Contractor shall also possess an expansion capability and shall be fully operational within 30 days after notification of award. The period of performance of this requirement will be 60 months, to include a base year plus four one year option periods. Award will only be made to one company or institution under this solicitation. Estimated issue date is April 21nd, 1999, with a due date for receipt of proposals 30 days after issuance. Interested firms should request solicitation JPJMD-99-R-0028 by sending a written request to the Contracting Officer, Erich Fischer, to the address stated above. You may also email your request to erich.g.fischer@usdoj.gov. Only written and Email requests will be accepted. Posted 03/23/99 (W-SN311632). (0082)

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