Attachment G - Offeror Questions Template_amendment0008.pdf

Attachment G Offeror Questions Template

Solicitation Number: 12SAD122R0001

# Reference Document Requirement Reference number

(PWS, IV, V, other) Solicitation

Section Offeror Question Government Response

1 Solicitation

Section IV – Contract Clauses 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (Nov 2021)

(10) HUBZone small business concern

The HUBZone preference- Is there a form that should be completed with the proposal? No

2 Solicitation Section III- Special Contract Requirements

(e) Invoice Schedule

There has been a delay on foreclosures in the past few years, what is the actual number of assets that the USDA has for NDMS?

Estimated quantities for NDMS are provided in the Attachment E- IDIQ TEP Workbook_Amendment0007

Attachment A, Past Performance Questionnaire

Is/was there an extension on the Past Performance Questionnaires?

Yes, please see RFP Section VI- Instructions to Offerors , Volume II- Past Performance, "Completed questionnaires ...

will not be accepted after the proposal due date and time."

4 RFP Amendment 0007 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

5.

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR VOLUME I,

TECHNICAL

"5. INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOLUME I,

TECHNICAL: Price information must not be included in Volume I, Technical to exclude Attachment B- Subcontracting Plan Template." Please confirm that the Government would like the complete Subcontracting Plan included as part of the Technical Volume even though this will require including the price within the Technical volume. Yes, please see RFP Section VI- Instructions to Offerors, 4.

(b) Naming Convention

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4. PROPOSAL

STRUCTURE

Would the Government like each subfactor of the technical volume submitted as separate documents (e.g. Factor 1 will be comprised of two separate MS word documents, and Factor 2 will be comprised of four separate Word documents)? Yes, please follow the naming convention provided in Section

VI- Instructions to Offerors, 4. (b) Naming Convention

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4. PROPOSAL

STRUCTURE

"(a) Each of the volumes table of contents and cover page are excluded from the page count, unless otherwise noted." If the Government does want to receive separate documents for each subfactor, can Offerors provide a table of contents and cover page for each subfactor (excluded from page count)?

Yes

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4. PROPOSAL

STRUCTURE

The narrative in Section 4 and the Table for Volume V may contradict on font sizes in Headers and Footers for the PowerPoint presentation.

Question: Please verify that information on the slides in the Headers and Footers are NOT bound by the 14-point font requirement. Yes

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4. PROPOSAL

STRUCTURE

Section 4 indicates that "page margins must be a minimum of one inch…" Please verify that Volume V Oral Presentation in PowerPoint does not require the one inch margin.

There is no margin requirement for the Volume V – Oral Presentation, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

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ATT. D, ORAL PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS

4. PROPOSAL

STRUCTURE and ATT. D.a

The table for Volume V and Att. D, Size/ Format, item c. state, "Font stipulations do not apply to figures, diagrams, tables…" Please verify that fonts other than Times New Roman may be used in figures, tables, etc.

as long as the content is legible.

Yes, other fonts other than Times New Roman may be used for figures, diagrams and tables, and other items as long as the content is legible in the Volume V – Oral Presentation, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

10 Attachment D ORAL PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS ATT. D.c

Presentation Parameters, Section c states that the "Offeror shall have at least 5 business days' notice before the scheduled Oral Presentation."

Question: For planning purposes, will the government provide an approximate timeframe between the "proposal due date" until notification of the 5 business days?

The Government is unable to provide an approximate timeframe for oral presentations.

11 Attachment D ORAL PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS ATT. D.e

A "brief period for introductions" will be provided before set-up.

Question. Will this "brief" introduction allow time for the presenters to provide brief introductory comments for themselves?

Yes

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Not Included Not Included N/A

The RFP appears to be mute on requirements around the Department of

Labor’s (DOL) prevailing wages for government contracts. Does this RFP require the Contractor to pay Davis-Bacon Act and/or McNamara-O’Hara Service

Contract Act (SCA) Department of Labor’s Wage Determinations, when applicable, as they may relate to this RFP, and if so, can the USDA please provide the applicable DOL prevailing wages?

Please see Section IV- Contract Clauses, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Nov 2021) regarding exemptions from the application of the Service Contract Labor Standards.

13 Attachment E Uncontested and Contested Foreclosures Attachment E

All foreclosures start out as uncontested and then move to contested once it is known that the borrower is contesting. How did the USDA compile the quantity figures for uncontested vs. contested?

USDA utilized historical data to quantify figures for uncontested vs. contested.

PWS 6.9.3 and 6.9.4. 6.9.3 Item 27 and

6.9.4. bullet two

Under Property Preservation Services in

6.9.3. and 6.9.4. REO Over and Above Work, it mentions "not limited to" the following, but does not mention Vacant Property Registration. Is this something the

Contractor will be expected to do, when required by local jurisdiction, and if so, would this fall under section 6.9.4. REO Over and Above Work? It appears it is not mentioned in HB 3550-1 either.

Yes, the Contractor will be expected to register vacant properies in jurisdictions where it is required. Yes, if applicable, this work would fall under PWS Section 6.9.4 REO Over and Above.

PWS 6.3.5. Foreclosure Over and Above All Bullets

The PWS section 6.3.5. appears to intermingle items that would be considered

"Title Curative" with what would be considered regular "Property Preservation" functions, which appear to be invoiced at different times. For instance, obtaining lien releases, HOA payments and paying past due taxes, differ from the other items that would be considered "property preservation" in nature. Are all of these items in section 6.3.5., once approved, able to be invoiced monthly? If not, please explain what can be.

Services provided under PWS 6.3.5 Foreclosure Over and Above, once approved in accordance with the Over and Above Work Clause in Section III of the contract and work completed, it should be invoiced per the invoicing instructions in the RFP section 8. Invoice and Payment Instructions.

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Should the Contractor expect that loans referred for foreclosure will be prepared to proceed immediately, or will there be any pre-foreclosure activities (loss mitigation, demand/pre-foreclosure notice/statutory letter, etc.) that should be completed first? If any such activities will need to be completed, will the vendor be responsible for completing any of them?

Yes, the Contractor should prepared to proceed immediately.

If, any of the actions listed except loss mitigation are required by State Law then the Contractor shall perform the actions necessary to complete the task.

RFP Amendment OOO7 8.(e) CLIN X001 and

CLIN X002

While we understand the USDA has revised the RFP to allow monthly invoicing on everything accept foreclosure, given that some states take over two years to complete a foreclosure, and contested cases will drive up the fees, will the USDA consider a more frequent billing cycle, such as quarterly, or bi-annually, or would the USDA consider leveraging Fannie Mae's 2019 schedule of when foreclosure fees are deemed "earned"?

Carrying costs would be significant, if the Contractor must wait two or more years to invoice.

No

Attachment H Entirety Entirety

The USDA has provided data for historical information that is over a year old. Can the USDA please provide an update as of June

30, 2022? No

Attachment E Entirety Entirety

Foreclosure volumes and REO have been historically low for the past year. The USDA has used some type of historical data to populate and estimate quantities by service/product type. Can the USDA provide a break down of foreclosure volumes by state for contested vs uncontested, as well as appraisal requests by state, inspections by state and preservation initial services, and recurring services by state, for the past 12 months?

No. USDA will provide a list of the estimated quantities of contested vs.uncontested by location for the entire NDMS period of performance.

PWS 6.9.3. 6.9.3. bullet 9 Can the USDA please provide the average cubic yards of debris removed per property in pre-foreclosure and REO, by State? No

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PWS 9 9

Under Performance Monitoring, the USDA states REO should be sold within 6 months.

Can the USDA provide historical data to show total days from REO referral to a closed sale for the past 12 months, by state?

No

PWS 9 9

Will the USDA consider a similar program to HUD's CWCOT Program for auction and second change sales? No

Can you please confirm that the whole of HB 1-3555 applies to the NDMS program?

The HB -1-3550 applies to all origination through servicing to include housing qualifications/areas, applicant qualifications, income qualifications and underwriting. The HB -1-3550 does not include state laws that affect NDMS to include, but are not limited to Foreclosure proceedings, Mediation requirements, Bankruptcy laws, Vacant Property Registration, etc.