Cover_Letter_SC.docx

U.S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

February 6, 2020

Dear Interested Offerors:

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is soliciting offers in response to the attached Request for Proposals (RFP), 15JPSS20R00000001. This opportunity to provide private counsel debt collection services in support of the District of South Carolina is a full and open competition conducted under Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

At this time, the District of South Carolina has 411 cases that are referred to the Private Counsel Program. The following provides information as it relates to the number of cases:

· 359 or 87.4% of the cases are unsecured.

· 52 or 12.6% of the cases are secured.

· 19.7% of the cases are post-judgment.

· (274) student loans (traditional and HEAL), (52) foreclosure/liens-US plaintiff, (30) other claims related to federal assistance programs, (26) Bankruptcy – Chapter 13, (14) recovery of overpayments made by the Government, nine (9) Bankruptcy – Chapter 12, two (2) Bankruptcy – Chapter 7, two (2) commercial litigation, one (1) civil penalty, one (1) (NHSC).

· Average age (since referred to DOJ) is 6 years.

· Sum of the original principal amount is $6,951,781.74, and the average is $16,914.31.

· Sum of current balance amount is $10,457,328.67 and the average is $25,443.62.

The Department anticipates it will award a single contract as a result of this solicitation and competition.

For your convenience, an outline of the RFP by section is provided below, with bolding added to those sections of particular importance to your understanding of this requirement and the proposal process:

Sections A through J will survive this pre-award stage of the acquisition process and remain in the resulting contract. Sections K through M will not appear in the resulting contract.

Critical dates applicable to this procurement include the following:

It is the Government's intent to make award selections based on initial proposals; however, the Government reserves the right to determine a competitive range, engage in discussions, and request proposal revisions if deemed necessary (Section L.8, FAR 52.215-1). Interested parties are encouraged to become familiar with the following important FAR clauses applicable to this procurement and available at www.acquisition.gov/far.

52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition

Amendments to this RFP, if any, will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website, https://beta.sam.gov. Offerors must acknowledge amendments in Block 14 of the SF 33.

Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals and any modifications or revisions thereto so as to reach the Government office designated in Section L.5 by the due date and time specified in the RFP and reiterated herein.

Sincerely, Christina Y. Murray

Attachments:

1. SF-33

2. RFP 15JPSS20R00000001

3. Attachment J.1 – List of Acronyms

4. Attachment J.2 – Contract Line Item Number Description

8. Attachment J.7 – DOJ PC Top Policy Statement

9. Attachment J.8 – TOP Refunds and Disbursements Instructions

10. Responses to Vendor Questions Template

11. Technical Proposal Template

12. Price Proposal Template

13. Present/Past Performance Questionnaire

14. Sample Employment Commitment Letter image1.wmf oleObject1.bin