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RFP 15JPSS24R00000022, Private Counsel Debt Collection – Eastern District of Pennsylvania Responses to Vendor Questions
No.
| RFP Reference |
| Question/Comment |
| Response |
| Please reconfirm the due date for this procurement by providing it in response to answers to questions. |
| Proposals are due no later than May 17, 2024, 2024 at 4:30p.m. ET. |
| What is the date by which you will answer these questions? |
| The Department’s responses, along with the questions, will be posted to the Contract Opportunities website, https://sam.gov/content/opportunities |
| When is the anticipated contract start date? |
| July 1, 2024 |
| When is the anticipated award date? |
| 3QFY2024 |
| Are bidders permitted to deviate in any way from any manner of quoting fees you may be expecting? For example, if there is a pricing page in the RFP, can bidders submit an alternate fee structure? If there is no pricing page in the RFP, do you have any preference for how bidders should quote fees or can bidders create their own pricing categories? |
| Offerors shall not deviate from the requirements of the solicitation. |
All offerors must insert the fixed unit rates for the specified line items utilizing the file entitled “Price Proposal Template” associated with this solicitation.
| Please describe your level of satisfaction with your current or recent vendor(s) for the same purchasing activity, if applicable. |
| The Department is satisfied with the contractor’s performance. |
| How are fees currently being billed by any incumbent(s), by category, and at what rates? |
| The incumbent contractor uses the same pricing model provided within the solicitation, and their rates cannot be disclosed. |
| What estimated or actual dollars were paid last year, last month, or last quarter to any incumbent(s)? |
| This information is not readily available. |
| To what extent are these accounts owed by private consumers versus commercial businesses? |
| The majority of these accounts are private consumers whose debts arise out of federal loan programs. |
| What is the monthly or quarterly number of accounts expected to be placed with the vendor(s) by category? |
| Please refer to the combined synopsis/solicitation notice. It includes the caseload information. We cannot predict the volume of intake of additional accounts to the existing caseload. |
| What is the monthly or quarterly dollar value of accounts expected to be placed with the vendor(s) by category? |
| Please refer to the combined synopsis/solicitation notice. It includes the caseload information. We cannot predict the volume of intake of additional accounts to the existing caseload. |
| What has been the historical rate of return or liquidation rate provided by any incumbent(s), and/or what is anticipated or expected as a result of this procurement? |
| We do not track the rate of return or liquidation rates on these accounts. The combined synopsis/solicitation notice includes the caseload information. We cannot predict future rates for these accounts. |
| Can you please indicate what inbound and outbound contact methods, beyond phone calls or letters (such as email and text), would be permitted by the scope of work? |
| All contractors must work in strict compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) which provides guidance on how communications in debt collection must be conducted with consumers. Only communications done within the scope of the FDCPA are permissible. |
| Is this a brand new contract or if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services. |
| The incumbent is KML Law Group PC. |
| If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number? |
| 15JPSS18CPZM00016 |
