NYE Private Counsel RFP Cover Letter.doc

U.S. Department of Justice ADVANCE \d10 Justice Management Division

ADVANCE \d10 Procurement Services Staff

ADVANCE \u2 Washington, D.C. 20530 August 18, 2008

Subject: Request for Proposals No. DJJB-08-RFP-0498 Private Counsel Debt Collection, Eastern District of New York Dear Interested Offerors:

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is soliciting offers in response to the attached Request for Proposals (RFP), number DJJB-08-RFP-0498, for private counsel debt collection services for the Eastern District of New York. This is a full and open competition conducted under Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Multiple awards are anticipated to result from this acquisition.

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:

Section A Standard Form (SF) 33

Section B Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Section C Statement of Work

Section D Preservation, Packing and Marking

Section E Inspection and Acceptance

Section F Deliveries or Performance

Section G Contract Administration Data

Section H Special Contract Requirements

Section I Contract Clauses

Section J Attachments

Section K Representations, Certifications & Other Statements of Offerors

Section L Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

Section M Evaluation Factors for Award Sections A through J will survive this pre-award stage of the acquisition process and remain in the resulting contracts. Sections K through M will not appear in the resulting contracts.

Critical dates applicable to this procurement are as follows:

August 22, 2008

4:00 p.m. EST RFP questions due (Section L.2)

September 17, 2008 11:00 a.m. EST Proposals due (Section L.7) It is the Government's intent to make award selections based on initial proposals; however, I reserve the right to determine a competitive range, engage in discussions, and request proposal revisions if deemed necessary (Section L.9, FAR 52.215-1). If you are new to the Federal acquisition process, I encourage you to become familiar with the following important FAR clauses applicable to this procurement and available at www.acquisition.gov/far.

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52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition Amendments to this RFP, if any, will be posted on GSA's Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website available at www.fbo.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.7 by the due date and time specified in the RFP and reiterated herein.

Sincerely, Melissa J. Kerns

Melissa J. Kerns

Contracting Officer

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