RFI-FSA-20-058.pdf

RFI-FSA-20-058

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION BANKRUPTCY AND/OR PROBATE CLAIMS

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

This is a Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice (RFI/SS) issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) on behalf of Debt Management Services (DMS).

The purpose of this RFI/SS notice is to obtain industry information and identify potential sources that are both capable of and interested in providing assistance in the recovery of delinquent debt owed to the federal government outlined herein. The information is being sought for acquisition planning purposes.

Debt Management Services (DMS) is an organization within Fiscal Service. The mission of DMS is to identify, prevent, collect, and resolve debt owed to government agencies. DMS’s mission is to work with Federal government agencies to provide a comprehensive debt management program. In addition, DMS provides debt collection services to the states. Through this mission, DMS protects the financial interests of the American people through the identification and prevention of improper payments, efficient receivables management, and collection of delinquent debt.

The DMS debt portfolio is made up of debts referred by all federal agencies. Debt types referred to DMS include loans, fines, penalties, overpayments, fees, etc. The amount of an individual debt within the DMS debt portfolio may range from $25 to several million dollars. Debts typically range in age between 61 days and 10 years.

DMS’ six business goals are:

1. Cultivate the Workforce

2. Identify and Prevent Improper Payments

3. Centralize and Standardize the Collection of Current Receivables

4. Increase Collection and/or Resolution of Delinquent Debt

5. Increase the Amount of Delinquent Debt Referred to Treasury

6. Optimize Data Utility for Transparency and to Operationalize Analytics

Additional information on the DMS Cross-Servicing Debt Collection Program can be found at https://fiscal.treasury.gov/cross-servicing.

Scope and Objective

In support of the Government’s Cross-Servicing Debt Collection Program, DMS seeks to identify potential vendors that can provide assistance in the recovery of delinquent federal debt through the pursuit of claims against a debtor’s bankruptcy and/or probate claim filing. These services may include, but are not necessarily limited to, determining if the debtor has recoverable assets, filing a proof of claim, and any other functions or services that need to be completed for the successful recovery of delinquent Federal debt.

2. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Vendor responses to this RFI shall include sufficient evidence that clearly demonstrates the respondent’s capability to satisfy the objectives outlines above. Responses shall include a general capabilities statement that includes a description of their standard line(s) of business, information outlining their experience, and https://fiscal.treasury.gov/cross-servicing technical narrative addressing the specific service requirements/tasks. All questions on the market research questionnaire shall be answered by vendors.

3. DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES

Vendors shall submit responses to this RFI by e-mail to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov no later than Friday, April 24, 2020. Responses shall reference “Response to RFI-FSA-20-058 ATTN: GF/BB” in the subject line of the e-mail message.

4. DISCLAIMERS

This RFI is not a request for proposal/quote, and this request does not imply an obligation on the part of the Government to purchase products/services or to proceed to any request for proposal/quotation for such products/services. Further, this RFI does not obligate the Government to ultimately pursue a particular acquisition strategy. The Government will not be liable for any costs incurred by vendors in preparing and submitting a response to this RFI. Submission of a response confers no rights upon the responder.

NO FORMAL SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. Requests for additional information and/or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response to this posting. Telephone responses or inquiries to this RFI will not be accepted.

All responding vendors are advised that responses to this notice, in and of themselves, will in no way be considered for contract award. In the event that a resultant solicitation would ensue, interested parties would be required to respond separately and formally in order to be considered for contract award.

Additionally, a determination not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this request would be at the sole discretion of the Government.

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Market Research Questionnaire

1. Please provide the following information for your company:

a. Company name

b. Address

c. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of your company’s primary point of contact

d. DUNS number

e. CAGE code

f. Please specify if your company is a:

• Large business

• Small business

• Small disadvantaged business

• Woman-owned small business

• HUBZone business

• 8(a) program participant

• Veteran-owned business

• Service-disabled veteran-owned small business

• Other socioeconomic category not listed above

2. Please provide a complete list of your company’s existing GSA schedules. If your company does not have a GSA schedule, please state the fact that your company does not have a GSA schedule.

3. If the services offered by your company are available through a Government contract other than GSA that allows the placement of orders, please provide the contract number and a summary of that contract.

4. Please list which of the services listed in the Scope and Objectives section above your firm is interested in, and capable of, providing to the Government.

5. Does your company offer services for the pursuit of bankruptcy claims, probate claims, or both?

6. Please describe the functions and services provided by your company in pursuit of bankruptcy and/or probate claims.

7. Please provide a list of billing/invoicing options provided by your company for recovering bankruptcy and/or probate claims.

8. Is your company willing to consider alternative billing/invoicing options?

9. DMS currently utilizes Ontario Systems’ ArtivaRM software for its debt collection efforts. What technical and security requirements does your company have for the transfer of data between your company and

DMS?

10. Would you require the Government to utilize your system or would you utilize the Government’s system?

11. Does your company work with similar Federal agency, state, or local government debt portfolios? If so, please specify which ones; if not, please state that your company has not previously worked with similar Federal agency, state, or local government debt portfolios.

12. What is the average recovery rate on debts referred to your company? Please list recovery rate by type of portfolio.

13. Please list your company’s recovery rate on debts by referred debt balance.

14. Please provide a list of Federal contracts, in chronological order by award date, under which your company has provided, or is currently providing, these services. Please include the contract number, the name of the Federal agency which awarded the contract to your company, and the name/phone number/e-mail address of the contracting officer. If your company has not previously provided these services to the Government, please state that fact.