Investment and Disbursement Services

Proposal Deadline has been extended until September 18, 2012 at 3pm EST.

Proposals should be mailed via Fed Ex or UPS to:

USDA - Rural Development - PMD
Attention:  Aleseia Saunders
300 7th Street SW - 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20024

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The NAICS code is 523920 and the size standard is $7.0 M.

The solicitation is Unrestricted. This solicitation will only be available electronically through the World Wide Web. It is the contractors' responsibility to have the appropriate electronic media necessary to download the solicitation.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Questions are to be submitted, via email, by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 30, 2012. Proposals are due by 3:00 p.m. EST on September 11, 2012. Point of Contact is Aleseia Saunders, Contract Specialist, Aleseia.Saunders@wdc.usda.gov.

he United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD) intends to procure the following services: Investing escrow account balances which are maintained by the Agency for real estate taxes and insurance premiums for the Single Family Housing (SFH) loan program borrowers and disbursements services (paper and electronic) for the purpose of paying the SFH borrowers real estate taxes and insurance premiums. The total potential term for the contract will be a base year, plus 4 option years.