OPDA Securities Liquidation - DRAFT RFP for Focus Group

Added: Aug 09, 2013 8:47 am

This Amendment 7 is for posting responses to questions resulting fom the Focus Group Discussion held on June 17, 2013.  Please see the attached pdf document labeled "Amd 7 - Q & A & Addl Info".

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Added: Jun 20, 2013 1:11 pm This Amendment 6 is for requesting contact information, DUNS #, and socio economic status information under NAICS Code 523120 from the interested vendors who participated in the Focus Group Discussion on June 17 for attendee record purposes.  The SBA size standard for this NAICS is $7.0 million.  For more information on SBA size standards, please go to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-standards

This Amendment is also to provide all interested vendors a copy of the power point information that was posted in the web application portion of the Focus Group Discussion.  Please see the attached pdf document labeled "Amd 6 - PP OPDA Securities Focus Group"

Please provide the above requested information and any further questions or feedback to psb3@bpd.treas.gov referencing "Contact Info - RFI-BPD-13-0069 TAYERS/TR" by 3:00 pm EST, Friday, June 21, 2013.

Thank you again for your interest in this requirement.

Added: Jun 17, 2013 12:25 pm This Amendment 5 is to provide interested vendors with the updated audio and web conferencing application links below to participate in the focus group.

To access this conference via telephone, please call the following number: 304-480-7900,

when prompted for your conference code, please enter 239267 on your telephone keypad.

To access the data portion of this conference, please visit the following URL:

https://wc.fiscalservice.treasury.gov/Conferencing?
BrandPrefix=AVAYA&ConfRef=139247&Pin=239267
and then follow the instructions.

Added: Jun 14, 2013 12:53 pm This Amendment 4 is pertaining to the Agenda for the Focus Group Discussion.  Please see the attached document labeled "Amendment 4 - Agenda for Focus Group Discussion".

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Added: Jun 13, 2013 3:59 pm This Amendment 3 is pertaining to the instructions on how interested vendors may participate in the focus group discussion that is open to all interested parties (i.e. brokers, clearing house).  However, the government is limited on capacity for both application, therefore, it will be on a first come, first access basis.

Please see the attached document labeled: "Amd 3 - Instructions for Focus Group Vendors Participation" for complete details.

As for the prior Amendment 1 OPDA's Questions for the Focus Group, interested vendors do not have to provide written responses to them at this time, as those questions will be discussed during the focus group session.

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Added: Jun 13, 2013 10:54 am This Amendment 2 is to notify interested vendors that no vendors will be participating in the focus group discussion on-site and to provide an update on the pending instructions and agenda for the discussion.

The Government anticpates posting instructions today on how interested vendors can participate in the focus group discussion through a voice and data/web application system only.

The Government also anticipates posting an agenda around 12 pm, EST  tomorrow, 6/14 for viewing.

Thank you for your interest in this requirement.

Added: Jun 10, 2013 3:27 pm

Interested vendors, please review the attached pdf document labeled "Amd 1 - OPDA's Questions for the Focus Group" for preparation for the focus group discussion scheduled for Monday, June 17, 2013 from 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm EST.

Added: Jun 03, 2013 11:07 am The Bureau of the Public Debt, now known as the Bureau of the Fiscal Service is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the Office of Public Debt Accounting (OPDA) to encourage interested vendors to participate in a focus group discussion scheduled for Monday, June 17, 2013 from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm EST to provide feedback on the OPDA Securities Liquidation requirement.

The government is conducting this focus group discussion to better understand all of the industry standards and practices for considering changes to the upcoming request for proposal (RFP).

The government is asking interested vendors to review the attachment labeled "RFI-BPD-13-0069", which is a draft copy of the RFP for preparing for the focus group discussion and for submitting preliminary questions and feedback to psb3@bpd.treas.gov referencing "Questions/Feedback - RFI-BPD-13-0069 Attn: TAYERS/TR" in the subject line by 4:30 pm, EST, Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

If your company would like to be added to the interested vendors email list for receiving email notifications of the postings on FedBizOps pertaining to this requirement, please send your contact information to psb3@bpd.treas.gov referencing "Contact Info for RFI-BPD-13-0069 Attn: TAYERS/TR" in the subject line.

The government anticipates posting the government's own questions that we would like addressed in the focus group by the end of this week, June 7, 2013, and posting an agenda before the end of the next week, June 14, 2013, that will include instructions regarding how interested vendors can participate in the focus group discussion on June 17, 2013.

Thank you for your interest in this requirement.