Title IV Aid Delivery - Ombudsman Support

Added: Aug 09, 2013 1:02 pm U.S. Dept of Education Office of Federal Student Aid is conducting Phase II of a two-phase source selection process for Ombudsman Support Services in accordance with the procedures in the Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (EDAR) Subpart 3415.302-70.

Specific details are identified in the solicitation. Due to proprietary information that will be posted as attachments along with the solicitation, only Offerors that have been contacted and identified to participate in Phase II will have access to the solicitation.

Questions regarding Phase II of Solicitation

Offerors must submit any questions to this phase of the solicitation no later than 12:00PM (Noon) EST on Thursday, August 15, 2013 to Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist listed above.

Submission Deadline

Offers should be received no later than 12:00PM (Noon) EST on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. The time of receipt is considered to be the time in which the e-mail is received at the initial point of entry to the Department's infrastructure.

Added: May 22, 2013 4:21 pm

·         The prime or the subcontractor/teaming partner may have the CMMI certification.  However, if the proposed subcontractor/teaming partner holds the CMMI certification, a copy of a teaming arrangement will be requested in Phase II of the solicitation process. 

       The solicitation will not be extended further.

Added: May 21, 2013 3:15 pm

Clarification is being issued for the below questions:

Q & A: 12 -  The CMMI documentation shall be submitted with the Business Proposal and shall not count towards  the (3) page limit for the Business Proposal.

Q & A: 21 and 44 - The prime vendor must hold the CMMI certification. 

Q  & A: 83 - The incumbent vendor is a large business and is not eligible to compete as a prime.  However, the vendor can participate as a subcontractor or a team member.

Added: May 01, 2013 12:54 pm Modified: May 16, 2013 8:11 pmTrack Changes  The solicitation has been amended to address the following: 

1. To extend the proposal due date from  May, 23, 2013 to noon, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

2. To publish answers to the questions submitted for Phase I.
 
3. To incorporate updates to the solicitation based off of questions received. 

4. To provide an attachment of the current OCTS Virtual Server specifications.  
 

Added: May 16, 2013 4:15 pm Modified: May 16, 2013 8:11 pmTrack Changes

Added: May 01, 2013 12:54 pm Modified: May 16, 2013 8:09 pmTrack Changes

Added: May 10, 2013 6:49 am Modified: May 16, 2013 8:09 pmTrack Changes


Added: May 16, 2013 4:15 pm Modified: May 16, 2013 8:09 pmTrack Changes

 The solicitation has been amended to address the following:

1. To extend the proposal due date from  May, 23, 2013 to noon, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

2. To publish answers to the questions submitted for Phase I.
 
3. To incorporate updates to the solicitation based off of questions received.

4. To provide an attachment of the current OCTS Virtual Server specifications. 
 
NOTE: We are working with our FBO administrator to adjust the "Response Date" reflected in FBO to May 29th.   The response date reflected in FBO is NOT correct. Offers are due by noon, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

Added: May 16, 2013 4:15 pm

 The solicitation has been amended to address the following:

1. To extend the proposal due date from  May, 23, 2013 to noon, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

2. To publish answers to the questions submitted for Phase I.
 
3. To incorporate updates to the solicitation based off of questions received.

4. To provide an attachment of the current OCTS Virtual Server specifications. 
 
NOTE: We are working with our FBO administrator to adjust the "Response Date" reflected in FBO to May 29th.   The response date reflected in FBO is NOT correct. Offers are due by noon, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

Added: May 10, 2013 6:49 am Modified: May 14, 2013 3:54 pmTrack Changes Responses to the Phase 1 questions  will be posted no later than Thursday , May 16th.

The amended solicitation will be extened to Wed, May 29, 2013.

Added: May 10, 2013 6:49 am Responses will be posted no later than Tuesday, May 14th.

Added: May 01, 2013 12:54 pm The question period is closed. Additional questions will no longer be recieved.

Responses will be posted no later than Friday, May 10th.

Added: Apr 22, 2013 2:51 pm The U.S. Department of Education (Department), Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), is conducting Phase I of a two-phase solicitation for Title IV Aid Delivery - Ombudsman Support in accordance with the procedures in the Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (EDAR) Subpart 3415.302-70.

This procurement will be set aside for small businesses under FAR Part 19 and acquired using procedures provided under FAR Part 12.

Offerors must submit any questions to this phase of the solicitation no later than 12:00PM (Noon) EST on Tuesday, April 30, Any questions after that date will not be considered.

Offers should be received no later than 12:00PM (Noon) EST on Thursday, May 23, 2013.

Specific details are identified in the attached Phase 1 solicitation.