SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Front End Business Integration (FEBI)
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2004
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, Acquisitions and Contracts Performance, Union Center Plaza, RM 101H4 830 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20202-5405
- ZIP Code
- 20202-5405
- Description
- Request for Information: The U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (FSA), is conducting market research related to contracting for a Front End Business Integration (FEBI) initiative to align its business processes with its strategic objectives. FSA's strategic objectives are to provide integrated and accessible information to its customers enabling their effective and efficient interaction with FSA; and, to sustain financial controls that ensure program integrity. The FEBI initiative will result in a solution for FSA that is student-centric, integrated, streamlined, and cost effective. The solution will be procured through one or more solicitations. This effort includes Applications Processing, which consist of Central Processing System (CPS), FAFSA On The Web, EDExpress, Student Aid Awareness, Bulk Publication Ordering System/EDPubs/UPS and the Public Inquiry Contract (PIC) and the Federal Student Aid Information Center as well as Common Origination and Disbursement (COD). COD originates and disburses Title IV student financial aid funds for both the Federal Pell Grant Program and the Federal Direct Loan Program. FSA's anticipated contractual needs for an integrated solution is available in a draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) posted on the website http://www.febi.ed.gov/. FSA is requesting information about industry capabilities and practices and other information to help it craft a final SOO and solicitation. This Request for Information is not a solicitation for proposals and is for informational and planning purposes only. Proposals are not requested at this time and will not be considered. A determination by the Government on how or if to proceed with this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government based on the Government's needs and requirements. Please see the website at http://www.febi.ed.gov/ for instructions on submitting your response to this Request for Information.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/ED/FSA/CA/Reference-Number-RFI-FEBI1/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00533220-F 20040229/040227234028 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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