SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Specialized Collateral Agent to Support the DOE's Loan Programs Office
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2020 9:55:24 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 523991
— Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities
- Contracting Office
- HEADQUARTERS PROCUREMENT SERVICES WASHINGTON DC 20585 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20585
- Solicitation Number
- 89303020NLP000009
- Response Due
- 5/30/2020 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 06/14/2020
- Point of Contact
- Muriel O. Thomas-Ige, Phone: 202-287-1478, Teresa Brown, Phone: 2025862272
- E-Mail Address
-
muriel.thomas@hq.doe.gov, teresa.brown@hq.doe.gov
(muriel.thomas@hq.doe.gov, teresa.brown@hq.doe.gov)
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI) for Market Research ONLY. �DOE is particularly interested in responses from Small Businesses; however any business size can respond to this RFI. � The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has a requirement for a specialized collateral agent to support the Loan Programs Office (LPO) by providing collateral agency services including the enforcement of a broad range of lender rights and remedies for high-value, high-risk distressed non-recourse financing or corporate loans for energy related infrastructure and manufacturing transactions. Such services will be required only when loans have been determined by the DOE to be distressed. The duties of the Special Assets Collateral Agent (SACA) include typical collateral agent duties, excluding managing project accounts. �The SACA is expected to, at the direction of the lender, quickly execute remedies, including any required filings or administration of documents, contemplated in the loan agreements and other finance documents to maximize recovery to the U.S Government. Because of the high-value and high risk of the loans managed by the LPO the SACA would be expected to meet the following minimum qualifications criteria: ��� �Demonstrated experience serving as a Collateral Agent for lenders of high-risk, high-value, distressed loans for energy generation, manufacturing, or infrastructure projects that have a project finance or corporate loan balance of $500 million or more.� ��� �Demonstrated experience quickly executing amendments, at the direction of the Lender, to complex project finance documents to maximize recovery. ��� �Maintain key personnel who have at least 15 years of experience with performing collateral agent services for high-value, high-risk, and distressed loans for energy infrastructure and manufacturing projects. � Interested vendors shall carefully review the Minimum Qualifications Criteria above for this requirement. A written response to the Minimum Qualifications Criteria must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement as described on the three bullets in the Minimum Qualifications Criteria above. �Responses to this notice should be emailed to Muriel.thomas@hq.doe.gov no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on May 30, 2020. Please include the following information:� ��� �Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number. ��� �Point of Contact and Phone Number.� ��� �Business size applicable to the NAICS Code: 8(a) Business / HUBZone Small Business /� Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business / Small Business / Other than Small. ��� �Capabilities/Qualifications: A short description of the capabilities and qualifications of the institution to perform the activities described above.� There is no formal solicitation document at this time. �DO NOT SEND QUOTATIONS at this time.� DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. �
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05641989-F 20200502/200430230149 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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