Office of the DC Chief Financial Officer, Attn: MSC-Procurement, 441 4th Street -- Judiciary Square, Room 440-South, Washington, DC 20001

R -- FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SUPPORT SVCS (OVERPAYMENT COLLECTIONS, AUDITING, COMPLAINT RESOLUTION) SOL CFOPD-98-R-031 POC Paul Wooten, Contr. Spec Tel. 202-7270380 FAX 202-7279599 or paul_wooten_at_~cfo-ojs@ccmail.dcgov.org WEB: A general information website -- solicitations are not, http://www.dccfo.com. E-MAIL: Use to retrieve RFP through automated distribution, rfp_at_~cfo-ojs@ccmail.dcgov.org. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the District of Columbia plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation on August 6, 1998, to obtain proposals for the payment of benefits to eligible recipients under certain categorical grant programs such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Food Stamps and Foster Care. This will also include collecting delinquent overpayment account balances, preparing and maintaining an audit trail of funds collected and resolving collection complaints. The goal of this solicitation is to identify one contractor to assist the Department of Human Services in its efforts to collect overpayments of entitlement payments -- -- -- -Qualification Requirements: The District is seeking one highly qualified and experienced contractor(s) who has a minimum of at least two years of collection and accounting experience for entitlement programs in a given jurisdiction. The amount of the contract award resulting from this solicitation shall be based on a contingency fee, which is performance driven. For purposes of this notice, jurisdiction is defined as any, city, municipality, state, town, township, county, or governmental subdivision with authority to contract for collection services. Please note that the District will require any offeror to document the nature and quality of their experience by providing references which will include but is not limited to the name of the jurisdiction, contract number, Contract Administrator and/or Contract Officer, performance data and amount recovered. To assist in the awarding of a contract, the District may invite each offeror who meets the minimum requirements to make an oral presentation to an evaluation panel. Each presentation may be video taped. After each presentation, there will be a designated time for questions and answers with the evaluation panel. The evaluation panel will be responsible for evaluation of an offeror=s experience, past performance, understanding of the requirements, and capability to perform the work. Additional information regarding the presentation requirements and evaluation criteria may be found in the RFP. -- -- -- Release of the RFP is scheduled for August 6, 1998; this document contains the District's service requirements, evaluation criteria, special requirements and clauses, and certification requirements. -- -- -- To obtain a copy of the solicitation, address an Email request at any time to the address below, and quote the solicitation number CFOPD-98-R-031 in the subject line of your message. The automated system will store and automatically transmit the solicitation to your Email once it is released. The file will be in Adobe.pdf file format, and instructions for obtaining a free reader will also be provided. Posted 08/04/98 (W-SN232208). (0216)

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