SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Loan Modernization System Support Services
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Small Business Administration, Office of Administration, Office of Procurement and Grants Management, 409 Third Street, S.W., 5th Floor, Washington, DC, 20416, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-07LMAS01
- Response Due
- 6/15/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2007
- Description
- US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LOAN MODERNIZATION PROGRAM SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1 WHO SHOULD RESPOND? Any service provider who has the depth, capability and experience in doing the projects of this size and complexity. 2 DUE DATE: June 15th, 2007 3 INTRODUCTION The US Small Business Administration (SBA) relies on mainframe based legacy systems to support its mission of providing and servicing small business and disaster loans. These mainframe based legacy systems support the full life cycle (including financial management) of the following loan, loan guaranty and investment programs: ? 7(a) ? 504 ? Disaster (except loan origination) ? Microloan ? SBIC The details about SBA and its loan programs can be found at http://www.sba.gov/. These mainframe-based loan processing and accounting systems are inflexible and use obsolete technology. These stove piped systems are very expensive to maintain. These legacy systems don?t meet SBA?s current business needs and are very expensive to change to comply with current and future business needs. These systems are not compliant with accepted Federal security requirements, Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 and Financial System Integration Office?s (FSIO, also known as JFMIP) Core Financial Systems Requirements, Direct Loan Systems Requirements and Guaranteed Loan System Requirements. These systems are inefficient, outdated and don?t take advantage of the technological advances. They have been in place for approximately 50 years and significantly contribute to the amount of data reconciliation and manual processes required to do business. SBA has initiated a Loan Modernization effort to modernize its Loan Management and Loan Accounting Systems that will support loan origination, servicing, liquidation and financial management for its loan and loan guarantee programs. SBA?s vision is to adhere to the following guiding principles to implement modernized system(s): ? Establish standardized set of data elements across all loan programs. ? Implement single logical database with the clear separation of loan management data from the financial management data. ? Implement electronic, real-time or near real-time, streamlined and simplified business processes. ? Implement single Integrated Financial Management System using COTS that complies with FSIO?s (JFMIP) Core Financial Systems Requirements. ? Implement Integrated Loan Management System using COTS that complies with FSIO?s (JFMIP) Direct Loan System Requirements and Guaranteed Loan System Requirements and Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. ? Implement seamless integration between Loan Management and Financial Management processes. ? Take advantage of technological advances in Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). ? Take advantage of processes and systems developed and implemented by other Federal Agencies. For example, Treasury?s Pay.Gov. ? Implement scalable, reliable, flexible, and highly available system using widely used technologies. ? Implement appropriate internal controls to ensure the accuracy of data, completeness and consistency of transaction processing, and reporting in accordance with OMB Circular A-123, Management?s Responsibility for Internal Controls. ? Comply with E-Gov initiatives and use a Shared Service Provider (SSP) for implementation, hosting and application management to achieve economies of scale. 4 OBJECTIVE The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is developing an acquisition strategy to modernize its Loan Management and Loan Accounting Systems. The objective of this Sources Sought Notice is to seek information about any business that is capable of providing the services. Please note that this is a market survey for informational purposes only and is not a Solicitation. There is no solicitation document available at this time; no contract will be awarded based on this announcement; and no reimbursement will be made for costs associated with responding to this announcement. All responses must be submitted via e-mail in accordance with the instructions that follow. 5 REQUIREMENTS The vendor will: 1. Provide and implement COTS package(s)/solution to support SBA?s loan programs that comply with: a. FSIO?s (JFMIP) Direct Loan System Requirements. b. FSIO?s Guaranteed Loan System Requirements. c. Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. d. Federal Security Requirements. 2. Integrate its COTS package(s)/solution for loan programs with Oracle Federal Financials (for loan accounting) and comply with: a. FSIO?s (JFMIP) Core Financial Systems Requirements. b. Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. c. Federal Security Requirements. Currently, SBA is using Oracle Federal Financials for Administrative Accounting. 3. Provide shared services specifically hosting and application management for Oracle Federal Financials in accordance with Financial Management Line of Business (FMLoB), an E-Gov initiative. 4. Provide hosting and application management for modernized Loan Systems. 6 INSTRUCTIONS The SBA is interested in any creative or innovative solutions to this requirement. In addition, responses to this announcement must provide detailed, concise information about the experience in providing services similar to those described above, within the past five (5) years. Information shall include the contract number, dollar value, period of performance, current status, performance measurements (planned vs. actual) and current Government point of contact information including name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. The response should not exceed five (5) pages. All responses must be submitted electronically to Brenda.Mealer@sba.gov and be received no later than June 15, 2007.
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