VA Loan Servicing

1. Provide a brief corporate profile of your company. Information in this profile should include:  Organization name; DUNS number; Organization's website; Contact Name; Contact Telephone; Contact E-mail address.
2. Business Size (Large, Small, SDVOSB/VOSB, etc.) NAICS code is 531311, if believed a better NAICS code is suitable please indicate which one and why.  
3. GSA Schedule/Contract Number.
4. What Loan Servicing system do you currently use?
5. Is it proprietary? Web based or Cloud based.
6. Do you do collections internally, or outsource them to a third party?
7. Are your Loan Servicing operations all on shore in the US, or do you offshore some LS functions?
8. Do you have the capability to partition our LS portfolio to be all onshore?
9. Does your LS system allow for custom reports to be created?
10. Does your LS system have Dashboard capabilities?
11.  Are you willing to provide system access to designated VA employees for oversight reviews and quality assurance?
12. Do you have skip trace capabilities? If so, are skip traces performed in house or by a third party?
13. Are you licensed in all 50 states and US territories to originate loans?
14. Do you have a relationship with a National Title provider so you can check VA PC recordation?
15. Are your IT functions handled in house, or do you outsource them?
16. Describe governance in terms of contractor oversight and management necessary to ensure quality of deliverables and contract performance expectations.
17. Describe how you address quality management and continuous process improvement. 
18. Describe what factors would affect your pricing model based on the in-scope services for this initiative.
19. Describe what specific additional information about scope requirements are required to provide an informed and competitive solution.                                                                                                
20. Are the objectives clearly defined?  Do you understand what the VA requires?  If not, what information needs to be added, changed and/or reworded? List any questions and concerns you have regarding this notice and the draft documents
21. How would the system/platform/service propose to transfer and exchange data between service provider and the VA
22. Describe your experience with integrating systems with government products or legacy systems (e.g. financial accounting systems).
23. Describe Service Level Agreements (SLA) and quality reporting managed and conducted on previous contracts.
24. Describe skills and qualifications of key personnel necessary for meeting the VAs objectives included in the PWS. (i.e., Underwriter, Credit Analyst, Escrow Staff, Loan Servicing Manager
25. What percentage of the technical capabilities and expertise are resident in the contractor's organization?  What percentage of technical   capabilities and expertise would require the aid of a subcontractor? 
26. Describe how you ensure security and privacy including compliance with applicable regulatory and security frameworks.
27. Detail your experience with development of systems/solutions that are 508 compliant and integrate seamlessly with multiple assistive technologies.
28. If VA needs to make changes or development to the system used, is there a total hours cap for development and what is the release schedule for changes to said system?
29. Has your company currently or in the recent past provided a similar solution and service for VA Loan Servicing, to include, but not limited to: 
    1. Automation – Reduction of time-intensive manual processes
    2. Case management – End to end case and plan, creation, implementation, and management
    3. Financial Processing – Determination and calculation of payment amount based on rules engine; Interface with financial accounting system to submit payment information and submit and receive financial institution information
    4. Integration – Integrate with ~30 existing VBA systems and services that provide either data or functional requirements
    5. Quality Assurance – Implementation of error handling, quality management, and audit functions with federal regulatory requirements.
    6. If so, please provide details on the nature of the services and/or solution provided including, at a minimum, length of time; the name(s) of the organization(s); specific contractor citation and your role (prime vs/ sub).  If the role was a sub-contractor, please provide your area(s) of responsibility on the contract.
30. Does adding a sizable loan portfolio present any staffing issues to your company?”
31. Does your Loan servicing system store custodial documents with indexing capability to     simplify searches, or is this function housed in a different system?

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