Sources Sought for Lockbox Services

The National Business Center,Acquisition Services Directorate (NBC AQD) on behalf of the Office of Special Trustee (OST) is seeking sources to provide wholesale lockbox services for Indian Trust and Trust related remittances. OST through the Office of Trust Funds Management (OTFM) receives and manages income from Indian Trust Lands and resources; OTFM distributes these funds pursuant to directions provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The vendor shall be required to set up and provide lockbox services. Lock Box Services 1. Establish the appropriate Post Office boxes as requested. 2. Provide a secure space for processing Interior's receipts. 3. Program and configure the mail processing equipment required for processing Interior's receipts. 4. Process remittance received through the Post Office boxes. 5. Endorse all checks for deposit. 6. Generate transaction for payment. 7. Image everything received at the lock box location. 8. Provide to OST data files and images of remittance received each day in a structure and format compatible with OST systems and BIA specifications. 9. Prepare and send various documents with payments to OST each day. Bank Depository Services 1. Credit the total proceeds to the remittances processed to designated accounts with the United States Treasury. 2. Deposits shall be made electronically and processed into the Treasury using Paper Check Conversion over the Counter (PCC OTC) or comparable method that does not require processing a paper document for credit and clearing. Vendor employees must pass security background checks in accordance with Homeland Security Directive (HSPD-12). Concerns having the ability to provide the benefits for Lock Box services shall provide written notice including a telephone number for a Point of Contact (POC), to the POC for the Acquisition Office listed above within 5 calendar days of this synopsis. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. A concern that responds to this notice without providing a POC and phone number will be considered nonreponsive to this request without further consideration. All sources responding to this synopsis shall submit information relating to their business and size status. The NAICS code 522320. A firm is considered small for the purposes of this acquisition if its size standard does not exceed $7 million.