Specifications include, but are not limited to: This Request for Proposal (RFP) is being issued by Montana State University and University of Montana (hereinafter referred to as “the University”) on behalf of its campuses (Montana State University-Bozeman, Montana State University-Northern, Montana State University-Billings, and Great Falls College Montana State University and The University of Montana-Missoula, Montana Tech – Butte, Western Montana College-Dillion, and Helena College) to solicit proposals for Collection Agency Services for Delinquent Student Loan and or Account Receivables from qualified, experienced, financially sound, and responsible providers of collection services interested in providing such services. The loan programs involved will include Federal Perkins/NDSL Student Loans (Perkins/NDSL), Federal Nursing Student Loans (NSL), and Nurse Faculty Loans, and other institutional loans. The ability to electronically exchange information between the campuses and the loan servicer is required. Access to reports online is required. The Agency must have the capability to access and report credit information to at least two of the national credit reporting companies (Equifax, Trans Union, Experian). The Agency must have extensive experience in all legal aspects of debt collections litigation in State of Montana, federal and tribal courts, as well as experience in directly supervising collections litigation in non-Montana state, federal and tribal courts if litigation is to be pursued. In addition, the Agency shall be required to ensure that all attorneys assigned to work on behalf of the University (1) take annual continuing legal education courses and seminars, at Agency expense, in applicable collections law developments and changes; and (2) have no prior or pending alleged ethical violations or judicial sanctions of any kind against them or their law firms, or any adverse judgments arising from noncompliance with applicable federal, state and tribal collections laws.
