Private Counsel Debt Collection - District of Puerto Rico (Request for Proposal)

The private counsel (Contractor) shall furnish all legal services, including representation in negotiation, compromise, settlement, and litigation, to collect delinquent debts owed to the United States. Such services include the collection and litigation of secured and unsecured Federal debts and participation in bankruptcy, foreclosure, and other ancillary proceedings as may be required. The Contractor may undertake collection of delinquent non-tax civil debts referred to the DOJ for collection from Federal agencies, or that may originate from litigation at the Department or other DOJ components. All of the work to be performed under this contract must be performed within the counties that comprise the United States Federal Judicial Districts, and all litigation to collect secured and unsecured debts must be brought in the United States District Court in the same judicial district in which the debtor is located, unless the case is a foreclosure and the United States Attorney’s Office determines in consultation with the Contractor that it is more efficient for foreclosure matters to be filed in state or local courts.