| PS. Lisa is in the "appeal" phase. I'm still in the "waiting for the system to recognize I've sent in my application and it's complete" phase, (for the third time I might add). Once the system recognizes you as complete, your 90 day clock starts again. I've had two clocks started and stopped (without my knowledge) and am waiting to find out if the system will recognize all the documents I uploaded last Thursday morning (8Dec). If it does or did, I should get my third auto-Email on my 90 day window for the CVE team to review my application for either approval or denial.
Marcy Begin forwarded message: Date: November 21, 2011 5:24:42 PM EST
Subject: RE: Request for Reconsideration by CSSS.NET
That is why I think it is unacceptable. Lisa N. Wolford President & CEO 402-502-4145 Bellevue Office 202-639-5101 DC Office 8(a)/SDB, WOB, SDVOSB From: Marcelyn Atwood [mailto:matwood@crispatwood.com]
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:13 PM
To: Wolford Lisa
Subject: Re: Request for Reconsideration by CSSS.NET I got the same message just last week after uploading the documents they already had! Marcy On Nov 21, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Wolford Lisa wrote:
90 days is unacceptable when it is all due errors on their part. 402-502-4145 Bellevue Office From: Verification Followup [mailto:vacoveriff@va.gov]
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 12:11 PM
To: Wolford Lisa
Subject: RE: Request for Reconsideration by CSSS.NET CVE has received your inquiry. At this time, your question has been forwarded to the Reconsideration Team for clarification. You can expect to receive a response from vacorecons@va.gov regarding your inquiry. The regulation, 38 CFR 74, states that CVE has 60 days, when practicable, to make a final decision associated with the request for reconsideration. Unfortunately, we have received an exceptionally large number of requests for reconsideration, and currently almost 600 applications are in the reconsideration process. As a result, it is no longer practicable to process these within 60 days. Historically, 20% of companies receiving an initial denial requested reconsideration of that decision. Today, over 60% of companies receiving a denial are requesting reconsideration. We have shifted and added resources in an effort to speed up the process. In order to be fair to all applicants, we continue to process all requests for reconsideration on a first come, first served basis. We currently estimate that we will be able to provide a decision within 90 days of receiving a request for reconsideration. If you need further assistance, please call the help desk at 202-303-3260. From: Wolford Lisa [mailto:lisa@csss.net]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 6:41 PM
To: Verification Followup
Cc: Contract; Mathisen, Dean .; lhockey@cohenmohr.com; Weidman, Rick
Subject: FW: Request for Reconsideration by CSSS.NET
Importance: High We filed our request for reconsideration on November 3rd and we would like to get a status update as to when this will be completed. It is critical for our business and we did file it in the timely manner required and addressed all of the issues spelled out. Most of which were actually covered in our initial application in March 2011. 402-502-4145 Bellevue Office On behalf of CSSS.NET, we enclose a Request for Reconsideration. CSSS.NET received the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Veterans Enterprise, denial of its application for recertification on October 24, 2011. This Request is timely filed within 30 days of such receipt. The Request for Reconsideration (Request.Reconsideration.Signed.pdf) includes the following Attachments: Attachment 1: Screen Shot of Documents Submitted to CVE Attachment 2: Affidavit of Lisa Wolford dated November 2, 2011 Exhibit 1: Resume of Lisa Wolford Exhibit 2: Compensation Summary dated October 26, 2011 Exhibit 3: 2010 Payroll Report and Copies of Employee W-2 Forms Exhibit 4: 2009 Payroll Report and Copies of Employee W-2 Forms Attachment 3: Affidavit of Jeffrey S. Hamernik C.P.A. dated November 2, 2011 If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned. 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, THE ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT DOCTRINE, THE JOINT DEFENSE PRIVILEGE, AND/OR OTHER PRIVILEGES. The contents of this message and any attachments are intended only for the use of a specific addressee or addressees. If the reader of this message is not the intended addressee, or the person responsible for delivery to the addressee, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or by telephone. THANK YOU. President, The Crisp Atwood Group, LLC Phone: 703-232-1608, Ext 2 / FAX: 703-783-0744
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