SPECIAL NOTICE
U -- Project on Accessibility Training and Technical Guidance
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, OCPO, Office of Program Operations, Office of Program Operations, NP, 451 7th Street S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20410
- Solicitation Number
- R-2010-EGP-00013
- Archive Date
- 9/18/2010
- Point of Contact
- Hope A. Brooks,
- E-Mail Address
-
hope.a.brooks@hud.gov
(hope.a.brooks@hud.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Synopsis: Project on Accessibility Training and Technical Guidance ACTION: RFI - Request for Information SET ASIDE: N/A SUBJECT: Project on Accessibility Training and Technical Guidance; Continuation of HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST training and technical guidance program DESCRIPTION: This Request For Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of this RFI is to identify qualified business sources capable of performing the work described herein. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the Government's use of that information. No contract or other instrument will be issued as a result of this RFI. HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST (Fair Housing Instruction, Resources, Support, and Technical Guidance) program was launched in January 2003 to provide training and technical guidance to the building industry on the Fair Housing Act's accessible design and construction requirements. This technical guidance program is a major education and outreach initiative that HUD established to provide intensive accurate and uniform technical guidance to the building industry on this aspect of the Fair Housing Act on a national scale. The program, as currently designed, provides architects, builders, code officials and others in the housing industry with in-depth technical guidance and training necessary to comply with the Act's accessibility requirements, and related protections for persons with disabilities, as well as educate persons with disabilities, disability rights organizations, fair housing enforcement agencies and other interested persons about these requirements. HUD seeks the services of a contractor to continue this program. Using an approach that will benefit from the practical knowledge and experience of the housing industry and disability rights advocacy organizations, the contractor will establish and operate a design and construction resource center that will dispense technical guidance on a nationwide basis, update and administer a technical guidance website ( www.fairhousingfirst.org ), provide training on a nationwide basis via a variety of venues, and provide related reports and statistics on a monthly basis. The training offered under this program currently provides, and will need to continue to provide, continuing education credits certified by the AIA. This training and technical guidance program is dedicated to increasing compliance with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act, thereby increasing the supply of accessible multifamily units nationwide. Interested vendors shall provide a detailed capability statement that would allow the government to determine that they have the expertise, experience and knowledge to perform the requirements. Submissions shall address the following: 1) Business name, address, telephone number(s), DUNS code, size standard, socio-economic classification (i.e., HUB Zone and/or 8 (a) status)) and point of contact. 2) A positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for a solicitation 3) Evidence of extensive specialized technical and legal knowledge of the Fair Housing Act's accessible design and construction requirements to assure expert technical and legally accurate guidance in this subject area. FHEO will need to see evidence, e.g., narrative statement, examples of past work involving provision of technical guidance on this subject area, and the firm's capabilities in this specialized subject area, in addition to capability statements. 4) Evidence of successful past performance in federal contracting providing management and day-to-day operations for a technical guidance and training program dealing with Federal accessibility laws and their applicability to the design and construction of housing and housing-related facilities. Evidence should include: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts and points of contacts with telephone numbers, date and period of performance, and description of work performed within the last 3 years. Please do not include more than three examples. 5) Provide evidence of knowledge, experience, and expertise for developing and providing training events on a national scale for similar or related subject areas. 6) Provide a list of instructors detailing their knowledge, expertise and experience with the accessible design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act and providing training courses on this subject.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HUD/NP/NP/R-2010-EGP-00013/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, Washington, District of Columbia, 20410, United States
- Zip Code: 20410
- Zip Code: 20410
- Record
- SN02229948-W 20100807/100805235146-85f17f1c15e16db18a519d369d8883f9 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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