SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Online Building Construction Cost Estimating Data and Tools
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519190
— All Other Information Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, OCPO, Western (Denver) Field Contracting Operations, Denver Operations Branch, NFW, 1670 Broadway, 23rd Floor, Denver, Colorado, 80202-4801
- ZIP Code
- 80202-4801
- Solicitation Number
- 86548A18P00010
- Archive Date
- 8/19/2018
- Point of Contact
- Darrell D. Rishel,
- E-Mail Address
-
Darrell.D.Rishel@hud.gov
(Darrell.D.Rishel@hud.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice that, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to RSMeans Company LLC (RSMeans), to purchase access to online building construction estimating data and tools. HUD has determined that RSMeans is the only vendor capable of providing the required services. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A solicitation will not be issued. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c) (1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements". All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Information submitted shall be sufficient to determine capability in providing the services required by HUD. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. RS Means provides regional cost information that is automatically updated throughout the year, with instant access to labor, material and equipment costs from RS Means' comprehensive database. No cost estimating software other than RS Means has the performance and capability to provide the vast amounts of material and labor data required by HUD Multifamily for specific geographic regions throughout the United States. The software is required to perform key functions, such as allowing user access through single sign-on capability; saving and retrieving current and past estimates on-line in a secure environment; allowing for estimates to be converted to Excel format, producing estimates that are easily copied; printing and email functionality within the software; and providing the ability to estimate unit price, editable custom assemblies, editable custom square foot models, along with user defined cost data The database must be accessible by 15 HUD staff located in multiple offices throughout the U.S.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HUD/NFW/NFW/86548A18P00010/listing.html)
- Record
- SN05020580-W 20180805/180803231113-c4eafa3128f84e4caa8ede6bd00bb4a2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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