U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Midwest Contracting Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Room 2519, Chicago, IL 60604-3507

R -- TAX SERVICES SOL H05R95038000000 POC Philip Graham, Contract Specialist, (312) 886-2761. HUD intends to award a contract for tax services to be performed for Secretary-held mortgaged (SHM) properties within the jurisdiction of HUD's Chicago, Illinois office. The contractor's required tasks will include, in part, the following: review the SHM Cook County portfolio to determine delinquencies of tax payments; provide HUD with written procedures to obtain tax refunds from taxing authorities; determine all Ad Valorem taxes, penalties and interest due to taxing authorities; deliver overpaid taxes to HUD for SHM properties; contact taxing authorities twice yearly to make arrangements to pay taxes; and check with taxing authorities to determine if Section 221(g)(4) properties have unpaid property taxes. The base period of the contract to be awarded will be two years. Also, HUD will have the option to extend the period for one additional year. The contract will be 100% set-aside for a small business concern. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8999. The size standard is $5 million. Request for Proposals (RFP) H05R95038000000 will be available approximately 15 days from the date of this notice. Proposals will be due approximately 45 days from the date of this notice. Interested parties can request a copy of the RFP in writing from Mr. Graham at the address above. Alternatively, parties may request a copy via the Internet using Philip(underscore)A.(underscore)Graham@HUD.GOV. (0243)

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