SERVICES TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC DATA MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROGRAM On on about December 19, 1997, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will utilize the Internet Home Page Contracting Opportunities site at (http://www.hud.gov/ctsoprty.html) to publish a draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Factors for Award. The Department intends to review all comments on the SOW and Factors before procuring electronic data management services (EDM) in support of the federal manufactured housing program. In this way, the Department is soliciting written comments from the general public and interested parties on the draft Statement of Work and Factors for Award. [The Department is also soliciting addresses from organizations interested in receiving Request for Proposals when the RFP is ready to be published.] Specifically, the Internet package will consist of a preface outlining specific elements for which the Department is soliciting comment, the proposed SOW which describes the Government's requirements, and the Factors for Award. HUD requests that all interested parties review and comment on these requirements as deemed necessary. Such comments are to be mailed to the Department at the address cited in this synopsis. (Internet and faxed responses will not be reviewed). Services which are addressed include, but are not limited to the following: (1) systems management; (2) assessment and improvement of existing databases and systems; (3) development of custom software; (4) provision of computer hardware to stat administrative agencies; (5) transmission of data among program participants (where appropriate); (6) software and hardware training of program participants; (7) performance measurements of trainers and users of hardware and software. The document referenced above may either be downloaded from the Internet or picked up during business hours in room 5258 (9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. local time) at the HUD Headquarters building, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410. Comments related to this document will be reviewed by the Department prior to issuing a Request for Proposal package that would include a SOW and Factors for Award. Your responses/suggestions/comments must be submitted to the attention of Dr. Elizabeth A. Cocke, Room 9156, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410 within thirty (30) days from the date the SOW and Factors are published. DO NOT SUBMIT RESPONSES THROUGH THE INTERNET OR FACSIMILE MACHINE AS THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMENTS RECEIVED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOR AN INVITATION FOR BID. WEB: Click here to visit the HUD Contracting Home Page, http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctshome.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Gail L. Robertson, Gail L. Robertson@hud.gov.

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0313 19971217\SP-0001.MSC)