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R -- ASSET SALES SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE (DUE DILIGENCE) U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASSET SALES PROGRAM SOL 8.7885.0013 POC William C. Dorwart (202) 205-7088, Technical Arnold Rosenthal (202) 205-6484 E-MAIL: Wiliam.Dorwart@sba.gov, William.Dorwart@sba.gov. The U.S. Small Business Admistration (SBA) intends to solicit proposals for due diligence services, sales support, and assistance associated with the sale of assets selected for the Asset Sales Program. Over the life of the program, SBA may sell up to $10 billion (unpaid principal balance) in loans and owned assets (small commercial buliding, single family residences, and vacant land parcel; furniutre, fixtures, equipment, etc.) This solicitaiton is an 8(a) competitive award and only certified 8(a) contractors offers will be accepted. It is expected that multiple awards will be made, some of which may be made off of the GSA schedule when available. SBA expects to engage an asset sales support and assistance contractor (the Due Dligence Contractor) for each transaction, after a competitive round of cost proposal and technical plan evaluations among successful awardees of the contract itself. The services will include the copying, compilation, and assembly of asset files for presentation to potential investors; development and maintenance of a database to the potential investors; property inspection reports; and assistance in the delivery of the files to the successful asset purchaser after closing. The contrctor should also be prepared to engage qualified subcontractors for environmental review, title pudates and if requested by SBA, valuation services, and imaging services. the SIC code for the asset sales support and assistance services is 8721. Offerors must have a high degree of substantive knowledge and experience in :asset sale due diligence services, technical writing, due diligence database development and maintenance, property inspections, project management, and management of multiple subcontractors. Offerors should also be experienced in due diligence on other owned assets as well as loan portfolios. The estimated issuance day of this solicitation will be approximately 15 calendar days from the issuance date of this synopsis, with proposals due approximately forty five (45) days from date of requests for proposals. Requests for copies of the subject solicitation shall be directed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third St, S.W., 5th Floor, Office of Procurement and Grants Management, Washington, DC 20416 attn: William C. Dorwart, or email William.Dorwart@sba.gov. All requests must be in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. A website is currently being developed for this solicitation at www.SBA.GOV. The SBA encourages interested parties to download the solicitation form the website. SBA does not guarantee information or solicitation will be accessible via the site. SBA will strive to keep the site current with any future amendments but is not responsible to do so. Potential offerors who have identified themselves in writing to Mr. Dorwart, will be assured of receiving any further notices. (0009)

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