Federal Emergency Management Agcy, Acquisition Operations Division, 500 C Street, S.W., Room 350, Washington, DC 20472

R -- HOUSING INSPECTIONS SERVICES SOL EMW-1999-RI-0081 DUE 101299 POC Nancy A. Costello, Contract Specialist, (202)646-4373; Chandra G. Lewis, Contracting Officer, (202)646-3118 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFI, http://www.fema.gov/ofm/bidinfo.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contract the Contract Specialist, nancy.costello@fema.gov. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is seeking comments, questions, and estimated cost/pricing relative to the draft Statement of Work (SOW) and draft Solicitation for the competitive procurement of "Housing Inspection Services". A Pre-Solicitation Conference is tentatively scheduled for October 29, 1999 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hills Road, Bethesda, MD 20814; phone (301)897-9400. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to issue a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) following the Pre-Solicitation Conference, and anticipates procurement of housing inspection services based on full and open competition, and contract award based on best-value to the Government where technical considerations are more important than cost/price. The applicable SIC code is 6411. FEMA is exploring innovative and feasible approaches for completing higher quantities of inspections in lesser amounts of time and motivating contractors to exceed government expectations. FEMA is considering two possible mandatory levels of performance. Financial incentives/disincentives as well as variance in work distribution based on performance (and capacity) is also being contemplated. These and other areas of the draft solicitation will be discussed during the Pre-Solicitation Conference. This RFI shall not be construed as a request for proposal (RFP) nor as an obligation on the part of the government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of submission of responses to this RFI and the Government's use of such information. Respondents of this RFI may be requested to provide additional information based on their initial submissions. The draft Statement of Work, draft solicitation (and attachments), and HIS Historical Data may be viewed on FEMA's World Wide Web home page. The Internet address for viewing the draft Statement of Work on FEMA's home page is http://www.fema.gov/ofm. The draft Statement of Work and draft solicitation may be accessed through the "details" icon under "Procurement Information." Additionally, a hard copy of the draft Statement of Work and draft solicitation may be requested; and HIS Historical Data may be viewed, by appointment only, in the Contracting Office. All hard copy requests for the draft Statement of Work and draft solicitation, or requests for appointments to view HIS Historical Data, shall be in writing and may be faxed to (202) 646-2970 or emailed to nancy.costello@fema.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. Contractors are encouraged to submit estimated prices (including itemized composition of price), and industry perspectives on (a) the two possible levels of performance with emphasis on the feasibility of requiring a "higher" level of mandatory performance under the resulting contract; (b) the proposed incentives/disincentives; (c) the proposed Statement of Work; (d) any technological alternatives which may be available to meet the Statement of Work requirements and save the government money; (e) the proposed evaluation criteria; (f) the proposed contract type; and (g) any additional contents of the draft solicitation package. Industry responses to the RFI should be submitted no later than 30 days following publication of this notice in the CBD. The issuing office and place designated for receipt of your comments, questions and estimated pricing is: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Financial Management, Recovery and Preparedness Division, Attention: Nancy Costello (FM-RP), 500 C Street, S.W., Room 350, Washington, DC 20472. Information can also be emailed to nancy.costello@fema.gov, or tele-faxed to (202)646-2970. Questions regarding this RFI should be directed to Nancy Costello on (202) 646-4373. Collect calls will not be accepted. Posted 09/14/99 (W-SN379951). (0257)

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