99 -- EXPEDITER SERVICES

Notice Date

November 8, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Procurement and Contracts (OPC), Administrative Support Division, NCA, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 5256, Washington, DC, 20410

ZIP Code

20410

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-OPHI

Response Due

November 28, 2000

Point of Contact

Catherine Pinkney, Purchasing Agent, Phone 202-708-1772 x7125, Fax 202-708-2933, Email Catherine_B._Pinkney@hud.gov -- Amelia McCormick, Support Branch Chief, Admin Support Div, Phone 202-708-1772 x7127, Fax 202-708-2933, Email Amelia_E._McCormick@hud.gov

E-Mail Address

Catherine Pinkney (Catherine_B._Pinkney@hud.gov)

Description

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wishes to enter into multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Expediter Services to provide Technical Assistance and program management support to both Public Housing Authorities selected under the Office of Public Housing Investments (OPHI) Programs and to its staff. The overall objective of these BPAs is to ensure that OPHI's revitalization/construction and mixed finance efforts, including HOPE VI development are accomplished in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The provider of these services is referred to as an OPHI "Expediter". It is anticipated that Blanket Purchase Agreements will be entered into with a number of qualified sources for a period of three years. Sources will be sought and identified that possess professional expertise that may be relevant to the assessment and resolution of conflicts, problems or delays in the delivery of services under OPHI projects including HOPE VI development and mixed finance projects throughout the country. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Blanket Purchase Agreements. It is anticipated that the expertise required may include several of the following functional areas as they relate to the HOPE VI and mixed finance programs of the Office of Public Housing Investment:: (1) program administration (2) design, general architecture and real estate related engineering (3) finance, accounting and information systems, (4) supportive services and resident issues and (5) legal issues. A formal Request for Quotation will be issued/posted on the HUD Internet Home Page Contracting Opportunities site, on November 28, 2000. Please submit your request on company letterhead, prior to the above referenced date, to Catherine Pinkney, Purchasing Agent, fax: (202) 708-2933. No telephone or e-mail request will be excepted. HUD post all required notices of its contracting opportunities on its Internet Home Page Contracting Opportunities site. Potential offerors who download copies of solicitations may automatically receive e-mailed notification concerning issued amendments to the applicable solicitation. HUD currently is using a new Electronic Source List (ESL) service. By using this free service, offerors will be able to register for e-mail notifications whenever amendments are made to a specific solicitation that has been downloaded. The list of sources who have registered will be posted to this site. If, you are interested in subcontracting opportunities, you will be able to view the list and contact the registered sources to market your services. The solicitations identified as "ESL available" offer this free services. To receive these notifications, offerors must click on the link for e-mail notification where prompted in the RFQ announcement on the HUD web. Offerors are advised to check the web page frequently to see if HUD has issued any amendments to the solicitation that has been downloaded. All amendments will be posted to and may be downloaded from the referenced web site.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001113/99SOL001.HTM (D-313 SN506376)