Office of Housing Counseling

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Counseling is a civilian sub-office within HUD that administers federal contracts related to housing counseling services and related operational support. The Office of Housing Counseling operates as a policy and program office within HUD's larger housing assistance and consumer-protection mission.

The Office has awarded four federal contracts totaling $1.5 million in combined potential value since 2013, with $1.4 million obligated. Contract activity has been sparse and irregular: one award in 2013, one in 2014, one in 2016, and one in 2018, with no recorded awards since July 2018. The most recent award date is more than eight years in the past, indicating minimal recent procurement activity on the contract side.

Competitive concentration is fragmented across three distinct prime contractors. Three-quarters of awards carried no set-aside designation, while one award was made under 8(a) Sole Source set-aside. No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Office of Housing Counseling or its descendant offices.

Given the agency's inactive contract award history since 2018 and the absence of open contract solicitations, pursuit of contract opportunities at this office is not currently warranted. The Office may operate primarily through grant-making, inter-agency agreements, or other transactional vehicles rather than traditional federal contracting.