RFQ-10-001 RFQ-10-002 Transmittal letter.doc

United States Department of Agriculture

Rural Development

Kentucky State Office

October 08, 2009

TO POTENTIAL COMPETITORS:

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development is pleased to provide you with 2 separate Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for legal work. Both of these projects involve foreclosures of Single Family Housing properties on which USDA Rural Development holds a mortgage interest. These properties will all be in Kentucky. Other USDA Rural Development State Offices may have similar contracting programs for properties within their state.

RFQ-10-001 is for private attorneys to handle the foreclosure process itself for properties in the Eastern District of Kentucky.

RFQ-10-002 is for private attorneys to provide title opinion updates only for properties in the Western District of Kentucky.

You may compete for either or both of these projects. Each RFQ is complete in and of itself. You would have to respond to both RFQ to be considered for both projects.

Both projects have a common quotation due date of November 09, 2009 at 11:00AM Local (Lexington KY) time. Late submissions might not be considered.

Please review each RFQ closely before submitting your quotation. Please note the provisions in section B of each RFQ entitled “STANDING PRICE QUOTATON”. The government expects to issue an individual purchase order for each title opinion update or foreclosure case.

Also note that the Government will conduct a “pre-quotation conference” scheduled to begin at 10:00AM Local (Lexington KY) time, October 27, 2009. The main agenda of that conference will be regarding the private attorney foreclosures under RFQ-10-001. However it is possible that some issues regarding RFQ-10-002 for Title Opinion Updates may arise. You may compete without attending the pre-quotation conference, but it will assist you in submitting your best price and technical quotation for RFQ-10-001 if you or your representative do attend the conference.

Please use the “Pre-Quotation Reservation form” on the reverse side of this letter to assist us in providing adequate facilities for the conference. Note that the Government reserves the right to change the exact location of the conference if attendance is expected to exceed the capacity of our planed accommodations. If so, sufficient travel time will be allowed for timely arrivals at the planned conference location to travel to any alternate location.

Sincerely, David R. Beveridge

Contracting Officer

771 Corporate Drive • Suite 200 • Lexington, KY 40503

Phone: (859) 224-7300 • Fax: (859) 224-7425 • TDD: (859) 224-7422 • Web: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ky

Committed to the future of rural communities.

“USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.”

To file a complaint of discrimination write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 Or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).