RFI - HUD Manufacturing Housing - Monitoring Services.pdf

ACTION: Request for Information

REFERENCE NUMBER: A-2012-HSNG-0022

SET ASIDE: N/A

RESPONSE DATE: August 2, 2012

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 541330, Engineering Services

CONTRACTING OFFICE:

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

Office Of The Chief Procurement Officer/FHA Housing Support Division th

Street S.W., Room 5256

Washington, DC 20410

POINT OF CONTACT:

Demetress E. Stringfield (202) 402-2239, demetress.e.stringfield@hud.gov

TITLE OF REQUIREMENT: Manufacturing Housing Monitoring Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS. A SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development. The purpose of this RFI is to identify qualified businesses (including small and small certified 8(a), Small Disadvantaged, HUBZone firms; veteran and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and women-owned small businesses) capable of performing the work described herein. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the Government's use of that information. No contract or other instrument will be issued as a result of this RFI. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response.

DESCRIPTION:

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (The Department or HUD) regulates the design and construction of manufactured housing. The National Manufactured Housing

Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (the Act), implemented in June 1976, established the framework for the preemptive Federal Standards and the related manufactured housing regulatory programs (HUD programs) in use today. HUD administers several manufactured housing regulatory programs, of which monitoring the performance of cooperating agencies is one. HUD generally implements the monitoring portion of its program through two sets of regulations: (1) 24 CFR 3280, Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards (the

Standards), which is a nationally preemptive set of standards for the design and construction of these homes (commonly known in this industry as the HUD Code); and (2) 24 CFR 3282, Manufactured Housing Procedural and Enforcement Regulations (the Regulations), which generally govern the enforcement of the HUD Code. HUD uses Contractors to assist in the implementation of the program.

In addition, the Act establishes an installation program, and a dispute resolution program, which are administered by other contracts. Some States inspect every installation while in others, installation inspections are completed by local governments or not at all. The 1974 Act, as amended in 2000, established, among other things, a consensus committee to make recommendations to the Department for adopting, revising, and interpreting the Standards and procedural and enforcement regulations. Also, the Act mandates implementation of an installation program by HUD that will provide minimum installation standards in the future. A copy of the Act can be obtained from the HUD’s website:

www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mhs/manhsgst.pdf

HUD’s Office of Manufacturing Housing (HAB) is seeking to identify sources with a

PRIMARY North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541330, Engineering Services that can assist HUD with the following services:

1. Perform assessment inspections, monitoring and enforcement of the private and state agents of HUD responsible for oversight of design and construction of manufactured housing. This effort includes parallel and concurrent monitoring of the In-Plant Production Primary Inspection

Agencies (IPIAs), Design-Approval Primary Inspection Agencies DAPIAs) and assessment inspections of the 38 participating States’ Administrative Agencies (SAAs).

2. Production and distribution of HUD labels that are purchased by IPIAs. A HUD certification label is the approved form of certification by the manufacturer permanently affixed to each transportable section of the home. These labels are initially provided by the Department through the monitoring contractor to the IPIA.

3. Maintain physical storage of hard copy designs and microfilm, and an electronic library for the retrieval and storage of manufactured housing designs.

4. Perform Alternative construction reviews, special investigations and studies, regulatory specialist services, and customer feedback.

A hybrid contract type containing firm fixed price and cost reimbursement elements with a period of performance for the base year of twelve months with four one (1)-year option periods is anticipated.

This requirement is currently being performed under contract with Institute for Building

Technology and Safety (IBTS).

Request For Capabilities Statement:

Interested vendors shall provide a detailed capability statement that would allow the government to determine if they have the expertise, experience, and knowledge to perform the requirements.

Capability statements must address at least two prior contracts (see #10 below) that reflect similar type and scope of work. Contract place of performance may be performed at the contractor facility. The NAICS Code is “Engineering ” the small business size standard is $14.0M. Interested vendors are encouraged to respond to this notice. However, be advised that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of respondents' capacity and capability to perform the specific work as required.

Submissions shall include the following:

1) Company name, address, telephone number

2) Contact name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address

3) Socio-economic classification (i.e., HUB Zone and/or 8(a) status) and SBA point of contact.

4) Business size for NAICS code. Please submit copies of documentation such as letters or certificates to indicate the firm’s status.

5) DUNS number

6) CAGE code. Companies must be registered in the CCR, www.ccr.gov, to be awarded contracts with the federal government.

7) TIN

8) If company has a Government approved accounting system, please identify the agency that approved the system.

9) Identification of the firm's GSA Schedule and applicable SIN(s) and/or existing contract number (scope must permit HUD to order)

10) Description of the company's prior relevant experience and a summary of past performance information for contracts awarded. Additionally, provide the following information:

a. Who (Company name) did your firm provide the service(s)?

b. Contract number or other identifying reference.

c. Did you perform as the Prime or Sub? If you were a sub, indicate the percentage of the overall contract that you performed and the type of effort you performed.

d. Period of performance

e. Annual dollar value

f. Contract type (Cost, Firm Fixed Price, Time and Material, etc.)

11) Evidence that respondent can satisfy the minimum requirements while in compliance with

FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

12) Ten (10) page limitation, 12-point type font, with not less than a one inch margin on 8-1/2 x

11 inch paper.

Teaming arrangement responses are acceptable. The information required above for the company responding to this announcement should also be provided for each entity expected to be teammates of the respondent for performance of this work.

To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure.

Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement http://www.ccr.gov/ may be reflected in the subsequent solicitation, and HUD may contact one or more respondents for clarifications to enhance the Government's understanding. This announcement is Government market research, and may result in revisions in both its requirements and its acquisition strategy based on industry responses. RESPONDENTS MUST SUBMIT ALL CAPABILITY

STATEMENTS VIA E-MAIL to Demetress E. Stringfield at demetress.e.stringfield@hud.gov no later than August 2, 2012 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for consideration.