Sources_Sought_-_RFI_APP--HU-2020-120_Q_-A's.pdf

Solicitation APP-HU-2020-120

Sources Sought/RFI Questions and Responses

1. Question: Could you please provide a copy of the attachment, referred to:

- Sample FHA Rules Scoring Form in Section Lists of Attachments in the Performance Work Statement

- Sample FHA Rules Scoring Form in Section J List of Attachments in EAD Portal Sources Sought document.

Answer: This is a sources sought, a market research tool used to find out information from industry and answer questions from industry pertaining to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). This is also a market research tool for industry to provide a capability statement indicating the Contractor’s capability to complete the required tasks in the PWS. Any additional information needed such as; sample FHA Rules Scoring Form, Quality Control Plan (QCP), etc. will be given at the time the solicitation is released for this requirement.

2. Question: Other Attachments – Please provide any other attachments referred to in the RFI, not loaded in the FedBiOpps.gov portal or accessible via URL.

Answer: This is a sources sought, a market research tool used to find out information from industry and answer questions from industry pertaining to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). This is also a market research tool for industry to provide a capability statement indicating the Contractor’s capability to complete the required tasks in the PWS. Any additional information needed such as; sample FHA Rules Scoring Form, Quality Control Plan (QCP), etc. will be given at the time the solicitation is released for this requirement.

3. Question: Can HUD provide us an example of the current Quality Control Plan (QCP) that meets all their requirements for this project (or a similar project) so we can ensure that our QCP meets their standards?

Answer: This is a sources sought, a market research tool used to find out information from industry and answer questions from industry pertaining to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). This is also a market research tool for industry to provide a capability statement indicating the Contractor’s capability to complete the required tasks in the PWS. Any additional information needed such as; sample FHA Rules Scoring Form, Quality Control Plan (QCP), etc. will be given at the time the solicitation is released for this requirement.

4. Question: Can you provide additional information on the availability of HUD provided supplemental data sources (e.g. MLS data, address standardization data, public records data, etc.) and/or the expectation of the Contractor to secure such supplemental data sources, in support of successfully executing the automated business rules?

Answer: This is a sources sought, a market research tool used to find out information from industry and answer questions from industry pertaining to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). This is also a market research tool for industry to provide a capability statement indicating the Contractor’s capability to complete the required tasks in the PWS. Any additional information needed such as; sample FHA

Rules Scoring Form, Quality Control Plan (QCP), etc. will be given at the time the solicitation is released for this requirement.

5. Question: Can you provide a capability overview of the current system that manages these processes, the limitations or problem statement that is driving the desire for a new solution, and the desired business benefits? Are there measurable business goals that have been defined for this initiative?

Answer: No, a capability overview of the current system that manages these processes, the limitations or problem statement that is driving the desire for a new solution, and the desired business benefits can not be provided. There is a Performance Requirements Summary identified in the PWS that defines the business goals.

6. Question: Please clarify what the Governments means by the statement “Firms should be unrestricted Contractor/Participants” as referenced on page 1 of the sources sought.

Answer: At this time it is anticipated that this acquisition will be solicited as a full and open competition without set-asides, pending the results of the sources sought.

7. Question: Please clarify if the Government is seeking a contractor to develop/implement a new Electronic Appraisal Delivery portal solution or provide support for the existing EAD Port the link to the existing portal is: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/lender/origination/ead as referenced on page 3 of the source sought.

Answer: We are seeking a firm to implement an EAD portal, not develop a new portal. We are not looking for firm to support the existing EAD portal.

8. Question: Please confirm that the 12-month Transition Period is for the awarded contractor to gain an understanding of the EAD Portal they will be supporting and not to implement a new solution that is referenced in the PWS on pages 13 and 14.

Answer: The 12-month transition in period is for the firm to implement their solution and transition in all current lenders.

9. Question: Please clarify if the Government requiring that the awarded contractor develop an integration between the EAD portal and relevant FHA systems including LAMS within 90 days of contract award as referenced on page 14 of the PWS?

Answer: Yes, we are expecting the firm to have connection within 90 days.

10. Question: Is the Government looking for a contractor that already has a solution that directly connects to UCDP or EAD Portal so that appraisals can be directly fed to them as referenced on page 14 of the PWS?

Answer: Yes, the Government is looking for a contractor that can demonstrate a current connection to UCDP or FHA's current EAD portal.

https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/lender/origination/ead