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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D.C. 20410

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Reference: Questions in response to Solicitation Number DU100R-12-R-0004 For Multifamily Premium Audit Services.

To: Prospective Offerors

The following questions and answers addressed below are hereby incorporated into this solicitation:

THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS SOLICITAITON IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 AT at 1:00 p.m. E.S.T.

Q1. Has the requirements of this RFQ been performed by another contractor? If so, who is the incumbent, how long have they been performing the work?

R1. Yes. Tae-Pedro & Associates, P.C., base plus 4 option periods

Q2. What the contract number for the prior contract?

R2. C-OPC-23113

Q3. What was the total contract award amount?

R3. $7,020,666.

Q 4 . The second page of the Cover Letter of the solicitation states, “…and the size standards is $19.0M.”, the SF-1449 states the size standard is $8.5 million, and page 87 of the solicitation, “NAICS CODE AND SIZE STANDARD” states that the small business size standard is $8M. Please clarify the small business size standard.

R.4 The size standard for NAICS Code 541211, Offices of Certified Public Accountants is $19.0 million dollars.

Q5.Please define the term Base Year

R5. The base year is as 12 month period of performance.

Q 6. Column 25: Please define Accounting and Appropriation Data.

R.6 (Form 1449) This accounting data field will be completed by the agency at time of award.

Q7. Column 20: Please define “Quantity”; does this mean number of Contract/Policies?

R7. The word quantity means the number of units to be processed in the schedule of charges.

Q8. Please define the terms Audit Insure and Audit Unsure

R8. To perform premium audits/reviews on insured advance and insured upon completion projects.

Q9. Please define the terms Audit Portfolio Re-Engineering

R9. To perform premium audits/reviews on these types of projects.

Q10. Please define the terms Audit Insured Advances and Audit Unsured upon Completion

R10. See R8.

Q11. Please define the term New Endorsements

R11. This is the source documents of newly insured projects.

Q12. Please define the term Number Projections

R12. This would be the number of projects requiring action.

Q13. Please define the term Number of Termination Requests

R 13. This refers to the number of requests received for termination of insurance.

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