Lead_Evaluation_Services_Sources_Sought_Notice.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a request for offers, quotes or proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the

Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. This is a market research tool only to determine the capability of potential sources.

As part of its Management and Marketing (M&M) suite of contracts, the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development is performing market research to identify potential 8(a) businesses that have the skills and extensive experience to provide Lead Evaluation Services for the agency’s’ Homeownership Centers (HOCs). The NAICS Code for this acquisition is

541620-Environmental Consulting Services. The Small Business Standard is $14 million and the PSC Code is B510-Special Studies/Analysis-Environmental Assessment. The Contractor shall provide lead evaluation services, including visual assessments, lead based paint inspections, stabilization plans, and clearance examinations for Single-family (1-4 units) properties owned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) located within the following Homeownership Center (HOC) geographic areas:

Area 1 – Atlanta HOC consisting of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Area 2 – Denver HOC consisting of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming

Area 3 – Philadelphia HOC consisting of the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia

Area 4 – Santa Ana HOC consisting of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands

The Agency is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) in order to solicit responses from capable sources and Company Capability Statements to ensure sufficient competition exists to meet the Government’s requirements. This competition is limited to eligible 8(a) firms that have been certified by the Small Business Administration.

I. BACKGROUND

HUD’s Office of Single Family (SF) Housing under the Office of the Deputy Assistant

Secretary (DAS) for SF Housing administers a program for lead-based evaluation and control of deteriorated lead-based paint in HUD-owned Single Family properties (with 1 to 4 units each). Visual assessments, lead-based paint inspections, and clearance examinations

(evaluations), as well as paint stabilization plans (control) are required, of a certain number of properties being disposed of by the Department following the default of Federal Housing

Administration-insured mortgages and possession of title by the Department.

This contract will provide for lead evaluation services, for the Office of Single Family Asset

Management, in support of the HOC’s Real Estate Owned (REO) responsibilities. There are four Homeownership Centers (HOCs) that operate under the DAS. A separate contract shall be issued to provide lead evaluation services for each of the following HOCs: Atlanta, Denver, Philadelphia and Santa Ana.

Deteriorated lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust and soil are a major public health threat, especially to children under the age of six. Lead-based paint (LBP) was banned for residential use effective January 1, 1978. To protect young children from lead-based hazards in housing that is financially assisted by the Federal government or sold by the government, HUD, through the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC) issued federal regulation 24 CFR Part 35, et al., “Requirements for Notification, Evaluation, and

Reduction of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Federally-Owned Residential Property and Housing

Receiving Federal Assistance,” 24 CFR 35, subparts B-R, known as the “Lead Safe Housing

Rule.” This rule became final on September 15, 2000. (Both rules are available at the

OHHLHC website, www.hud.gov/offices/lead.) In particular, subpart F, “HUD-Owned

Single Family Property” is specifically applicable to this program.

Currently, there are four separate 8(a) contracts awarded as an Indefinite-Delivery Quantity.

The price is inclusive of all costs, including but not limited to any transportation cost necessary to perform the services.

II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

SEE ATTACHMENT

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead

III. RESPONSE REQUESTED

This synopsis is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and capability of

8(a) sources that may be interested in any of the HOC jurisdictions. The Government will not pay for any information solicited nor will any material be returned. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is voluntary and will not be released to the public. Respondents may elect to have their company point of contact information released in a future posting to promote dissemination of information for subcontracting purposes. If a contract is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis will be used to aid in determining whether the acquisition remains in the 8(a) small business program or set aside for all small businesses. All qualified 8(a) firms are encouraged to respond.

Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide a Company Capability Statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Governments requirements for the above. The Company Capability Statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not exceed 10 pages TOTAL, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Please specify one primary and one alternate Point of Contact (POC) within your firm, including telephone numbers and email addresses in case clarifications of your submission are needed.

The Company Capability Statement shall address, at a minimum, the following:

1. Name and address of company and or companies (if there is a teaming arrangement or joint venture);

2. Technical expertise relevant to the requirement;

3. Technical approach relevant of the requirement (1 to 2 paragraphs);

4. Management approach relevant to the requirement (1 to 2 paragraph);

5. Corporate experience relevant to the requirement (1 to 2 paragraph);

6. Indicate if you are a small business or any other socio-economic categories that apply to your firm under the designated NAICS code; and

7. Relevant past performance. Your Company Capability Statement needs to include a list of three customers (Government/non-Government) highlighting similar work in nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty and a brief description of the scope of work. Your submission for relevant past performance must include for each customer:

Contract name;

Contracting Agency or Department, POC and contact information;

Yearly contract value (in $$);

Whether your firm was the prime or a subcontractor;

Period of performance;

Description of work and how it relates to the requirement; and

Geographic area(s) of interest (ex. Area 1, Area 2, etc.)

Teaming arrangements and joint ventures will be considered for any subsequent procurement based on the Government's market research, provided that the prime contractor is an applicable

8(a) firm.

Only electronic copies of Company Capability Statements will be accepted and should be emailed to: sourcessought@hud.gov. The e-mail shall contain the following subject line:

Response to Sources Sought Notice – LEAD EVALUATION SERVICES. Scanned e-mail attachments must be in Adobe PDF, MS Word or a recognizable image format, such as JPEG.

The decision whether or not to proceed with the acquisition is at the sole discretion of the

Government.

For general questions concerning this sources sought notice, please contact Monique Williams, Contract Specialist, at monique.williams@hud.gov or Kristin Frantz, Contract Specialist, at kristin.t.frantz@hud.gov.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any synopsis or solicitation.

All interested contractors should submit their Company Capability Statements by 3pm EST, on

NOVEMBER 10, 2014, attention POC Simone Terry, Contracting Officer at the above sources sought email address. PLEASE NOTE: Late responses will not be considered.

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