Due Diligence Posting - EOHLC NOI for PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE~1.pdf

Due Diligence Posting of Notice of Intent to

Accept a Best Value Offer

The Executive Office for Housing and Livable Communities (“EOHLC” or “HLC”) of the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts announces its intent to Accept a Best Value Offer pursuant to the Commonwealth’s Due Diligence Posting policy, to contract for the following services with the

Partnership for Public Service (the “Partnership” or “Offeror”), pending the results of this Notice of Intent (“Notice”).

Description

The EOHLC was created in 2023 and is responsible for carrying out and overseeing a wide variety of federal and state housing programs. In addition to being a young Secretariat level agency, it recently experienced change in its top leadership. On April 1, 2026, Governor Healey appointed

Juana Matias as Secretary. The change in leadership, as well as reaching a new phase in its growth as an Agency, provide an excellent opportunity for executive leadership to reflect on past performance and to set future goals and expectations and to develop strategies for employee engagement and alignment.

HLC seeks to engage the services of the Partnership for a one day on-site retreat to assist HLC leaders to: align around values, vision, mission and strategic direction; identify team norms and approaches to improve communication and collaboration; establish short- and long-term priorities and agree to concrete actions for achieving them; strengthen the management framework to clarify roles, responsibilities and decision making to create shared accountability; and navigate transition at an individual and organizational level.

The Partnership is offering its services at no cost to HLC and is uniquely suited to support the

HLC’s mission. The Partnership for Public Service has extensive experience designing and facilitating high-impact retreats that ensure leadership teams quickly align on organizational priorities, vision and operating norms.

The HLC is posting this Notice rather than conducting a full procurement because HLC believes this opportunity represents best value to the Commonwealth and is utilizing this Due Diligence

Posting to ensure that the process is open, fair and competitive.

Determination of Other Interested Vendors

The intent of this posting is to determine if there are any other interested and qualified vendors.

Any such vendors must:

• Submit documentation that they can provide a comparable or better offer

Response Requirement and Deadline

All Interested Vendors and Offerors interested in responding to this Notice, regardless of prior communications with the Department, must submit a Response to this posting containing evidence of their qualification and interest. All required information must be submitted by 5:00PM

(prevailing Eastern Time) on 5/29/26.

If, after the posting deadline has passed, interest is generated by this Notice, the Department will review all Responses and will determine whether they will: (i) withdraw the notice and not accept the Offeror’s offer (and cancel the Notice of Intent) or (ii) accept the offer from the Offeror or (iii) accept an offer from another vendor offering a comparable or better value than the Offeror in their

Response or (iv) accept the offer from the Offeror and from any other offerors offering similar value in their response.

Additional Terms Required for Doing Business with the Commonwealth

Names of Standard Forms Instructions

Instructions for Vendors Responding to Bids

Electronically

Read and agree prior to submitting a Response.

RFR - Required Specifications Read and agree prior to submitting a Response.

Prompt Payment Discount Form Complete electronically and submit as an attachment to Quote.

Commonwealth Terms & Conditions Read and agree. Sign and submit original with wet signature upon Award, if any.

Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing Read and agree. Sign and submit original with wet signature upon Award, if any.

Authorization for Electronic Funds Transfer Read and agree. Sign and submit original with wet signature upon Award, if any.

Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification (W-9)

Read and agree. Sign and submit original with wet signature upon Award, if any.

Standard Contract Form and Instructions Read and agree. Sign and submit original with wet signature upon Award, if any.

Quote Submission Method

Online Quote Submission via COMMBUYS is required. All Interested Vendors and Offerors must submit Quotes online using tools available only to Sellers registered in COMMBUYS.

COMMBUYS provides Seller registration functionality at no charge. To register, go to www.COMMBUYS.com and click on the “Register” link on the front page. All Interested

Vendors and Offerors who are awarded a contract resulting from this Notice, if any, will be required to maintain an active account during the duration of the Contract, by reviewing their registration information regularly and maintaining its accuracy.

COMMBUYS Quote Submission Training and Instructions

The following resources are provided to assist Interested Vendors and Offerors in submitting

Quotes:

• An online job aid on How to Create a Quote;

• Webcast video on How to Find Bids (Solicitations) and Submit Quotes (Responses) through COMMBUYS;

• Instructor-led trainings (ILT) and live webinar sessions on “How to Locate and

Respond to Bids” may also be available. Check the OSD Training Courses schedule http://www.mass.gov/anf/docs/osd/forms/instructions-for-vendors-responding-to-bids.docx http://www.mass.gov/anf/docs/osd/forms/instructions-for-vendors-responding-to-bids.docx http://www.mass.gov/anf/docs/osd/forms/req-specs.docx http://www.mass.gov/osc/docs/forms/accounts-payable/prompt-pay-frm.doc http://www.mass.gov/osc/docs/forms/contracts/comm-termsconditions.doc http://www.mass.gov/osc/docs/forms/contracts/casl-form.rtf https://massfinance.state.ma.us/VendorWeb/eftRegisterfrm.asp http://www.mass.gov/osc/docs/forms/vendorcustomer/newmass-w9.doc http://www.mass.gov/osc/docs/forms/vendorcustomer/newmass-w9.doc http://www.mass.gov/osc/docs/forms/contracts/standard-contract-frm.doc http://www.commbuys.com/ http://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-taxes-and-procurement/procurement-info-and-res/conduct-a-procurement/commbuys/job-aids-for-sellers.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhUTNokbhfY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhUTNokbhfY http://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-taxes-and-procurement/procurement-info-and-res/osd-training-events-and-outreach/osd-training-and-outreach.html for Sellers/Business Entities for available locations, dates and times. Note that space is limited and pre-registration for trainings is required to attend. Follow instructions on the course schedule to register.

COMMBUYS Support

Technical assistance is available during the procurement process. Every effort is made to respond to inquiries within one business day.

• Website: Go to www.mass.gov/osd/commbuys and select the COMMBUYS

Resource Center link offered under Key Resources.

• Email: Send inquiries to the COMMBUYS Helpdesk at COMMBUYS@state.ma.us

• Telephone: Call the COMMBUYS Help Desk at 1-888-MA-STATE (1-888-627-

8283). The Help Desk is staffed from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday

Eastern Standard or Daylight time, as applicable, except on federal and state holidays.

Interested Vendors and Offerors are advised that COMMBUYS will be unavailable during regularly scheduled maintenance hours of which all users will be notified.

http://www.mass.gov/osd/commbuys mailto:COMMBUYS@state.ma.us