Construction Inspection Services for the HUD Office of Multifamily Programs - Fort Worth Regional Center

Attaching contracting officer's response to questions.

The govenrment is deleting the submission of the Quality Control Plan as a part of the Management Plan.

HUD is issuing Amendment 1 and is attaching Word Fill-in Past Performance Information and Past Performance Survey.

HUD is issuing the CIS solicitation in support if the MFH Southwest Region

The US Department and Urban Development (HUD) intends to issue a solicitation for construction inspection services (CIS) in support of the HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH). The contractor's work will provide HUD with the field/site data necessary to make informed decisions regarding the construction phase of HUD's MFH mortgage insurance underwriting and capital advance programs. The CIS MFH procurement supports Agency Priority Goal Utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life.

The contractor will perform construction inspection services in the Southwest Region:

Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

HUD will procure these services according to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 - Commercial Acquisition. The type of contract will be a combination Firm-fixed-price/Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite Quantity contract. HUD anticipates awarding up to two (2) contracts as a result of this solicitation, but reserves its right to award less than 2 contracts. The ordering period will be five years.

The competition requirement for this acquisition is FAR section 6.204 - Section 8(a) Competition: Acquisition is limited to eligible 8(a) concerns. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541310 Architectural Services and the corresponding size standard is $7.5 Million for this requirement. Eligibility to participate is available to 8(a) firms who are either in the developmental and transitional stages. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has accepted this requirement into the 8(a) program and the assigned SBA Number is 0507/15/504696.

The solicitation and amendment will be available to all eligible 8(a) firms and should be acquired through Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). The government anticipates the solicitation will be available for downloading within thirty (30) days after publication of this announcement. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor FBO for the release of the solicitation and amendments.  Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and all attachments. No telephone calls will be accepted or returned.

Note: You may access the special notice regarding the draft solicitation (Nationwide Construction Inspection Services Solicitation No.DU205NC-15-R-0009) at https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HUD/NF/NFNC/DU205NC-15-R-0009/listing.html