Housing Repair Line Item Data – API

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking to procure software solutions to convert its Housing Repair dataset into an Application Programming Interface (API) protocol that will support accurate repair cost estimation for disaster survivors under Presidential Declarations. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC 7A21 (IT and Telecom - Business Application Software), with responses due electronically to Contracting Officer Lassey Wilson-Bahun at lassey.wilsonbahun@fema.dhs.gov by March 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. FEMA has indicated its intent to procure RS Means CostWorks data as a brand name solution, citing it as the sole capable source due to the unique and specialized nature of the data and interoperability requirements. Responses to this RFI must be limited to 15 pages (excluding the cover page) and should address 17 detailed industry questions covering cost data capabilities, geographic coverage, license scalability, pricing structure, and government contracting vehicle availability. The RFI is for information and planning purposes only; responses will not constitute offers and will not result in contract awards, with respondents responsible for all submission costs.

The contract carries no set-aside designation and represents an anticipated four-month period of performance from the date of award, with no specific budget range disclosed in the RFI materials. The primary deliverable is the Line-Item Dataset via API protocol, which must be delivered 12 weeks after task order award and include specific fields such as Item ID, Category, Assistance Code, Description, Help Text, Unit of Measure, Medium Cost, High Cost (baseline plus 25 percent), and CSI codes and formulas. The underlying dataset in Attachment A contains over 300 distinct repair and replacement items organized by category, with damage level costing matrices for both U.S. States and U.S. Territories to support FEMA inspectors and assessors in rapidly calculating eligible repair costs. The contractor must designate a Project Manager as Key Personnel, attend a Post Award Conference within five calendar days of award via MS Teams, establish a quality management plan, and ensure Section 508 accessibility compliance for all information and communications technology deliverables. Performance of work will occur at the contractor's facilities with no required on-site DHS visits.