Legal Services for Single Family Housing

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.  USDA/Rural Development (RD) intends to negotiate and award a sole source task order to Fortuño & Fortuño Fas, Csp, 27 Calle Gonzalez Giusti Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968-3036, under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program, the statutory authorities for which are Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251, et seq.) and Title 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies.

The contractor shall provide all legal and related services, including title search update, in connection with each assigned case to complete the foreclosure, obtain and enforce the deficiency and/or other judgment(s) obtained as part of the judicial foreclosure process, notary services; if applicable, sue for, obtain, and enforce evictions to obtain possession of the property and/or preserve the value of the property; and/or recover possession of Government-owned property; and act for USDA, Rural Development in foreclosure sale by entering bid on behalf of the government and in bankruptcy proceedings as directed by the COR. The contractor shall also provide aIl legal and related services in connection with each assigned bankruptcy case to complete its final outcome. This includes representing the Government on all meetings and court hearings, preparing motions and procedural documents to complete the dismissal, discharge and/or lift of stay of an assigned case. USDA, Rural Development retains the sole right to determine the cases to be assigned under this contract, and may elect not to use legal services under this contract for all cases arising during the term of the contract. The contractor shall handle all litigation through the Puerto Rico State Court system for the Municipality in which the USDA security or inventory property is located or registered unless specifically directed otherwise in writing by the COR.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may submit a written response via email to Antonio J. Salgado at the email address below by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on November 24, 2017 Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Information received will be considered; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, RD will proceed with the sole source award to Fortuño & Fortuño Fas, Csp. The anticipated award date of this requirement is around November 28, 2017. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Antonio J. Salgado at antonio.salgado@pr.usda.gov.