Multi Family Housing Legal Services Contract

      The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Fortuño & Fortuño FAS, C.S.P. located in Tres Rios Building, Suite 601, 27 Gonzales Giusti Place, San Patricio Guaynabo, PR. The objective is to retain a private attorney or law firm (herein called "contractor") to provide legal services in connection with a foreclosure with or without deficiency judgments, judgments, estates, and/or actions to recover possession related to Section 515 direct debts to the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and bankruptcies in Chapter 11 or 12. All suits will be filed in the State Court for the Municipality where the security property is located or registered, or the Bankruptcy court unless specifically directed otherwise in writing by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). This service is to be performed for two multifamily housing properties located at the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The owner of these two properties is a non-profit organization.

PROPERTY #1 - Rental multi-family housing project. The property consists of 53 detached units including one administration office. There is a valid mortgage deed recorded in the Registry of Property in Fajardo. The mortgage deed does not group the units into one project.

PROPERTY #2 - Rental multi-family housing project. The property consists of 27 apartments and one administration office. The US Government lacks a perfected lien in its favor to secure the loan awarded to debtor. The contract includes the correction of the errors in the register tract that prevents perfection and recording of RD lien in the Registry of Property.

      This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. No solicitation is available. Award is expected on or about the 17th of June 2014. For additional information on this requirement contact Mr. Antonio J. Salgado via e-mail at antonio.salgado@pr.usda.gov.