Notice of Intent to Sole Source

                                         Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intends to award a sole source contract to Designing the We Company, located at 601 West 26th Street, Suite 325, New York, NY 10001, under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1) Only One Reasonable Available.

The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is responsible for administering federal laws and establishing national policies that prohibit discrimination in housing based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability and familial status.

The "Undesign the Redline Exhibit", a social interactive redlining exhibit owned by Designing the We Company is required to support HUD's, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) celebration of HUD's 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The Contractor shall produce, prepare and deliver a customized redlining exhibit and conduct related tours and workshops, which focuses on the impact the practice of "redlining" has had on communities in areas; such as, housing, education, income, health and criminal justice. The Exhibit shall explore how redlining and the policies, practices and structures it supported came to be and how these issues may be addressed.

The period of performance from April 9, 2018 through May 9, 2018. The NAICS Code is 541430 Graphic Design Services, the size standard is $7.5 Million. The support services will include specialized redlining related research, conducting presentations, workshops, and tours with the public in attendance. 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 Darlene Pope and Carmen Calloway at the email addresses below by 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) by March 28, 2018. 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, HUD will proceed with the sole source award to Designing the We Company. The anticipated award date of this requirement is around March 30, 2018. No collect calls will be accepted. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact: Darlene.Pope@hud.gov and Carmen.L.Calloway@hud.gov.