RECOVERY--R--Title Search Services for the Land Port of Entry (LPOE), Project No. 322746

RECOVERY--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a Title Insurance Company to conduct: (1.) a preliminary research report of title condition, including all exceptions and (2.) prior to closing a commitment for an American Land Title Association (ALTA) owners policy without exceptions and (3.) upon closing an ALTA owners policy without exceptions for the Land Port Of Entry (LPOE) acquisitions for the US Border Patrol.

The Title Insurance Company Agent and or Underwriter shall hold licenses and is authorized and qualified in good standing in all of the states where the properties, a total of five (5), are located: New York (NY), Vermont (VT), and New Hampshire (NH). If the company is a Title Agent only, the Title Underwriter selected by the Title Agent shall be an Underwriter that meets Title Insurance Industry Standards for Underwriting and Industry Standards of financial capability sufficient to protect the Government in any circumstance as graded by nationally recognized industry analysts along with a statement by said Underwriter that the Title Agent is its Agent and can issue policies in its name.

The quote shall be broken out separately for each location and inclusive for all locations.

The preliminary title commitment including all exceptions and associated requirements on the parent parcel shall be typed and submitted to the Corps of Engineers within seven (7) calendar days of Award. The preliminary title commitment for an American Land Title Association (ALTA) owners policy shall be typed and submitted to the Corps of Engineers prior to closing upon request and upon closing an ALTA owners policy without exceptions shall be typed and submitted to the Corps of Engineers. The pre-commitment research report, title commitment and policy bids submitted are to be separate, with the title insurance submitted in a form of dollars per thousand of coverage with an expected minimum of five, $50,000 policies and an expected maximum of one, $500,000 property.

This procurement is being solicited as UNRESTRICTED. The applicable NAICS CODE is 541191, Title Abstract & Settlement Offices. The SIC Code is 6361, Title Insurance.

The Contractor will be required to commence work immediately after the date of the receipt by him/her of the notice to proceed, to prosecute said work diligently and to complete the preliminary title commitment ready for use not later than seven (7) calendar days after the receipt by the contractor of the notice to proceed. Quotes are to be submitted via email to MAJ Sean Imbs, email: Sean.Imbs@usace.army.mil , or fax requests to the attention of MAJ Sean Imbs at (212) 264-3013. DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DoD CCR Database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration can be found at http://www.ccr.gov.