Solicitation for Real Property Title Evidence, Insurance, Closing, and Escrow Services in Tarrant County, Texas

Naval Facilities Engineering Command seeks title evidence, title insurance, closing, and escrow services for real property acquisitions in the vicinity of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, with proposals due September 14, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside; only firms meeting the small business size standard of $19.5 million in annual revenue may compete under NAICS 541191.

Place of performance is Tarrant County, Texas. The Government requires a five-year firm fixed-price contract with a minimum of one real property acquisition and potential for additional acquisitions under the NAS JRB Fort Worth encroachment protection agreement. Services must comply with Department of Justice Title Standards 2016, including title searches dating back 60 years minimum and U.S. District Court records dating back 20 years minimum. Title insurance will be issued by a Texas-licensed title company approved by the Attorney General using TLTA U.S. Policy Forms T-11 and T-12. The contractor must maintain a physical office in Tarrant County capable of in-person closings accommodating at least ten people, hold professional liability insurance of $2,000,000 minimum, and maintain active SAM registration with a Unique Entity Identifier.

Estimated contract value is $150,000. Title search delivery requires 15 business days; preliminary title reports within 10 business days; updated commitments within 5 business days; and real property closings within 15 business days of written order. Prime contractors may propose a licensed Texas title company subcontractor subject to Government written consent; however, all licensed title, closing, and escrow services must be performed by a Texas-licensed title company approved by the Attorney General, and professional liability insurance requirements apply to the licensed title services provider.

Evaluation uses Best Value/Trade-off procedures with technical factors (Title Evidence Capability and Texas Licensure; Capacity to Support Government Real Property Acquisitions; Escrow Service Capability) combined approximately equal in importance to Price. Past Performance is evaluated pass/fail/neutral based on Title Search and Commitment Precision, Responsiveness, Escrow Security and Financial Fidelity, Timeliness and Agility, and Resource Availability. Offerors must submit a four-page technical narrative, completed Small Business Representations (Exhibit D), two past performance references with full contact information, and fixed-price proposals with no hourly rates acceptable. Requests for Information were due September 9 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Offerors must acknowledge Amendments 001 through 005 (issued September 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10) in their proposals.