Disaster recovery services - helene

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA), Division of Procurement Services, on behalf of the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR), is seeking an Implementation Contractor to execute comprehensive disaster recovery services for Hurricane Helene in 15 counties. The solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a full-service housing recovery program funded by a HUD Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). The contractor will manage a complex recovery operation including strategic communications, intake and eligibility operations, construction management, compliance, and grant closeout. Key deliverables include repairing, replacing, or reconstructing approximately 600 owner-occupied primary residences and 100 rental units, with responsibilities spanning intake processing, reconstruction, rehabilitation, rental housing repairs, voluntary buyouts, and environmental reviews. The evaluation will be on a 110-point scale, with 90 points for the written proposal covering qualifications, management, construction, intake, compliance, and pricing, and 20 points for in-person presentations. Critical dates include a pre-proposal conference on September 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., questions due by September 4, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., and proposals due September 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., with award expected on November 10, 2025.

The solicitation does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types, though there is a mandatory minimum qualification requiring offerors to have experience managing CDBG-DR housing recovery programs. The contract term is estimated from November 21, 2025, through November 20, 2031, with an initial one-year period and five potential one-year renewals. The total implementation budget cannot exceed $112,000,000, which includes both Implementation Contractor costs and Program/Direct costs for construction and repairs. The contractor must establish three intake centers operating weekdays and Saturday mornings, maintain regional office presence, and provide comprehensive service including well and septic system replacements, elevation certification, warranty claim resolution, and five-year affordability monitoring for rental properties. Payment will be performance-based, with an initial 5% upon completion of startup tasks and subsequent payments tied to specific milestones through construction completion and grant closeout. The contract will cover three specific counties (Greenwood, Greenville, and Aiken) as part of the broader 15-county recovery effort, with funding sourced from CDBG-DR resources.