REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR REAL ESTATE SERVICES RFQ No. DRLBA-07232026-01

The DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority (DRLBA), established through an intergovernmental agreement between DeKalb County and the City of Lithonia, is requesting qualifications from real estate agents for inclusion in a three-year Qualified Agent Pool to provide acquisition, marketing, and sales services, with qualifications due August 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (EST) and a mandatory industry webinar scheduled for July 29, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (EST).

Respondents must hold current Georgia real estate licenses in good standing, be affiliated with a licensed Georgia brokerage, and demonstrate a minimum of three years of continuous brokerage operations. These are mandatory eligibility criteria. DRLBA acquires, markets, and sells vacant land, single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial properties across multiple property statuses including listed, REO, investor-owned, foreclosed, abandoned, bank-owned, short sale, for sale by owner, and tax delinquent properties. Assignments may involve individual transactions or portfolio-based transactions encompassing greater than 50 properties.

Evaluation follows a two-step process: mandatory criteria screening followed by technical scoring on nine criteria with a maximum of 90 points. Agent compensation is commission-based under brokerage agreements between the agent's affiliated broker and DRLBA, with payment contingent solely on closed transactions; DRLBA has no direct payment obligation. Selection to the Qualified Agent Pool does not guarantee contract awards, listing assignments, or minimum work volume — DRLBA reserves the right to procure brokerage services on an as-needed basis and may make assignments based on project needs, geographic considerations, workload distribution, or specialized expertise.

Questions are due August 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. (EST). Anticipated award notification is October 20, 2026. Funding derives primarily from annual appropriations by DeKalb County and the City of Lithonia, supplemented by revenue from land bank property transactions.