SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- CLOSING AGENT SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA - Solicitation - Closing Agent for South Dakota
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541191
— Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
- Contracting Office
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, OCPO, Western (Denver) Field Contracting Operations, Denver Operations Branch, NFW, 1670 Broadway, 23rd Floor, Denver, Colorado, 80202-4801
- ZIP Code
- 80202-4801
- Solicitation Number
- DU208WR-12-R-0002
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2012
- Point of Contact
- Darrell D. Rishel, Phone: 3038392262
- E-Mail Address
-
Darrell.D.Rishel@hud.gov
(Darrell.D.Rishel@hud.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Solicitation DU208WR-12-R-0002 - Closing Agent for South Dakota CLOSING AGENT SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA Total Small Business Set-aside. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this effort is DU208WR-12-R-0002. This requirement is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56. This solicitation is set aside for small businesses. The North American Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541191, Title Abstract and Settlement Offices, and the Size Standard is $10 million. Below are the CLINs, Items, and Estimated Quantities for the base year and each option period. The period of performance will be for a base period of one year and four one-year options. HUD intends to award one contract for the State of South Dakota from this solicitation. SERVICE REQUIREMENT YEARLY ESTIMATED QUANTITIES BASE OPTION OPTION OPTION OPTION YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 Property Closing Services 270 270 270 270 270 Recordation Services 10 10 10 10 10 Title Search Services 10 10 10 10 10 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a requirement for closing agent services for the State of South Dakota. The objectives sought from this contract are to ensure that: 1) HUD's interests are proactively represented at the sales closing; 2) Each transaction is closed as soon as possible after signing of the sales contract; 3) Each closing is held within 50 miles of the subject property at an acceptable office location; 4) HUD funds received are accurately and timely provided to the U.S. Treasury; 5) The closings are accomplished with error-free closing documents, and 6) The deed is properly and promptly recorded in the buyer's name. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary services, equipment, materials, supplies, facilities, personnel, and supervision to accomplish the requirements as specified in the performance work statement unless otherwise directed. In accordance with FAR 15.101-2, a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process will be conducted. Award will be based on the lowest evaluated price of offerors meeting or exceeding the technical acceptability standards for the non-price factors. If any of the offeror's non-price technical factors are determined to be unacceptable, the proposal shall not be further evaluated. Offerors are advised that the following Federal Acquisition Regulation Clauses are applicable to this procurement: 52.212-1 (Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items)   52.212-2 (Evaluation -Commercial Items) The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1: State Licensing Requirement. Provide a narrative that states the type of license(s) required for this factor, including citations to applicable law, and demonstrates that the offeror understands and complies, or will have the ability to comply not later than 10 days following contract award, with the requirements of the State of South Dakota to perform HUD closings. The Offeror shall provide copies of all of its licenses required by the State to perform escrow closing services in the state of South Dakota; including, but not limited to, any current business license, closing license, or escrow officer license either with the proposal or not later than the post-award conference. (see paragraph 8.6) NOTE: IF THE OFFEROR DOES NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED LICENSE(S) NOT LATER THAN 10 DAYS FOLLOWING CONTRACT AWARD, THE CONTRACT MAY BE TERMINATED FOR DEFAULT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMINATION CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT. Factor 2: Key Personnel Qualifications. The Offeror shall provide a list of its key personnel, briefly describe each person's experience, identify the labor category each will hold and the number of hours each will devote to the contract each week. See the definitions of Key Personnel in paragraph 6.14(a) and Attachment A, paragraph 3. At a minimum, the Offeror shall identify two individuals, one of whom shall be the contract manager and the other of whom shall be the alternate contract manager. At a minimum, the Key Personnel shall have resumes that reflect significant experience related to the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. Factor 3: Prior Experience. - The offeror shall provide evidence that the offeror's (i.e., firm's or organization's) prior experience meets the following minimum standards. The information shall show the Offeror has, at a minimum, for the three year period ending December 31, 2011, provided closing services similar to those required by this Solicitation for at least the following volume of transactions: A. Monthly average of 7 during calendar year 2011; B. Monthly average of 5 during calendar year 2010; and, C. Monthly average of 5 during calendar year 2009. Factor 4: Past Performance. The Offeror shall provide evidence that its (i.e., firm's or organization's) past performance meets the following minimum standards: 1) is for the previous three years, 2) is for same or similar services as described in the Performance Work Statement; and 3) is for the approximate estimated quantities. This information shall sufficiently demonstrate the offeror has successfully performed services the same as, or substantially similar to, those required under the solicitation, both in terms of type of service and scope of the requirements. 52.212-3 (Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial items) - All offerors must include a completed copy of the provision listed at 52.212-3 (Attachment B) with their offer 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items) 52.212-5 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items) All attachments associated with this requirement, as listed below, are provided: Attachment A - Performance Work Statement Attachment B - Instructions to Offerors, Additional Instructions to Offerors and Contract Pricing Proposal Format Attachment C - Offeror Representations and Certifications Past Performance Information Attachment D -Prior Experience / Past Performance Information Attachment E - Non Disclosure Agreement Attachment F - Sample Trust Account Letter Attachment G - Service Wage Determinations WD 05-2485 Rev. 10 06/17/2011 WD 05-3025 Rev 13 06/17/2011 Offers are due by May 2, 2012, at 2:00 pm MDT. Offers shall be submitted by email only to Darrell.D.Rishel@hud.gov. Please limit the email size to no more than six MB. Written questions will be accepted until April 24, 2012, at 5 pm MDT. Written questions should be emailed to Darrell.D.Rishel@hud.gov. Point of Contact is Darrell Rishel, Contract Specialist, Phone 303-839-2622, Fax 303-672-5062.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: South Dakota, United States
- Record
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