U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Regional Contracting Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Room 2519, Chicago, IL 60604-3507

R -- TAX SERVICES SOL H05R95035500000 POC Preston Brown, Contract Specialist, 312/886-9766. HUD intends to award a contract for tax services to be performed for properties within the jurisdiction of HUD's Grand Rapids, Michigan office. The contractor must be knowledgeable of all taxing authorities, procedures for filing exemptions, assessment appeals, obtaining discounts, incurring penalties or interest, refund rules, tax sales and redemptions. The base period of the contract will be two years. In addition, HUD will have the option to extend the period for one additional year. The contract will be 100% set-aside for a small business concern. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8999. The size standard is $5 million. Request for Proposals (RFP) H05R95035500000 will be available approximately 15 days from the date of this notice. Proposals will be due approximately 45 days from the date of this notice. Interested parties can request a copy of the RFP in writing at the above address. No telephone requests please. E mail requests may be submitted to Preston_Brown@HUD.GOV (use underscore Key) (0214)

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