U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development, Office Of Procurement And Contracts, Program Support Division (ARCS), 451 7th Street, Sw, Room 5256, Washington, DC 20410

C -- A&E SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CODE RELATED FUNCTIONS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING. SOL DU100C000018562 DUE 040297 POC Regina Petty, (202) 708-1585, Ext. 136 WEB: Click here to download the Statement of Work from the HUD Contracting Opportunities Web Page., http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.html. E-MAIL: Regina Petty, Contract Specialist or A. Dolores Ammons-Barnett, Contracting Officer, Regina_A._Petty@hud.gov. A. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires A&E services to provide for technical assistance and support for several engineering and building code related functions. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The contract includes the following: (1) Revision of HUD Handbook 4910.1, Minimum Property Standards (MPS) and updating reference standards contained therein; (2) Determination of building code comparability to the MPS and its reference standards in those jurisdictions without previously accepted building codes or partially accepted building codes, on as needed basis; (3) Design review of permanent foundation systems for manufactured housing in conformance with the permanent foundation guidelines on as needed basis; (4) Assisting HUD in the review of technical documents including proposed rules developed by other HUD program offices, government agencies and private standard-setting organizations; (5) Conducting technical review and evaluation of new materials, products and housing systems submitted to HUD for review and acceptance under the Technical Suitability of Products (TSP) program, HUD Handbook 4950.1 Revision 2; (6) Conducting factory inspection of manufacturing facilities producing modular and panelized housing; (7) Conducting annual review of State agencies whose laws and regulations have been accepted by HUD under the TSP program; and, (8) Conducting annual review of third party administrators who oversee manufacturers certification of compliance under the requirements of HUD Use of Materials Bulletins. The contractor must be available to perform services from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except for government holidays. Proposed procurement will result in a three year cost reimbursement contract with one option year. The Statement of Work may be retrieved via the WWW @ URL http://hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.html under "Contracting Opportunities". C. SELECTION CRITERIA: The contractor shall be evaluated in terms of its -- (1) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; and (6) Acceptability under PART I and PART II evaluation criteria. Proposals will be evaluated and scored in TWO STEPS. First, they will be evaluated on the criteria in PART I, "Offeror's Experience and Qualifications (100 Points)". Proposals that are determined to be technically acceptable on those criteria specified in Part I will be further evaluated on PART II evaluation criteria "Offeror's Knowledge of Advanced Telecommunications/Internet Delivery (5 Points). The total technical scores will consist of a combination of the total number of points a proposal received from both PART I and PART II. The MAXIMUM possible technical points is 105. Award will be made based upon the following evaluation criteria: Part I -- (I) Demonstrated Experience (35 Points) -- The offeror must demonstrate successful experience among the firm and its employees in performing tasks identical, or similar to, major tasks required under the proposed contract. In particular, it is expected that such experience be related to the following functions: (a) Updating the HUD MPS and its reference standards (10 points); (b) Providing technical assistance to HUD staff in determining code comparability to the MPS and in; (c) reviewing permanent foundations design and certifications (3 points); (d) Providing technical reviews of handbooks involving engineering guides and standards developed by HUD, other government agencies (2 points); (e) Conducting technical reviews and evaluation of materials, products, and housing systems under the Technical Suitability of Products Program or another similar national product evaluation system (15 points); (f) Conducting technical review of State Governments which oversee the modular housing industry with their State (3 points); and (g) Conducting technical reviews of third party administrators (2 points). (II) Management Plan (25 Points) -- The offeror must demonstrate the intended use of an explicit and feasible management plan for the proposed contract. The plan must identify effective methodologies, including appropriate time schedules, to perform each task. The plan must address methods to insure adequate staffing for all tasks, and methods to monitor staff production and task completion effectively; (III) Knowledge of HUD Policies/Procedures (25 Points) -- The proposal must demonstrate the offeror's knowledge of HUD policies and procedures related to the following areas: (a) HUD MPS (7 points); (b) The determination of code comparability to the MPS (3 points); (c) Technical evaluation of materials, products and housing systems under the TSP program (10 points); (d) The Category III Program (3 points); (e) The third party administrators who oversee manufacturers' certifications of compliance under HUD Use of Materials Bulletins (2 points); and (IV) Contract Teams (15 Points) -- The offeror must demonstrate the intended use under the proposed contract of highly experienced, organized and capable key personnel. The personnel should have experience in previous similar engagements. The offeror must demonstrate on-going commitment of the personnel throughout the contract period in view of other possible business commitments. Part II -- "Offeror's Knowledge of Advanced Telecommunications/Internet Delivery Systems (5 Points)". -- The offeror must demonstrate its experience in developing and placing technical information on the Internet. This would include basic knowledge about the process for coding documents using Hypertext Mark-up Language, working with a World Wide Web server and using Internet e-mail software. In addition, when considering firms, HUD will also consider any possible conflict of interest that may apply. D. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submit the prime firms's SF-255, including organizational chart of key personnel to be assigned to this project, current SF-254, and if applicable, consultant's SF-254. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF-255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. The contractor must also have an office within the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (Washington Office) and maintain records in that office of the specific task deliverables being completed under this contract. There is no restriction on the geographic location of consultants. Firms responding to this notice should address their capabilities with regard to the above evaluation factors. One(1) original and six (6) copies each of the submittal forms (SF-255 and SF-254) must be received by the point of contact not later than April 2, 1997, in order to be considered for evaluation. This is the only general notification for this project. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. Numbered Notes 24 and 26 applies. Copies of the referenced attachments must be obtained by submitting a written request to: HUD, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, Office of Procurement and Contracts, Room 5258, Attention: Regina Petty, Contract Specialist. IF YOU OBTAINED THIS CBD NOTICE FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN HUD OR IF YOU DOWNLOADED IT FROM HUD'S HOME PAGE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO IT. All amendments will be posted on HUD's Home Page at: http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.html -- You are advised to check HUD's Home Page periodically for any amendments to this Notice. Amendments may also be requested from the office issuing this Notice. If you received this Notice as a result of a written request to the issuing office, you WILL receive all amendments. (0058)

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