SERVICES TO MONITOR THE FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROGRAM (REFERENCE NO.18578) On or about April 30, 1997, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will utilize the Internet Home Page Contracting Opportunities site at (http://www.hud.gov/ctsoprty.html) to publish the 1994 Statement of Work (SOW) and Factors for Award. The Department intends to review all comments to the SOW and Factors before procuring monitoring services in support of the federal manufactured housing program. In this way, the Department is soliciting written comments from the general public and interested parties on the 1994 SOW and Factors for Award. Specifically, the Internet package will consist of a preface outlining specific elements for which the Department is soliciting comment, the proposed SOW which describes the Government's requirements, and the Factors for Award. HUD requests that all interested parties review and comment on these requirements as deemed necessary. Such comments are to be mailed to the Department at the address previously cited in this synopsis. (Internet and faxed responses will not be reviewed). Services which were in the 1994 manufactured housing contract include,but not limited to the following: (1) monitoring third party HUD-approved agencies that are hired by producers of these homes to review and approve their design and factory construction; (2) handle certain consumer complaints related to manufactured housing and determine if any corrective actions is required; and, (3) collect data and conduct tests related to this program. The document referenced above may either be downloaded from the Internet or picked up during business hours in room 5256 (9:00a.m. through 5:00pm local time) at the HUD Headquarters building, 451 7TH Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410. Comments related to this document will be reviewed by the Department prior to issuing a Request for Proposal package that would include a SOW and Factors for Award. Your responses/suggestions/comments must be submitted to the attention of Melvin W.Gunn (at the address above in the Office of Procurement and Contracts) within thirty (30) days from the date the SOW and Factors are published. The actual date and time will be specified in that document. DO NOT SUBMIT RESPONSES THROUGH THE INTERNET OR FACSIMILE MACHINE AS THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMENTS RECEIVED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOR AN INVITATION FOR BID. WEB: Click here to visit the HUD Contracting Home Page, http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctshome.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Melvin W. Gunn, Melvin W. Gunn@hud.gov.

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