INDUSTRY FORUM FOR ARMY FAMILY HOUSING (AFH) PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics and Environment) will host an Industry Forum to introduce the U.S. Army's Residential Communities Initiative (RCI), a new program to privatize AFH on 42 Army installations. The purpose of the forum is to exchange and provide information about the Army's general concept for housing privatization and community development. The forum allows potential developers to voice their concerns and judge whether or how they can satisfy the Army's requirements; enhance the Army's ability to privatize AFH and increase efficiency in the acquisition process for the Government and Industry. Currently over 75 percent of Army Family Housing (AFH) do not meet current housing standards. In addition, at many installations there is a shortage of adequate, affordable housing off-post. The Army's objective is to eliminate all inadequate AFH and to eliminate the AFH shortage by 2010. This is the first of four Regional Forums to promote the Army's Housing Privatization Program, and to explain our new streamlined procurement and partnership process. Under the RCI program, the Army intends to transfer AFH at each of the 42 installations to a private sector entity. This entity will: revitalize the existing housing; build new housing; own, operate, and maintain the housing for an extended period; and rent the housing to Army families. Topics will include a discussion of current Department of the Army policy on taxation and utilities payment, as well as Army authorities under the Military Housing Privatization (MHPI) Legislation (Public law 104-106), such as the authority to make direct loans and issue loan guarantees. Our goal is to issue a solicitation for the Fort Hood project by early 1999. Fort Lewis, Washing; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Meade, Maryland; and subsequent installations are expected to follow at two-month intervals. The Forum will be held on 2 December 1998 in Dallas, Texas at the Le Meridien Hotel. Space will be limited to a maximum of 300 participants. If the number of applicants exceeds 300, the excess will be given priority to attend the next RCI Industry Forum scheduled for no later than February 28, 1999. In order to make necessary logistical plans; it is requested that you contact Professional Housing Management Association by 23 November 1998. Jon Moore can be reached at telephone 703-327-6873, fax 703-327-4005 or E-mail jon12141@aol.com. E-MAIL: Jon Moore, Point of Contact, jon12142@aol.com. Posted 11/16/98 (W-SN271542).

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