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H -- SELECTION OF A NATIONAL TESTING ADMINISTRATOR FOR EXAMINATION OF FHA SINGLE APPRAISERS. SOL Testing 002 DUE 041599 POC Amelia McCormick, Contracting Officer (202) 708-1772 ext. 7127, Catherine Pinkney, Purchasing Agent (202) 708-1772 ext. 7125 WEB: Click here on or after 04/16/99, to download the solicitation, http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Catherine Pinkney, Catherine_B._Pinkney@hud.gov. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking a National Testing Administrator for examination of FHA Single Appraisers. This Administrator will provide examinations for FHA Single Family residential appraisers. The primary objective is to provide testing of FHA Single Family appraisers in the fifty (50) states and U.S. Territories, to certify their knowledge of new FHA appraisal handbook requirements and the use of the revised HCAR (formerly VC/URAR) appraisal form. The requirement will be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, on or about April 16, 1999. This acquisition is "Unrestricted" and is opened to both "LARGE" and "SMALL" business concerns. All request for the solicitation are to be faxed to (202) 708-2933, attention Catherine Pinkney. Only faxed request will be honored. No appropriated funds are involved. HUD posts all required notice of its contracting opportunities on its Internet Home Page Contracting Opportunities site at http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.html. Potential offerors who download copies of solicitations from HUD's home page will not automatically receive any amendments to those solicitations. You are advised to check back frequently to see if HUD has issued any amendments to solicitations you have obtained. All amendments will be posted on and may be downloaded from HUD's Home Page Contracting Opportunities site. Posted 03/31/99 (W-SN314873). (0090)

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