Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Contracting Division, Room 6153, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410

R -- GINNIE MAE'S MASTER SUBSERVICING FUNCTIONS FOR ITS MANUFACTURED HOUSING PORTFOLIO POC Susan M. Taylor, Contracting Officer (202) 708-4531. The Government National Mortgage Association, Ginnie Mae, a wholly-owned Government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides a secondary market for government insured/guaranteed loans through its Mortgage-Backed Securities programs. Ginnie Mae is soliciting for a contractor to serve as a master subservicer for its defaulted manufactured housing portfolio. The successful offeror shall perform the complete range of services expected of a Ginnie Mae manufactured housing issuer/servicer. Should a proposer be selected who is not currently approved in the Ginnie Mae Manufactured Housing Program, that proposer will be granted approval pending submission and approval of required forms and information normally requested of an applicant into the program. A three-year, single award is contemplated with 2 one-year options to renew. RFP GNMA-00-OF-01 will be issued on or about March 20, 2000. SIC 7389 applies. All qualified firms regardless of size may request a copy of this solicitation. Brief written proposals limited to resumes of key personnel and past performance of the firm, and consisting of no more than 30 pages, will be due 45 days after issuance of the solicitation. An oral presentation addressing the evaluation factors for award will be requested of those firms still remaining in the competition after the written submission is evaluated. Interested firms may submit their requests for RFP GNMA-00-OF-01 in writing or by facsimile (202-708-3239). Telephonic requests will not be honored. HUD posts all required notices of its contracting opportunities on its Internet Home Page Contracting Opportunities site as indicated at the end of this notice. Potential offerors who download copies of the solicitation from HUD's Home Page will NOT automatically receive any amendments to the solicitation. Offerors are advised to check frequently to see if HUD has issued any amendments to the solicitation obtained. All amendments will be posted on, and may be downloaded from, HUD's Home Page Contracting Opportunity site: http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty/html. Posted 02/25/00 (M-SN428646). (0056)

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