USDA, Rural Development, Operations & Management, Procurement Management Division, NASA Stop 0741, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-0741

R -- APPRAISALS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING IN VIRGINIA DUE 051200 POC Veronica Moss, Procurement Analyst, 202-692-0110 or facsimile 202-692-0117. WEB: N/A., N/A.. E-MAIL: Veronica Moss, Procurement Analyst, on veronica.moss@usda.gov, veronica.moss@usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, is gathering information on the capability of small business firms in the State of Virginia to provide single family housing appraisals to determine the fair market value of its residential properties statewide. The appraisals are used for the loan making, loan servicing, acquisition, and sale of single family housing properties in Virginia. Approximately 500 single family housing appraisals were requested in Fiscal Year 1999 and approximately 500 single family housing appraisals are anticipated in Fiscal Year 2000. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as an actual commitment by the Government. Each firm responding to this notice must be a Licensed Residential Appraiser, Certified Residential Appraiser, or Certified General Appraiser in the State of Virginia. The correct U.S. Department of Commerce Standard Industrial Classification Code for single family housing appraisals is 6531, with a small business size standard of less than $1.5 million in receipts over the past three fiscal years. Each firm must state if it is a small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a), woman-owned business, or HUBZone. All Rural Development (RD) single family housing appraisals shall be completed on Form RD 1922-8 "Uniform Residential Appraisal Report", or similar forms, in accordance with Rural Development Instruction 1922-C, Appraisal of Single Family Residential Property, and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). The front page of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Form 54891 shall be submitted with each appraisal as well. In preparing appraisals for Rural Development, due consideration shall be accorded to the following: location of the property, use of comparable single family residential properties, property improvements, depreciation, and the approaches used in determining the value of the property. Photographs of the subject property and any comparable properties used in the appraisal shall be submitted with each appraisal. When responding to this RFI, indicate the counties/cities in Virginia that could be provided appraisals by your firm by filling in the blanks where applicable: Accomack County ___; Albemarle County ___; Alleghany County ___; Amelia County ___; Amherst County ___; Appomattox County ___; Arlington County ___; Augusta County ___; Bath County ___; Bedford County ___; Bland County ___; Botetourt County ___; Brunswick County ___; Buchanan County ___; Buckingham County ___; Campbell County ___; Caroline County ___; Carroll County ___; Charles City County ___; Charlotte County ___; Chesterfield County ___; Clarke County ___; Craig County ___; Culpeper County ___; Cumberland County ___; Dickenson County ___; Dinwiddie County ___; Essex County ___; Fairfax County ___; Fauquier County ___; Floyd County ___; Fluvanna County ___; Franklin County ___; Frederick County ___; Giles County ___; Gloucester County ___; Goochland County ___; Grayson County ___; Greene County ___; Greensville County ___; Halifax County ___; Hanover County ___; Henrico County ___; Henry County ___; Highland County ___; Isle of Wight County ___; James City County ___; King and Queen County ___; King George County ___; King William County ___; Lancaster County ___; Lee County ___; Loudoun County ___; Louisa County ___; Lunenburg County ___; Madison County ___; Mathews County ___; Mecklenburg County ___; Middlesex County ___; Montgomery County ___; Nelson County ___; New Kent County ___; Northampton County ___; Northumberland County ___; Nottoway County ___; Orange County ___; Page County ___; Patrick County ___; Pittsylvania County ___; Powhatan County ___; Prince Edward County ___; Prince George County ___; Prince William County ___; Pulaski County ___; Rappahannock County ___; Richmond County ___; Roanoke County ___; Rockbridge County ___; Rockingham County ___; Russell County ___; Scott County ___; Shenandoah County ___; Smyth County ___; Southampton County ___; Spotsylvania County ___; Stafford County ___; Surry County ___; Sussex County ___; Tazewell County ___; Warren County ___; Washington County ___; Westmoreland County ___; Wise County ___; Wythe County ___; York County ___; Alexandria (City) ___; Bedford (City) ___; Bristol (City) ___; Buena Vista (City) ___; Charlottesville (City) ___; Chesapeake (City) ___; Clifton Forge (City) ___; Colonial Heights (City) ___; Covington (City) ___; Danville (City) ___; Emporia (City) ___; Fairfax (City) ___; Falls Church (City) ___; Franklin (City) ___; Fredericksburg (City) ___; Galax (City) ___; Hampton (City) ___; Harrisonburg (City) ___; Hopewell (City) ___; Lexington (City) ___; Lynchburg (City) ___; Manassas (City) ___; Manassas Park (City) ___; Martinsville (City) ___; Newport News (City) ___; Norfolk (City) ___; Norton (City) ___; Petersburg (City) ___; Poquoson (City) ___; Portsmouth (City) ___; Radford (City) ___; Richmond (City) ___; Roanoke (City) ___; Salem (City) ___; Staunton (City) ___; Suffolk (City) ___; Virginia Beach (City) ___; Waynesboro (City) ___; Williamsburg (City) ___; and Winchester (City) ___. Posted 04/13/00 (W-SN444506). (0104)

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