OPERATION OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM TO COLLECT, DISBURSE AND TERMINATE RENTS FOR PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (DFAS) Operation of an Information System to Collect, Disburse and Terminate Rents for Privatized Military Housing in Association with the Defense Finance and Accounting System (DFAS). THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY; NO PROCUREMENT ACTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. Background: During 1996 the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI/Public Law 104-106) was enacted. It provides DOD with many authorities that may be used to attract capital investment for revitalizing the stock of military housing. The U.S. Army is currently privatizing military family housing with a pilot program known as the Residential Communities Initiative (RCI). In brief, the Army plans to outlease the land and convey the housing units to a private sector developer, who will own operate, maintain, renovate and replace them. The primary source of revenue is the soldiers' Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) which they will pay to thedeveloper for rent and utilities. The Army wishes to require military residents to pay rent through a payroll allotment in an amount equal to the military members monthly BAH. The pilot program now includes projects at Fort Carson, CO, Fort Hood, TX, Fort Lewis, WA, and Fort Meade MD. In scope, this could initially involve transactions for as many as 14,000 family housing units and as much as $8 millions of dollars in rents transferred each month. In the future, this program could be expanded. Request: To aid in this MHPI effort, the Army is interested in seeking commercial sources for a system to facilitate the initiation, management, tracking, updating and termination of military payroll allotments (information). The system desired should work in connection with the one already in place at DFAS. Please provide data indicating how your company or organization can assist with Basic Allowance for Housing allotments. Please indicate what additional information would assist you with this effort. Data submitted should include a one-page synopsis and may be supported by as many as 4 additional pages. Please limit submittals to 5 pages in length. Please submit your response to Residential Communities Initiative (RCI), Office of The Assistant Secretary of The Army for Installations and Environment, 110 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0110, ATTN: Minnie Howard at mhoward@hqda.army.mil. Telephone (703-692-9898) Time for Response: Please respond no later than 26 May 2000. E-MAIL: Click here to submit data to Minnie Howard, mhoward@hqda.army.mil. Posted 05/12/00 (W-SN454217).

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