Department of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia Field Contracting Operations, Chicago Contracting Branch, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60604-3507

R -- INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND CASE STUDY OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM IN SIRACUSA, ITALY SOL Reference-Number-R-2000-R-00225 DUE 092100 POC Alfredo Valentin, Contract Specialist, Phone 312-886-2760 x2509, Fax 312-353-8965, Email Alfredo_Valentin@hud.gov -- Michelle Watson, Branch Chief, Chicago Operations Br, Phone 312-886-2760 x2510, Fax 312-353-8965, Email Michelle_L._Watson@hud.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=Reference-Number-R-2000-R-00225&LocID=3053. E-MAIL: Alfredo Valentin, Alfredo_Valentin@hud.gov. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Chicago, Contracting Operations Branch intends to issue Request for Quotations Number R-2000-R-00225 to procure a fixed-price contract for the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), Office of International Affairs in HUD_s Headquarters located in Washington, D. C., to provide INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND CASE STUDY OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM IN SIRACUSA, ITALY. The individual or the organization must have the following, but not limited to, these qualifications: experience in international urban planning, architecture and preservation, specifically experience in historic buildings and historic centers, surveys, landscape planning and architecture, design of pedestrian networks and public plazas, wall restoration, buildings typology and socio-economic analysis; experience in urban design as it relates to land use, historic preservation and implementation of master plans for urban historic centers, and the individual key person(s) shall be fluent in English and Italian and have experience in producing high quality reports incorporating graphics and other media. This procurement is issued under the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The performance period is for 14 weeks from the effective date of the contract. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. See Numbered Note 1. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8732 (Commercial Economic, Sociological, and Educational Research). The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard is $5M. THE RFQ WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING NOT EARLIER THAN 15 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. The solicitation is due within 25 days from the publication of this notice. Award of the contract is expected to be made by September 28, 2000. All interested parties should submit a written request asking for the RFQ identified by the above solicitation number to the following address: HUD, Contracting Branch, 77W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois, 60604-3507, Attention: Alfredo Valentin, Contract Specialist. Interested parties may submit instead a written request via facsimile to 312-353-8965 with the above information requesting the solicitation package. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Note: HUD posts all required notices of its contracting opportunities on its Internet site at http://www.hud.gov/cts/ctsoprty.html. Potential offerors who downloaded copies of solicitation from HUD_s Home Page will NOT automatically receive 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 08/24/00 (D-SN489940). (0237)

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