(86546A18R00005) Analytic Support of the American Housing Survey

Solicitation Number: 86546A19R0001 (86546A18R00005) Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Analytic Support of the American Housing Survey - 86546A19R0001 The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ft. Worth requires a contractor to provide Analytic Support of the American Housing Survey for Policy Development and Research Division of HUD. The government anticipates awarding a firm fixed unit price contract. Additional detail on the requirements can be found in the Performance Work Statement (attachment 1). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.603, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. The solicitation number 86546A19R0001 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is conducted as a commercial item procurement using Contracting by Negotiation (FAR Part 15). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-100, August 22, 2018. This acquisition is 100% Women Owned Small Business Set-aside - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Services, Small Business size $20.5 million. See the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1) for details. Contract financing is NOT provided for this acquisition. The Government intends to award one firm fixed price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal is conforming to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government intends to award without discussions and the Government reserves the right not to make an award at all. Offerors should ensure that the Representations and Certifications in FAR 52.212-3 (AUG 2018) are updated. The Government's preferred method is electronic Representations and Certifications. This can be accomplished by registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and completing the on-line Representations and Certifications. The Contracting Officer will review proposals based on the factors listed in this solicitation and the information furnished by the offeror. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCATING OR OBTAINING ANY INFORMATION NOT IDENTIFIED IN THEPROPOSAL. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions apply to this acquisition: Clauses, including Representations and Certifications, are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. Attachments to the announcement: 1. Performance Work Statement / Provisions and Clauses 2. Attachment RFP J.1 Non-Disclosure Agreement 3. Attachment RFP J.2 Labor Mix with Labor Hours Only 4. Attachment RFP J.3 Price Proposal with Labor Hours and Rates (Excel Spreadsheet) (round all figures to the nearest dollar) 5. Attachment RFP J.4 Past Performance Chart 6. Attachment RFP J.5 Past Performance Survey Questions are due no later than 3:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, Questions should be directed to Josefina McGhee at josefina.a.mcghee@hud.gov, and a courtesy copy electronically emailed to Leroy White at leroy.h.white@hud.gov. Proposals, including references AND completed representations and certifications, if not available in SAM, are due no later than 3:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, November 29, 2018 via email to: josefina.a.mcghee@hud.gov and leroy.h.white@hud.gov. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "Analytic Support of the American Housing Survey - 86546A19R0001". Note that e-mail filters are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, .docx, .xsls or.xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.