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Assessment of Title Complexity Associated with Informally Owned Real Property

Awarded

12444726Q0002Federal

Submission Closed02/05/2026, 04:59:00 AM UTC

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NAICS: 541191

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Sacramento County

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3 months ago

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AI Contract Overview

This contract focuses on research related to the distribution of HUD Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) to property owners with informal or heirs’ property ownership, which often lacks formal documentation such as deeds or titles. Such informal ownership can hinder access to disaster relief funding, limiting these owners' ability to recover financially after weather-related events or natural disasters. The study will analyze informal property ownership in four cities and their surrounding counties—Asheville, NC; Tampa, FL; Greenville, SC; and Atlanta, GA—affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Fall 2024. The research aims to assess the prevalence and types of informal ownership, determine the legal services necessary for formalizing property titles across various degrees of informality, and identify properties that are likely eligible for CDBG-DR funding under Public Law 118-158. The solicitation number for this contract is 12444726Q0002, posted on January 27, 2026, with a response deadline of February 5, 2026. The Department of Agriculture’s CSA East 8 USDA-FS office in Atlanta, GA, is overseeing the contract, with primary and secondary points of contact being Shannon Wrobel and Keith Friot, respectively. Interested parties are instructed to submit questions via email by January 20, 2026, to ensure timely responses before the solicitation closes. The contract falls under NAICS code 541191 and involves a combined contract type with no set-aside restrictions.

General Info

Research on informal property ownership affecting CDBG-DR disaster relief eligibility in four cities.

Agency

Department Of Agriculture → Csa East 8 Usda-Fs

NAICS

541191 - Title Abstract and Settlement Offices

Place of Performance

Athens, GA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

12444726Q0002 - Questions and Answers for Assessment of Title Complexity

5 pages · q-and-a

High

12444726Q0002 - Questions and Answers for Informally Owned Real Property Assessment

5 pages · q-and-a

High

Solicitation 12444726Q0002 Informal Property Identification RFQ

12 pages · rfq

High

USDA FS Southern Research Station - CDBG-DR Informal Property SOW

sow

High

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

1 update

PhaseAwarded

PostedJan 27

Combined Synopsis

Notice updatedJan 30

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

AwardedOct 29

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

02/05/2026, 04:59:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Csa East 8 Usda-Fs

Contacts2 people available

OfficeAtlanta, GA, 303092449, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Csa East 8 Usda-Fs

Office AddressAtlanta, GA, 303092449, USA

Contacts

Shannon Wrobel

contact@example.gov

Keith Friot

contact@example.gov

Full Description

This contract supports research examining the distribution of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) to communities, and ultimately to non-industrial, private property owners. Real property owners with informal homeownership (also called heirs’ property) may be constrained in their ability to access CDBG-DR funding because these owners cannot demonstrate ownership in their property. Informally owned property includes homes/land for which there are no formal documents (i.e., deeds, titles) in the current owners’ name. This informality severely curtails these owners’ ability to recover financially following traumatic, weather-related events or other natural disasters.

This work will examine informal property ownership in four cities and surrounding counties impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Fall 2024--Asheville, NC; Tampa, FL; Greenville, SC, and Atlanta, GA to: 1) assess the state of informal property ownership in these cities, 2) categorize the various levels or types of informality, as informal ownership exists along a continuum from milder to more extreme forms, 3) determine which kinds and costs of legal services would be required to formalize property titles for the different types of informally held property, and 4) identify those properties mostly likely to be eligible for CDBG-DR funding tied to Public Law 118-158.

Questions shall be submitted via email to Shannon Wrobel, by email at contact@example.gov with a courtesy copy to Keith Friot at contact@example.gov no later than January 20, 2026. This will ensure enough time to respond before the solicitation period ends. Please include the solicitation name and number as the subject line of the email.