Closing Agent Services for Northern Georgia

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is soliciting proposals from small businesses to provide closing agent services for the sale of HUD-owned single-family properties (1-4 units) located in Northern Georgia. The contractor will be responsible for ensuring timely closings within a 60-mile radius of the property and must coordinate closely with the Asset Manager contractor to meet the required closing schedules. The contract will initially cover one base year with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods. This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside, under NAICS code 541191, which applies to legal services with a size standard of $7 million average annual receipts. The solicitation for this contract was expected to be available electronically around mid-March 2010 on the Federal Business Opportunity website, with proposals due 30 days after the solicitation release date. No physical copies of the solicitation will be distributed, and requests via phone or email to obtain the solicitation are not permitted. The primary points of contact for this acquisition are located at HUD’s office in Atlanta, Georgia, and include representatives from the Chief Contract Operations Branch. This engagement emphasizes compliance with HUD’s requirements for efficient closing services to facilitate the efficient sale of HUD-owned residential properties in the specified region.