Maintenance and Management

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. As part of its Real Estate Owned (REO) suite of contracts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is performing market research to identify potential Small Businesses that possess a valid General Services Administration (GSA) schedule for Maintenance and Management (MMB) services. Small businesses, including SDB, 8(a), SDVOB, WOSB, and HUBZone interested sources that have the skills and extensive experience in providing property maintenance and preservation services consisting of, but not limited to: (1) completion of the USDA Property Inspection Reports and ongoing inspection of property, (2) securing of property and debris removal (3) performance of cosmetic enhancement/repairs, (4) procuring of any bills requiring fee payments be issued by USDA, (5) on-going maintenance of property, (6) Hazardous material testing remediation/abatement and clearance, (7) pest control and removal, (8) ongoing maintenance in accordance with local ordinances, (9) disposition of REO properties through auction, brokered sale or other means, and (10) pre-foreclosure counseling for foreclosure activities and for USDA Real Estate Owned (REO) Single Family properties located in the four identified geographical areas (see Attachment 3). This will include Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, N. Mariana Islands, and the American Samoa. The contractor(s), up to one per region, will also provide a guarantee of accurate service reporting and will upload the data through electronic means to CSC's mortgage servicing system. For purposes of this sources sought notice, USDA's objective is to identify interested Small Business sources that have existing facilities within or are able to demonstrate capability of establishing an office location and capability to effectively service one or more of the identified contract areas in accordance with the draft PWS. However, USDA will entertain responses from interested Small Business sources that are unable to service an entire geographic area as provided. Sources Sought Content: All written responses are requested to be limited to 10 pages (letter size) in length, single-spaced, 12 point font minimum. Responding Small Business vendors shall submit capability statements that demonstrate the skills and extensive experience in providing property maintenance and preservation services consisting of, but not limited to the following: (1) completion of the USDA Property Inspection Reports and ongoing inspection of property, (2) securing of property and debris removal (3) performance of cosmetic enhancement/repairs, (4) procuring of any bills requiring fee payments be issued by USDA, (5) on-going maintenance of property, (6) Hazardous material testing remediation/abatement and clearance, (7) pest control and removal, (8) ongoing maintenance in accordance with local ordinances, (9) disposition of REO properties through auction, brokered sale or other means, and (10) pre-foreclosure counseling for foreclosure activities and for USDA Real Estate Owned (REO) Single Family properties located in the four identified geographical areas (see Attachment 3). This will include Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, N. Mariana Islands, and the American Samoa. Additionally, interested sources must include a two-page company profile to include Small Business Administration (SBA) business size classification, number of employees, Cage Code, DUN's number, customer base and a description of the company's prior relevant experience and a summary of past performance information for contracts awarded. Interested sources should also provide a point of contact who can discuss the material submitted. Affirmative responses to this notice must indicate your business size and type under the NAICS code 531390, Other Activities Related to Real Estate, and indicate whether your firm is capable of performing the services in one or more of the identified areas. Respondents who are not capable of performing all services, or may only be capable of partially servicing one or more of the identified areas, must indicate any performance constraints or limited service areas as part of their response. Vendors shall e-mail your responses to this sources sought notice to the primary POC email, SourcesSought@wdc.usda.gov by April 10, 2013 3pm EST. Scanned email attachments must be in Adobe PDF, MS Word, or a recognizable image format, such as JPEG.