Location: | Florida |
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Posted: | Oct 24, 2024 |
Due: | Nov 6, 2024 |
Agency: | HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF |
Type of Government: | Federal |
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Solicitation No: | 70FBR425I00000005 |
Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
DIRECT LEASE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) No. 70FBR425I00000005
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. This RFI does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into an agreement or contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary and is subject to change if, and when, a solicitation is issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding agreement or contract. If a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this RFI, or future solicitations.
BACKGROUND
Direct Lease is a form of Direct Temporary Housing Assistance that allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into multiple firm-fixed-priced agreements and contracts with property management companies to rent properties not usually available to the public (corporate apartments, vacation rentals, and second homes) for the purpose of providing temporary housing to eligible applicants who are displaced due to a Major disaster or emergency event. FEMA may utilize these units for eligible applicants who are unable to use rental assistance due to lack of available resources.
PROJECT SCOPE / DELIVERABLES
FEMA is principally seeking potential property management companies who do business in the State of Florida. Properties should be located within thirty (30) to up to sixty (60) minutes of the Major disaster or emergency area, which means the area included in the official Presidential declaration(s) and any additional areas identified by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or a distance that does not place an undue hardship on the applicant in the State of Florida. All interested property owners, Direct Lease Contractors, Property Managers, Housing Solution vendors, and property management companies are encouraged to participate. Under Direct Lease, FEMA is seeking property portfolios readily available to lease furnished turnkey properties to FEMA. Eligible properties must adhere to all local, state, and federal codes and standards. This should include existing furnished residential properties advertised for rent (e.g., corporate apartments, vacation rentals, and second homes), vacant residential properties that are listed for sale (single family and multiple occupancy), and bank owned properties (e.g. foreclosures). Hotels, motels, and similar transient lodgings are not eligible properties for the Direct Lease program. The properties in Direct Lease are to be offered as temporary housing for FEMA applicants for a term of no less than 18 months, with an option to extend the term of the contract.
PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS & PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA
FEMA will enter into an agreement and contract with the property management company and pay rent based on the Fair Market Rents (FMRs) rates identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for that particular area. Property management companies must be willing to act on behalf of the Government with property owners or their agents in all aspects of the contract, including but not limited to, inspecting properties, managing tenant concerns, ensuring building maintenance occurs, executing tenant leases with FEMA applicants, and tenant lease terminations and evictions. Property management companies will be required to evaluate potential units or properties to ensure properties adhere to all local, state, and federal codes and standards to be considered habitable by the DHS FEMA. Additional criteria include:
Interested property management companies are advised of the following terms and conditions that will apply to any agreement/contract between FEMA and the property management company selected for a Direct Lease agreement/contract:
Requested Information
Interested property management companies, please provide the following information:
DEFINITIONS
Applicant: An individual or household who has applied for FEMA Assistance, and because of the disaster has a disaster-caused need for temporary housing.
Direct Lease: Type of Direct Temporary Housing Assistance that may be used to rent existing residential properties not generally available to the public to provide temporary housing to eligible applicants when verified disaster-caused housing needs cannot be met.
Fair Market Rents (FMRs): Housing market-wide estimates of rent values in which rental housing units are in competition. The FMR rates applied are those identified by HUD as being adequate for existing rental housing in a particular area. FEMA uses the applicable rate based upon the location of the housing unit, the number of bedrooms in the housing unit, and the fiscal year in which the major disaster declaration was issued.
Fair Housing Act: Protects people from discrimination when they are renting, buying, or securing financing for any housing. The prohibitions specifically cover discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and the presence of children.
Unit: A house, apartment, manufactured homes, or other readily fabricated dwelling. A room or group of rooms in an occupied dwelling may qualify as a housing unit if the room(s) in which the applicant and household live are separate from any other persons in the dwelling/building.
Occupant: An applicant, co-applicant, or any household member over the age of 18 who is listed on the Temporary Housing Agreement, as being authorized to reside in the Temporary Housing Unit (THU).
Period of Assistance: Individuals and Households Program (IHP) assistance is limited to 18 months following the date of the disaster declaration. The period of assistance begins at the date of the Presidential declaration and not the date on which the disaster is designated for Individual Assistance (IA). The President may extend the period of assistance due to extraordinary circumstances that an extension would be in public interest. Through the delegation of authority, the Assistant Administrator (AA) for Recovery may, at the request of a state, territorial, and tribal government, extend the period of assistance for the IHP Financial Assistance, Direct Temporary Housing Assistance, or both.
Reasonable Commuting Distance: A distance which does not place an undue hardship on an applicant. It also takes into consideration the traveling time due to road conditions; e.g., mountainous regions or bridges out and the normal commuting patterns of the area.
Utilities: Services such as water, gas, electricity, heating oil, and/or propane. Utilities do not include amenity services, e.g. cable, television, internet, telephone, etc.
SUBMISSION OF CAPABILITY PACKAGES INSTRUCTIONS
Interested owner/property management company shall submit a brief capabilities' statement package via an e-mail to the e-mail address provided below. There is no page limitation on your submission. Respondents shall also provide a cover page with their owner/company name, Unique Entity Identifier, CAGE Code, web address, address, point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address, size of organization, and, if applicable, the small business socioeconomic category.
This documentation should address, at a minimum, the following to demonstrate the vendor's capability to perform the requirements:
Please provide additional information you deem relevant to respond to the specifics of the RFI. The Government is not requesting any proprietary information to be submitted, nor shall it be liable for any consequential damages for proprietary information included. Any information submitted to the RFI (e.g. capability statement) is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552 (a). All submissions submitted will not be returned.
The applicable NAICS code is 531110. The applicable PSC is X1FA.
RESPONSE DEADLINE: RFI responses are due as soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 PM ET, November 6, 2024, via e-mail to the e-mail address box, fema-direct-lease-dr4828fl@fema.dhs.gov .
The e-mail Subject line shall read: RFI No. 70FBR425I00000005, Direct Lease
POINTS OF CONTACT: |Jacinto A. Amposta| and Martin D. Meade. Phone calls will not be accepted or returned.
All responses received and questions answered will be considered as part of the market research for this requirement in accordance with FAR 10.001(a)(3).
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS: Small Business concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI to assist in determining competition determination.
Oct 29, 2024 | [Sources Sought (Updated)] Florida Direct Lease Request for Information (RFI). RFI No. 70FBR425I00000005 |
Nov 11, 2024 | [Sources Sought (Updated)] Florida Direct Lease Request for Information (RFI). RFI No. 70FBR425I00000005 |
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