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Reference Number

0000311212

Issuing Organization

Boulder County

Owner Organization

Boulder County Housing Authority

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

7432-23

Title

Housing Quality Standards (HQS)/NSPIRE Inspection Services

Source ID

PU.AG.USA.1520.C10645851

Details

Location

United States, Colorado, Boulder County

Piggyback Contract

Description

1. Purpose/Background

The Housing Authority of the County of Boulder, Colorado (hereinafter referred to as “Boulder County Housing Authority” or “BCHA”) is seeking a qualified person or entity (hereinafter referred as “Contractor”) to provide housing inspection services for the housing choice voucher program. BCHA is a local government agency which administers federally funded housing voucher programs which provide a rental subsidy for residents and to units through the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Voucher programs (hereinafter referred to as “Section 8”), respectively, for residents leasing from private landlords and BCHA. BCHA does not own federal Public Housing units. As the program administrator, BCHA is required comply with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Quality Standards (HQS) standards to ensure that the homes are decent, safe and sanitary. No later than October 1, 2023, Inspectors would need to be certified to conduct NSPIRE inspections. The Section 8 programs are administered pursuant to 24 CFR 982.

BCHA currently manages up to 985 Housing Choice Vouchers, including 88 Project-Based Vouchers, located throughout Boulder County and the city of Broomfield. All BCHA owned units with either subsidy must be inspected by a third-party entity to ensure compliance with HQS/NSPIRE standards as defined by HUD.

2. Written Inquiries

All inquiries regarding this RFP will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 2:00 p.m. February 24, 2023. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than March 1, 2023.

Do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for information regarding this solicitation.

3. Submittal Instructions

Submittals are due at the email box only, listed below, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on March 14, 2023.
Vendors must answer whether line-item pricing information submitted with a bid is confidential or closely held.

Please note that email responses to this solicitation are limited to a maximum of 50MB capacity.

NO ZIP FILES OR LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES GOOGLE DOCS AND SIMILAR SITES. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED AS AN ATTACHMENT (E.G. PDF, WORD, EXCEL).

Electronic Submittals must be received in the email box listed below. Submittals sent to any other box will NOT be forwarded or accepted. This email box is only accessed on the due date of your questions or proposals. Please use the Delivery Receipt option to verify receipt of your email. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to ensure their documents are received before the deadline specified above. Boulder County does not accept responsibility under any circumstance for delayed or failed email or mailed submittals.

Email purchasing@bouldercounty.org; identified as RFP # 7432-23 in the subject line.

Dates

Publication

02/16/2023 02:11 PM MST

Question Acceptance Deadline

02/24/2023 02:00 PM MST

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

03/14/2023 02:00 PM MDT

Contact Information

Boulder County

303-441-3525

purchasing@bouldercounty.org

Buyer Preferences, Guidelines & Requirements

General Requirements

- Insurance Required

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

Submittal Instructions