Architect, Engineering, Inspection, & Environmental Systems Protection Support

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is releasing a Draft Request for Quotation (DRFQ) for Architect, Engineering, Inspection, and Environmental Systems Protection Support Services (AEIESPSS) for comment. The purpose of the DRFQ is to promote a clearer understanding of the government's requirements and industry capabilities in order to improve the quality, performance, efficiency, responsiveness, and timeliness of acquiring services through HUD's Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) program. The services to be acquired include Architect, Engineering, and Inspection Services as well as Environmental Systems Protection Support Services. The acquisition will be a partial small business set-aside with two separate BPA Pools: Pool 1 Small Business Set-Aside and Pool 2 Unrestricted.

The timeframe for the acquisition is not specified in the document. The place of performance/delivery is also not specified, but it can be inferred that it will be within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Chicago Regional Office in Region V.

It is notable that HUD encourages prospective offerors to evaluate and challenge any element in the DRFQ and provides specific sections and documents that should be paid special attention to. Responses to the DRFQ are voluntary, and HUD does not intend to award a BPA based on this solicitation. The deadline for submitting responses electronically is April 14, 2022.