Solicitation
Construction Inspection Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Sol. 86614126R00002
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HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing wants small businesses to do on-site construction inspections of new-build and substantially rehabilitated multifamily housing projects across five U.S. regions. HUD plans up to three firm-fixed-price, multiple-award IDIQ contracts per region, running 02/01/2027 to 01/31/2032. Proposals are due by email on 10/14/2026 at 1:00 PM Central.
Watch out for
- Thin guaranteed minimum. HUD only guarantees $10,000 to $45,000 per region and does not promise any work beyond that, so revenue is not assured even though the ceilings are large.
the Government does not guarantee that any particular quantity, dollar value, or level
- You pay all travel. Inspections are at construction sites across large multi-state regions and HUD will not reimburse travel, so travel must be built into your unit prices.
HUD will not reimburse the Contractor for travel for construction inspection services.
- Whole-region coverage required. A proposal that covers only part of a region is rejected, so you need inspectors across all states and zones in the region (for example 14 western states including Alaska and Hawaii).
- Pay adjusts up or down based on report quality. Trip reports must be deficiency-free within 5 business days: 2% bonus above 98%, 3% deduction below 95% of the invoice total.
- Short proposal window and heavy package. Proposal needs unit prices for every CLIN, an Excel pricing build-up, a price narrative, a draft Quality Control Plan, a Transition-In Plan, an OCI statement and past performance references, all due 10/14/2026 by email.
- Stale or inconsistent documents. The sample client letter and past performance survey cite another solicitation number (86614121R00001), the form is labeled RFQ while the notice says RFP, and a template placeholder was left in the small business text; confirm with the contracting officer which instructions apply.
Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not [insert either
- Conflict of interest limits. Firms and employees that did design or construction work, or have family or financial ties to an assigned project, cannot inspect it; former federal employees may also be barred.
Read from the notice and 9 attachments. 2 not read in full.
- Updated - solicitation 86614126R00002.pdf
- Atch 1 - CIS PWS 2027-2032 FINAL 09032026.docx
- Atch 2 - Construction Inspection Services QASP 05122026 - FINAL.docx
- Atch 8 - Sample Client Authorization_Letter (2).docx
- Atch 3 - Project Description Form 05202026 FINAL.docx
- Atch 4 - Nondisclosure-Agreement-between-HUD-and-Contractor-Employee (2).docx
- Atch 5 - HUD-95379 Trip Report (1).docx
- Atch 6 - Sample Trip Report_HUD-95379 (v2).pdf
- Atch 9 - Survey Attachment (1).docx
- Atch 10 - Total Evaluated Price (TEP) Workbook for CIS Solicitation 09032026.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Atch 7 - Map of MFH Regions (1).jpg: .jpg files aren't read yet
Full brief
What they want
- Inspect multifamily construction and substantial rehab sites in person (monthly progress/draw inspections) and write a HUD-95379 Trip Report for each
- Attend HUD-scheduled pre-construction conferences and do Section 223(f) application-phase and repair inspections
- Do guarantee/warranty inspections after construction
- Review and report on change orders, builder draw requests (HUD-92448), construction schedules and permission-to-occupy requests
- Submit deliverables within 5 business days of each inspection, plus a monthly calendar, monthly report and monthly invoice
- Provide a Quality Control Plan and a Transition-In Plan with the proposal; Transition-Out Plan 120 days after award
- Cover whole regions: HUD rejects regional proposals that only partly cover the region
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, multiple-award IDIQ (up to three awards per region; five regions). Priced by unit price per inspection.
- Period of performance
- 02/01/2027 to 01/31/2032 (five years: base year plus four option years per the PWS); the price section also mentions a possible 6-month extension under FAR 52.217-8
- Place of performance
- Construction sites in five HUD regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West). The region(s) are 'TBD at time of award'. SAM lists Chicago, IL, which is HUD's issuing office.
- Estimated value
- Master IDIQ ceiling $37,000,000; guaranteed minimum $133,000 across all regions. Per-region ceilings: NE $6,409,000; SE $8,094,000; SW $11,818,000; W $8,286,000; MW $2,354,000. Per-region guaranteed minimums: NE $23,000; SE $25,000; SW $45,000; W $30,000; MW $10,000.
- How they'll choose
- Tradeoff (best value). HUD picks up to three most highly qualified offerors per region for negotiation, then checks that unit prices are fair and reasonable.
- Offers due
- October 14, 2026, at 1:00PM Central Standard Time (SAM lists 2026-10-14 13:00 -05:00); questions due September 29, 2026, 1:00PM Central
- How to submit
- Email to CO Travis Sutton (Travis.L.Sutton@hud.gov) and Christopher Rodriguez (Christopher.J.Rodriguez@hud.gov), subject line 'FOUO\\INFO: Solicitation 86614126R00002 - (Company Name and Region)'
What they'll judge offers on
- Past performance (quality and relevance of recent references, rated on a confidence scale)
- Price (firm-fixed unit prices, supporting pricing data, draft Quality Control Plan used to support prices)
- The solicitation's other technical/qualification factors and their order of importance are in a part of the document that was not provided
What to include when you submit
- Total email size limit is 28 MB; use extra emails if needed. Offeror is responsible for on-time receipt of the complete proposal
- Proposals are per region; no alternate terms or line items allowed (alternate proposals are eliminated)
- Enter firm-fixed unit prices in Table 1 'Price Schedule for Inspections' using Attachment 10, the Total Evaluated Price workbook, rounded to the nearest dollar
- Show price formulas in an Excel workbook (labor categories, rates, hours, materials, travel shown separately) plus a Price Proposal document explaining sources and assumptions
- Include a draft Quality Control Plan and a Transition-In Plan with the proposal
- Include an organizational conflict of interest statement (HUDAR 2452.209-70)
- Past performance forms and a client authorization letter appear to be part of the package (Attachments 8 and 9)
- Send technical questions in writing by Sept 29, 2026; answers will be posted as an amendment
You must have
- Small business concern (total small business set-aside, NAICS 541310)
Only proposals submitted by small business concerns will be accepted by the Government.
- Project Manager and alternate need at least 3 years of recent experience overseeing multifamily construction inspectors (or 5 years combined multifamily and commercial, with at least 1 year multifamily), plus 3 years doing construction inspections themselves
The Project Manager and alternate shall possess three (3) years of recent experience in managing and overseeing employees
- No identity of interest (family or financial ties) with the owner, architects or builder of any assigned project; no inspecting projects you helped design or build; no financial interests in assigned HUD multifamily properties
THE CONTRACTOR AND THE ASSIGNED INSPECTOR SHALL NOT HAVE AN IDENTITY OF INTEREST WITH THE OWNER, DESIGN ARCHITECT, SUPERVISORY ARCHITECT, OR THE BUILDER.
- Staff must know HUD multifamily programs, the MAP Guide and HUD forms; employees may be asked to sign a Nondisclosure Agreement for controlled unclassified information
- Active SAM registration and ability to invoice through the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)
The Contractor shall obtain access to the Department of Treasury Bureau of Fiscal Services Invoice Platform Processing (IPP).
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The PWS mentions an incumbent contractor and transition-in/transition-out with a successor, so this looks like a follow-on to an existing inspection contract.
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factors, their order of importance and Sections L and M details: the middle of the main solicitation (about 206,000 characters) was left out of the text provided
- Page limits and required proposal format or volumes
- Full list of required contract clauses, Part III attachments and any set-aside size standard details
- Attachment 10 (Total Evaluated Price workbook) and the region map (Attachment 7) were not read, so exact unit-price line items are not fully visible
- Middle sections of the PWS (including Tasks 1 to 6 detail and personnel qualifications for inspectors) were left out
- Which region(s) will actually be awarded to you (stated as 'TBD at time of award')
- How questions answers or amendments changed any dates (none seen)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 86614126R00002
- Agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Office
- Cpo : Chicago Operations Branch
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 541310
- Product/service code
- C219
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Chicago, IL, 60605
- Contracting contact
- Christopher Rodriguezchristopher.j.rodriguez@hud.gov
- Versions
- 4 (amended since first posted)
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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