Draft MLR Request for Information

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)

DR-4933-IN – Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds,
Tornadoes, and Flooding

MULTIFAMILY LEASE AND REPAIR (MLR) REQUEST

FOR INFORMATION (RFI)# 70FBR527I00000001

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(d) & (e). 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 a 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 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

Multi-Family Lease and Repair (MLR) is a form of Direct Temporary Housing Assistance that allows The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair or make improvements to existing multi-family rental property for the purpose of providing temporary housing to eligible applicants who are displaced due to DR-4933-IN – Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding. FEMA may utilize this form of temporary housing assistance for eligible applicants who are unable to use rental assistance due to lack of available resources. MLR is not intended to repair or improve individual rental properties to re-house existing tenants.

PROJECT SCOPE/DELIVERABLES

FEMA is seeking multi-family rental properties (two or more units) in the counties of Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Wayne, or multi-family rental properties that were impacted by DR-4933-IN located in counties within thirty (30) to up to sixty (60) minutes commuting distance of the affected areas in the State of Indiana. FEMA is seeking owners of rental properties (apartment complexes primarily) that could be potentially repaired to local, state, and federal codes/standards and offered as temporary housing for FEMA applicants in a timely manner for up to 18 months from the date of declaration, unless extended. The properties should be complexes that are able to accommodate a considerable number of people in a single location. Each property must have been