Intent to Award Sole Source for Policy Map Site License

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intends to use simplified acquisition procedures to award a sole source purchase order to The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The purchase order will provide a Policy Site License for over 3,000 HUD employees to access data on housing needs, market condictions, and existing programs for use by the Secretary of HUD and his staff in conducting research on priority housing and community development needs and making informed policy decisions for the Department. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) identified for this requirement is 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals. The associated small business standard is 500 employees. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. The Reinvestment Fund is the only source that can satisfy HUD's requirements in this area. No solicitation document is available, telephone requests will not be honored, and no other quotes will be considered.