PD&R’s Contracting Needs
PD&R seeks qualified small businesses that have capabilities in the following areas:
Research Capabilities
Statistical analysis service
Economic and finance analysis services
Experience in the evaluation of Federal programs, specifically HUD programs
Social Science analysis
Ability to review complex housing programs and related data and create reports for review and consideration by housing experts
Events/meeting planning -PD&R seeks firms to aid with several conferences and events throughout the year. The contract will work on PD&R sponsored events and must work with hotels/event centers to secure space and handle all logistics, including AV, room set up, and lunch and coffee breaks where appropriate. The contractor will also be responsible for securing booth space at conference exhibits throughout the country and will handle the shipment of the exhibit. The responsibilities also include reimbursing travel expenses for speakers who travel to attend PD&R events.
Content development-PD&R seeks firms skilled in the production of high quality writing; specifically, plain language interpretations and analyses of complex, Ph.D., level housing research, housing data analysis, and news of interest to housing and development researchers and practitioners. Examples of subject areas in which respondents should have proven expertise currently, include sustainable community development, affordable housing (including/not limited to regulatory reform that supports affordable development), HUD Transformation Initiative project work, housing market economics and demographics, innovative uses of GIS in community planning & development, and energy & resource efficient building technologies and systems. Experience in developing content for the Web is highly desired, as is the development of listserv message, e-newsletter, and electronic marketing and outreach materials.
Graphics-PD&R seeks a diversified graphics firm with abilities to design publications of a variety of sizes and content with Adobe In-Design capability.
PD&R seeks firms that have an excellent record of past performance providing Geographic Information Systems or geospatial services in the following areas:
Program and project management
Steady state operations and maintenance
Geo-database design and implementation
Programming and application development (mobile, internet and desktop)
Requirements analysis
Systems integration
Service oriented architecture design and implementation
Modeling, analysis and reporting
Training and technical support
PD&R is seeking a firm that has an excellent record of past performance providing engineering, architectural or community planning services in the following areas:
Pre-disaster planning
Disaster-resistant construction
Energy-efficient construction materials and methods evaluating durability/affordability tradeoffs in construction materials and methods for improving housing/transportation accessibility
Other sustainable community research
Strong report writing capability is expected in this category.
PD&R is seeking a firm that has past performance in survey research, especially among small landlords or low-income households.