NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SUBSCRIPTIONS  

The requirement is for a contractor to order, manage and provide access to HUD for online and hard copy subscriptions as identified in the list contained herein. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intends to acquire sole-source individual subscriptions utilizing a subscription agent. The below is the list of sole source subscriptions.

The purpose of this posting is to provide notice of the intent to list the sole source subscriptions in the contract for the Subscription services which will be posted as a competitive acquisition.

The NAICS Code for the subscriptions is: 511120 - Periodical Publishers.

According to preliminary market research conducted, the listed subscriptions below are the sole providers of subscriptions that contain the most complete data and tools for analyzing the multi-family housing market nationwide. These data and research products will be used by HUD’s field economists in the Economic and Market Analysis Division (EMAD) in their ongoing studies of local housing market conditions by providing much needed market data, particularly relating to residential housing construction information.

These are unique online tools that allow the user access to various housing related data, pipeline analytics and pipeline residential data by geographic area throughout the country. The multi-family data included is at a level of coverage that provides many variables in many market areas for analysts to access and study.  These subscriptions will allow HUD’s field economists to access the data they need for specific geographic areas across the country when they need it. In addition to providing housing related pipeline data, the subscription also provides data analytics, pipeline residential data, and data by Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION.  This notice of intent to contract for sole source individual subscriptions is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses to HUD’s list of sole source Subscription providers listed below. Your response must be received no later than July 16, 2021, 2:00 PM CST. Responses shall be submitted to [email protected] and [email protected].  Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. The name of your company;
2.  POC name and contact information;
3. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing a renewal for the specific items mentioned above; and
4. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities.

5. The subject line of the email shall state “APP-R-2021-016: FY21 EMAD Subscriptions or it will be deleted as junk mail.

It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with the subscriptions mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product capable of meeting the Government's needs.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

ALN Systems (Online Edition)                                                                        ALN Apartment Data, Inc.

Minimum Need:  HUD needs: data on apartment occupancy (historical and current occupancy rates), average rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants), effective rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants), number of properties and number of units. Data can be sorted by year, age-restriction, income, and submarket.  Also include two online training sessions, 30 to 60 minutes long each, to train EMAD staff in the database use and interface, to be scheduled within 60 days of the contract beginning.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Apartment Insights (Colorado Springs)                                                           Colorado Apartment

Includes two previous subscriptions (Level C) (Email)                                    Insights

Minimum Need:  Apartment data for select communities, including rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupant) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy rates), and sorted according to market-rate, age-restricted, student and construction status, as described below.  Apartment data for Colorado Springs area subscriptions)

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Apartment Insights (Denver & Fort Collins)                                                   Colorado Apartment Insights

Includes two previous subscriptions (Level C) (Email)

Minimum Need:  Apartment data for select communities, including rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupant) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy rates), and sorted according to market-rate, age-restricted, student and construction status, as described below.  Apartment data for Boulder, Denver, Ft. Collins, and Greeley metropolitan areas (it displays as Denver and Ft. Collins area subscriptions)

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Apartment Insights Level B (Metro Phoenix) (Digital + Online)                      Real Data, Inc.

Minimum Need: Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupant), occupancy (historical and current occupancy rate), absorption, inventory, sales and construction by affordable, market-rate and student-targeted populations. RealData apartment data for Phoenix, AZ.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Apartment Insights Level B (Metro Tucson) (Digital + Online)                       Real Data, Inc.

Minimum Need:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupant), occupancy (historical and current occupancy rates), absorption, inventory, sales and construction by affordable, market-rate and student-targeted populations.  RealData apartment data for Tucson, AZ.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Apartment Insights Level B (Metro Seattle) (Online Edition)                          Real Data, Inc.

Minimum Need:  For King and Snohomish counties -Detailed property characteristics including rent, occupancy, year built, concessions, unit mix by number of bedroom, project amenities, submarket identification. Apartment Insight database includes market-rate, subsidized and student housing. Subscription includes submarket and county level data on rent, occupancy, multifamily projects under construction, in final planning, preliminary planning and design review.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Apartment Insights Level B (Metro Tacoma) Online Edition                          Real Data, Inc.

Minimum Need:  For Pierce County -Detailed property characteristics including rent, occupancy, year built, concession, unit mix by number of bedrooms, project amenities, submarket identification. Apartment Insight database includes market-rate, subsidized and student housing. Subscription includes submarket and county level data on rent, occupancy, multifamily projects under construction, in final planning, preliminary planning and design review.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Market Analytics Database (Online Edition                                                    RealPage, Inc.

                                    Up to 45 users)

Minimum Needs:  Detailed occupancy (historical and current occupancy rate data) and rent rate (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) for market areas across the country.  Apartment market data by market area.  Also include two online training sessions, 30 to 60 minutes long each, to train EMAD staff in the database use and interface, to be scheduled within 60 days of the contract beginning. With student data; this was formerly MPF and Axiometrics, which combined to form Market Analytics.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Banker and Tradesman (Digital + Online)                                                       Banker and Tradesman Research

Minimum Need: Single-family home and condominium sales and median price data for Massachusetts and Rhode Island (statewide) as well for every municipality in the two states.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Charlotte Real Data Market: Apt Market                                                       Real Data, LLC

Report and Source (DataWizard)

Minimum Needs:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy data) data by market area, submarket and at the individual property level. Includes data for affordable, market-rate and student housing.  Apartment data for Charlotte, NC

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Colorado Springs Metro Area Apt Vacancy Study                                         Apartment Association

(Print)                                                                                                     Southern Colorado

Minimum Needs:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy data) data for Denver area rental markets, by submarket. As described in f., below, this is used as a “check” for when reviewed market studies are performed by Real Data.  Colorado Springs metro area apartment vacancy and rent survey

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Denver Area Apartment Vacancy and Rent Study (Email)                             Apartment Association

                                                                                                                        of Metro Denver

Minimum Need:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy data) data for Denver area rental markets, by submarket. As described in f., below, this is used as a “check” for when reviewed market studies are performed by Real Data.  Denver metropolitan area apartment vacancy and rent survey.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Greater Nashville Apartment Market Survey (Print)                                         Greater Nashville

            Apartment Association

Minimum Need:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy data) data by market area, submarket and at the individual property level. Historic data. Includes data for affordable, market-rate and student housing.  Apartment data for Nashville, TN

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Greensboro Winston Salem Real Data Market:                                              Real Data, LLC

Apartment Market Report and Source (DataWizard)

Minimum Need:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy data) data by market area, submarket and at the individual property level. Historic data. Includes data for affordable, market-rate and student housing.  Apartment data for Greensboro Winston-Salem, NC

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Multifamily Combo #3: Class A&B Apartment                                               Delta Associates

Reports and Condo Report (Print + Online)

Minimum Need: Rental market data for Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Southern New Jersey areas, including occupancy rates (historical and current occupancy rate) and concessions by construction type and absorption rates for individual market rate properties. Pipeline data for properties currently leasing, under construction and planned. Also, for the condominium market in each area, data including occupancy, average prices (new and resale), concessions, and pipeline of properties selling, under construction and planned.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Norfolk – Virginia Beach Real Data Market:                                                 Real Data, LLC

Apartment Report and Source (DataWizard)

Minimum Need:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy data) data by market area, submarket and at the individual property level. Historic data. Includes data for affordable, market-rate and student housing.  Apartment data for Norfolk-Virginia Beach.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Philadelphia Class A Apartment Market Report                                             Delta Associates

(Print & Online)

Minimum Need: Quarterly report providing Philadelphia regional employment and economic summary, and describing the Class A apartment market in Philadelphia, including asking and effective rents (current and one year prior), occupancy levels (current and one year prior), and a summary of units under construction and in the active pipeline. In addition, estimates of absorption for properties in initial lease-up. Geographic areas include the city of Philadelphia, Suburban Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and a Philadelphia metro summary.                

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Raleigh-Durham Real Data Market:                                                               Real Data, LLC

Apartment Market Report and Source (DataWizard)

Minimum Need:  Rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants) and occupancy (historical and current occupancy data) data by market area, submarket and at the individual property level. Historic data. Includes data for affordable, market-rate and student housing.  Apartment data for Raleigh-Durham, NC.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

REIS Subscriber Edition                                                                                 Reis, Inc.

(Online Edition Up to 45 Users)

Minimum Need:  Apartment market data, including rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupants), occupancy (historical and current occupancy rate), pipeline (list of projects currently underway), completions and conversions (to or from rental occupancy) data for multiple market areas and submarkets.  Reis, Inc., Subscriber Edition – Rental market data by national, regions, and primary market areas. Also include two online training sessions, 30 to 60 minutes long each, to train EMAD staff in the database use and interface, to be scheduled within 60 days of the contract beginning.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Richmond Real Data Market:                                                                         Real Data, LLC

Apartment Market Report and Source (DataWizard)

Minimum Need:  Richmond rental market data including occupancy (historical and current occupancy rates) and rent (historical and current rent amounts being paid by occupant) by project name and type, location, submarkets and other property-specific variables for both market rate and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties.  Richmond, VA metropolitan area apartment data.

Subscription:                                                                                                   Publisher

Tall Timber Group Pittsburgh PA                                                                  Tall Timber Group

Homebuilding Report (Monthly Email and Quarterly Print Report)

Minimum Need: Monthly e-mail providing comprehensive residential building permit issuance for the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Quarterly reports are also provided identifying the metropolitan markets with the most residential building activity and the builders with the highest construction levels.