221(d)(4) Afforable Housing Training - HUD

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a contractor to provide training services to provide a structured, instructor-led, virtual training program tailored to FHA Section 221(d)(4) multifamily underwriting and affordable housing finance. The training shall strengthen participants' knowledge and practical application of FHA multifamily underwriting principles, including analysis of borrower and project financial information, market and appraisal data, property and capital needs information, environmental considerations, loan documentation, and multifamily lending risks. The Contractor shall be responsible for: Provide training materials that address the required learning areas identified in this SOW. Delivering live virtual instruction to HUD participants. Providing practical examples, exercises, case studies, scenarios, or other applied learning activities relevant to FHA multifamily mortgage transactions. Incorporating participant engagement methods such as discussion questions, knowledge checks, problem-solving activities, financial analysis exercises, or similar instructional techniques. Providing opportunities for participants to analyze and interpret information commonly used in FHA multifamily underwriting. Providing assessments or applied exercises to evaluate participant understanding of key course concepts. Providing documentation identifying participants who successfully complete the training requirements. Coordinating with the Government regarding the training schedule, instructional sequence, participant materials, virtual access, accessibility, and course administration. The Contractor may use commercially available training materials, customized materials, or a combination of both, provided the final training satisfies the requirements of this SOW and is not dependent on a proprietary certification or vendor-specific credential unless separately approved by the Government. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training. There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; and 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of personnel and risk mitigation. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Background: HUD staff involved in FHA multifamily underwriting, technical review, loan processing, and related program activities require a comprehensive understanding of large-scale multifamily lending and the information used to evaluate FHA-insured multifamily mortgage transactions. FHA multifamily transactions require consideration of borrower organizational structures, mortgage credit, financial statements, project income and expenses, physical property c…