Technical
Assistance is available to HUD grantees
HUD
grant recipients (e.g., Public Housing Agencies, Indian Housing
Authorities, Community Development Block Grant recipients, etc.)
frequently have questions and concerns about their contracting.
While the rules they follow (24 CFR
85.36 for most state, local, and tribal governments, and 24
CFR 84.40-48 for most non-profits and educational institutions)
differ from the rules which govern HUD’s direct contracting,
HUD’s Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has considerable
expertise in their requirements.
Each
of HUD's principal contracting offices have resident expertise available
to assist HUD staff and grant recipients with questions and concerns
related to procurement under grants. However, because contracting
staff have no direct authority for grant funding and administration
decisions, grant recipients should first contact program (PIH, CPD,
etc.) staff with their procurement concerns and questions. If this
doesn't provide an answer to the situation, grant recipients may
contact contracting staff listed below. Normally, this assistance
is provided via the telephone or email discussions and deals with
specific procurement issues, e.g., conducting a competition, terminating
a contract, etc. We strongly urge everyone to use email whenever
possible. In unusual circumstances, and subject to resource
availability, assistance may be larger in scope, e.g., on-site visits,
training, detailed analysis of complex issues, etc.
In
all cases, HUD contracting staff serve only in an advisory role.
HUD contracting staff have neither direct authority for grant funding
and administration decisions, nor responsibility for the award and
administration of grants or the procurements made under them.
The
HUD contracting staff listed below have been assigned responsibility
for grantee procurement technical assistance based on their knowledge
of the grant-specific procurement requirements. Therefore, HUD program
staff and grant recipients should address their questions directly
to them. Requests for more intensive technical assistance, including
detailed review of contract documents, on-site reviews or training,
should also be made via email to the staff listed below. Those requests
will be referred to HUD contracting management for consideration
and approval.
Grantee
Technical Assistance Contacts:
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- Office
of Public and Indian Housing - Responsible for policies
and procedures for procurement by Public Housing Authorities.
Richard Santangelo
email: Richard_D._Santangelo@hud.gov
Telephone: (202) 708-0744, ext 3450
- Office
of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) - Responsible
for HUD's national procurement needs and policy matters.
Fred
Graves (Seattle outstation)
email: Fred_Graves@hud.gov
Telephone: (206) 220-5259
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Downloadable
contracting forms/samples used by Public and Indian Housing Agencies
