REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program Hearing Officer Services

A new category of service, "Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program Hearing Officer Services" has been added to the Seattle Housing Authority's (SHA's) 2008 Consultant Roster Program. SHA is seeking submittals from qualified Attorneys to be considered for inclusion in this category of service.

Obtaining the RFP: The Request for Proposals (RFP) for this service is found at the following SHA website address:

http://www.seattlehousing.org/Business/Ads/ConsultOppty/ConsultOppty_rosters.html

On the webpage, please look for "Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program Hearing Officer Services" in the left hand column of the table of categories of service. Click on the title which is a link to the RFP. If you are unable to download the RFP, please contact Don Tucker at 206-615-3475 or at dtucker@seattlehousing.org.

Submission Deadline: In order to establish the initial list of qualified firms for this category of service, SHA has established an Initial Submittal Deadline for the first round of evaluations. The Initial Submittal Deadline is shown on the cover page of the RFP. Because this is an Open Roster, any submittals received after the Initial Submittal Deadline will be evaluated as time permits. Other submittal information is included in the RFP.

Diversity: SHA strongly encourages minority-owned and women-owned businesses, socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, HUD Section 3 businesses, and small businesses to submit qualifications and/or proposals or to participate in a subcontracting capacity on SHA contracts.

Rights Reserved: SHA reserves the right to waive as an informality any irregularities in submittals, and/or to reject any and all submittals.