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Housing Opportunity Program Consultant Q&A

• Question 1: Who would I contact about doing business in Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ and what requirements might there be?
• Question 2: Is the RFP looking for a developer who is willing to develop housing or will scatter site do?
• Question 3: How long do you anticipate the initial contract to run?
• Question 4: Is there an estimated budget amount for this project?
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Proposal Methodology 3c:
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Proposal Methodology 4: Work Examples:
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Proposal Methodology 5: Staffing Plan:
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Scope of Work #4: Counseling content and management

• Question 1: Who would I contact about doing business in Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ and what requirements might there be?
  
  Answer:
  The appropriate contacts are as follows:

  Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Department of State
  NJ Business Action Center
  P.O. Box 820
  Trenton, NJ 08625-0820
  1-866-534-7789

   

  Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Department of the Treasury
  Business Services
  P.O. Box 002
  Trenton, NJ 08625-0002
  609 292-9292

   

  In addition, the following resources offer useful information on requirements to do business in Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ:

  General guide to doing business in Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ:
  

  Registering your business in Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ:
  

  Doing business with the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ:
  

  
• Question 2: Is the RFP looking for a developer who is willing to develop housing or will scatter site do?
  
  Answer:
  The RFP is not seeking to identify a housing developer. Pursuant to its terms, the RFP is seeking proposals for assistance in developing a housing opportunity program to assist housing choice voucher holders living in high poverty areas to relocate to housing in areas offering more economic opportunity and a better quality of life. The RFP contains a detailed Scope of Work describing the consultant’s intended role in helping to design such a program.
  
• Question 3: How long do you anticipate the initial contract to run?
  
  Answer:
  The exact contract term has not been determined. The contract will end upon completion of all items outlined in the Scope of Work.
  
• Question 4: Is there an estimated budget amount for this project?
  
  Answer:
  The Department did not include a budget amount in the RFP.  The budget proposal should include the amount that is sufficient to deliver all of the outlined services.
  
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Proposal Methodology 3c:
  
  Question A:
  Should the project list include projects completed by our entire firm or just those completed by the division that is submitting the RFP response?
  Answer:
  The RFP asks for information regarding “relevant” services.  If those services are only provided by the Division, that would thus be sufficient.

   

  Question B:
  Should the project list include only projects that have ended or those that are currently ongoing?
  Answer:
  The RFP asks for information regarding “relevant” services.  If those services are only provided by the Division, that would thus be sufficient.

  
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Proposal Methodology 4: Work Examples:
  
  Question A:
  Should the work examples include full reports or would you prefer excerpts of completed project materials?
  Answer:
  Full reports are preferred in order to provide proper context.
  
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Proposal Methodology 5: Staffing Plan:
  
  Question A:
  Can you describe what is meant by “staffing ratio”? 
  Answer:
  By staffing ratio the RFP means the approximate number of personnel to be assigned per project task or job function.

   

  Question B:
  Is an organizational chart required for our entire firm or for this project team?
  Answer:
  A project team organizational chart is sufficient.

  
• QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO: Scope of Work #4: Counseling content and management
  
  Question A:
  Scope of Work #4:  Counseling content and management  -  one of the items listed here is “Assistance in developing a Request for Proposal for a counseling program consultant.” Can you share more information on the role of this consultant? Would this be someone to provide actual counseling services or someone to help build out the counseling program further?
  Answer:
  The “counseling program consultant” referred to in Scope of Work #4 is the entity that will assist the Department in implementing the housing opportunity program, once the program is developed. The “counseling program consultant” will provide actual counseling services, by interacting directly with voucher holders who may potentially benefit from the program.