In response to the recovery efforts after Hurricanes María and Irma, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $1,507,179,000 to the Government of Puerto Rico in Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for the purpose of assisting in long-term recovery from the 2017 disasters. The Puerto Rico Department of Housing (PRDOH) was designated by the Governor of Puerto Rico as the grantee and administrator of this allocation. In addition to recover and rebuild, these funds are granted to stimulate economic growth in every affected community.
   
  The PRDOH is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to acquire Auditing Services under the CDBG-DR allocation. The purpose of this RFP is to obtain auditing services consultants with expertise and capabilities in a wide range of Audit Services to include, but not limited to, financial, programmatic, performance and management, and forensic audits, as well as inspections and evaluations. The successful Proposer shall engage immediately after an agreement with the PRDOH is signed.
   
  The RFP process is designed to promote fair and open competition while seeking a cost competitive option. The RFP package must be downloaded from the website www.cdbg-dr.pr.gov in the "Procurement" section. Interested Proposers must be registered using the forms available on the "Registration" section at www.cdbg-dr.pr.gov. Download and complete the CDBG-DR Procurement Process Registration Form. All prospective Proposers must send the completed CDBG-DR Procurement Process Registration Form to cdbgdr-procurement@vivienda.pr.gov . Alternatively, prospective Proposers can also obtain hardcopies of this RFP at the PRDOH's headquarters at no cost on business days at the Procurement Office located on the 2nd floor of the Department of Housing, 606 Barbosa Ave., Juan César Cordero Dávila Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Attention: Mr. William G. Ríos Maldonado, Procurement Director. For any additional information on the RFP's documents availability, you may contact us at (787) 274-2527 Ext. 6618.
   
  Responses to this RFP should be prepared in accordance with the instructions provided in the RFP package. The Proposal will be evaluated by the PRDOH as described in the RFP and in accordance with applicable local and federal laws and regulations, including HUD's requirements, among others. Proposals will be held in confidence and will not be released for public review until the final awards is completed. Prior to award of a contract, the PRDOH must obtain contractor clearance. To obtain clearance, the PRDOH will search https://www.sam .gov/SAM/ to verify whether the contractor is or not debarred using the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS). THEREFORE, THE PROPOSERS MUST POSSESS A DUNS NUMBER AND BE REGISTERED IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) AT THE TIME OF THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION OR INITIATE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS RIGHT AFTER THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) GO TO https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Awards will only be issued to entities, which are cleared, and not ineligible for award of a contract due to suspension, debarment, or HUD imposed limited denial of participation.
   
  The PRDOH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate as to sex, gender or sexual identity, race, age, national origin, religious creed, civil status, war veterans, handicap or disable status. We appreciate your interest in being considered for the performance of the services described in this RFP.