​On September 20, 2017, Hurricane María slammed Puerto Rico causing catastrophic island-wide damages, knocking out power and telecommunications for the entire island and its municipalities. In response to this major disaster, the Governor of Puerto Rico issued Executive Order Number OE-2017-047, declaring a state of emergency in Puerto Rico. Additionally, on September 21, 2017, President Trump issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico, ordering federal assistance to supplement the Government of Puerto Rico’s (GPR’s) recovery efforts and authorizing federal funding for emergency works in all 78 municipalities of our island, in order to begin to recover from the effects of this catastrophic disaster. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq., was enacted for the purposes of providing an orderly and continuing means of assistance by the Federal Government to PRDOH and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate the suffering and damage which result from disasters.
 
In response to the recovery efforts, in February 9, 2018, the U.S. Congress allocated $1,507,179,000 to the Government of Puerto Rico in Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG-DR) funds appropriated by the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017, for the purpose of assisting in long-term recovery from 2017 disasters.  The PRDOH has been designated by the Governor of Puerto Rico as the grantee and administrator of this allocation. In addition to recover and rebuild, this funds are granted to stimulate growth in every affected community.
 
With that purpose in mind, the PRDOH is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to engage the services of a Program Management Services firm/professional under the CDBG-DR allocation. The PRDOH is seeking to select a qualified entity or professional to provide Program Management services to assist with the implementation and administration of disaster recovery programs in accordance to Federal and Government requirements in connection with appropriated disaster assistance funding related to the allocations granted to the Government of Puerto Rico under the CDBG-DR allocation. The Proposers selected through this RFQ will be able to participate in an RFP for the selection of a Program Manager entity responsible for hiring, training and supervising program staff whose primarily responsibility will be the successful management of three (3) of the Housing CDBG-DR programs (1. Single Family Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Relocation Program; 2. Housing Counseling; and 3. Home Energy Resilience), in conjunction with PRDOH.

The RFQ process is designed to promote fair and open competition. The RFQ package may be obtained at www.cdbg-dr.pr.gov in the “Procurement” section. To download the documents, prospective Proposers must go into the “Procurement” section of the Website, were all procurement documents will be published. To submit an SOQ in response to this RFQ, Proposers are required to go into the CDBG-DR Website (www.cdbg-dr.pr.gov) and register for participation in the process. To register into the RFQ, prospective Proposers must go to the “Procurement” section of the CDBG-DR Website www.cdbg-dr.pr.gov) and fill the CDBG-DR Procurement Process Registration Form. Alternatively, prospective Proposers can also pick up copies of this RFQ on the first day of Documents Availability from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm and thereafter on business days from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the DOH’s Headquarters’ 9th floor, DOH’s Headquarters are located at 606 Barbosa Avenue, Building Juan C. Cordero Dávila Building, Río Piedras, PR 00918, Attention: Mr. José A. Rivera Delgado, Acting Contracts Manager. For any additional information on the RFQ pick up process, you may contact us at (787)759-9407. Responses to this RFQ should be prepared in accordance with the attached instructions and will be evaluated by the PRDOH as described in this RFQ and otherwise in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, among others. Proposals will be held in confidence and not released for public review until after the final award is made.

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 RFQ. ​​​​