Direct Lease Housing Description FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) Hurricane Helene - DR4827-NC DIRECT LEASE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)\ 70FBR425-DL-DR4827NC THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(d) (e). This RFI does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary and is subject to change if, and when, a solicitation is issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this RFI, or future solicitations. BACKGROUND Direct Lease is a form of Direct Temporary Housing Assistance that allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into multiple firm-fixed priced contracts with property management companies to lease properties not usually available to the public (corporate apartments, vacation rentals, and second homes) for the purpose of providing temporary housing to eligible applicants who are displaced due to Hurricane Helene under DR-4827-NC. FEMA may utilize these units for eligible applicants who are unable to use rental assistance due to lack of available resources. PROJECT SCOPE DELIVERABLES FEMA is principally seeking potential property management companies who do business in the counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, ... HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF | FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 500 C STREET SW 3RD FLOOR, WASHINGTON , DC 20472, USA Primary Point of Contact: Jason Morgan, jason.morgan@fema.dhs.gov Secondary Point of Contact: Ashlee Young, ashlee.young@fema.dhs.gov ralph.larosa@fema.dhs.gov Tender Notice International Competitive Bidding 70FBR425-DL-DR4827NC United States of America GT-108300847