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SIN 874-6:
Privatization Support Services and Documentation (A-76)

The NAHB Research Center proposes to provide a wide range of Privatization Support Services and Documentation in the areas of housing privatization. Not only are we very experienced in Department of Transportation Housing A-76 studies, but we have directly assisted the Department of Defense (both Army and Navy) in planning their new housing privatization programs. We have participated directly in support of all four on-going Army housing privatization projects and have conducted privatization potential analysis for every Army installation in the world.

We offer outstanding capabilities in the following areas:

  1. STRATEGIC, TACTICAL, AND OPERATIONAL LEVEL PLANNING SUPPORT
    • Provide detailed environmental scans of housing trends, technologies and high performance practices as well as anticipated changes to the housing environment.
    • Assess impact of various strategic alternatives on the organization's mission achievement, key performance measures, and success drivers.
    • Provide quantitative cost data for various strategic alternatives, and help integrate cost implications of selected programs with the financial planning system.
    • Assist Agencies determine which FTEs are actually commercial activities and which are performing governmental functions.
    • Determine activities which are exempt and which are eligible for alternate processes to A-76 (like privatized military housing).
    • Determine functional areas and schedules that will maximize immediate benefits.
    • Build an Agency wide program of housing privatization projects with full modeling of privatization potential and costs for a ten year program.

  2. COMPARISON OF IN-HOUSE BIDS TO PROPOSED INTERSERVICE SUPPORT AGREEMENT (ISSA) PRICES
    • Evaluate bid values based on their contribution to the organization's housing mission, improvement of success drivers, effect on key performance measures.
    • Compare the price-value performance of competing bids and recommend action.
    • Conduct life-cycle cost analysis of an in-house MEO and ISSA.
    • Conduct full life-cycle comparison of housing operations under both government operations and private developer ownership and operation for a 50-year project.

  3. INITIAL STUDY PLANNING
    • Determine scope of FTEs and function to be studied.
    • Determine resources available to prepare PWS and QASP.
    • Determine who will generate MEO.
    • Develop a project schedule using automated software.
    • Build feasibility models, conduct preliminary on-site workshops, and develop initial study planning details for a military housing privatization project.

  4. ASSESSMENT AND OR STUDIES OF POTENTIAL PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVES
    • Conduct functional assessment first for privatization potential
    • Conduct geographic assessment on highest functional potential
    • Conduct individual element studies to determine acceptance and priority of individual projects.
    • Conduct NOI calculations and determine scope of revitalization/construction feasibility for a developer undertaking a military housing privatization project.

  5. DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLANS (QASP)
    • Provide inspection services by experienced construction examiners to assure conformance of the contracted results to contract, regulatory, and requirements.
    • Apply ISO 9000 quality system audit processes to assess the organization's quality control system operation and effectiveness.
    • With the full understanding of the PWS, develop measures of performance and success.
    • Monitor measures and evaluate specific performance.

  6. PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE GOVERNMENT'S MOST EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION (MEO)
    • Assist building an MEO through the use of subject matter and efficiency experts.
    • Lead developing innovative approaches to work planning and accomplishment.
    • Bring housing private sector approaches to efficiency and management to produce the best possible MEO.

  7. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL PROCESS SUPPORT
    • Provide expert review of assumptions, policies, and procedures dealing with government housing to preclude appeals.
    • Provide administrative support of all efforts to justify processes and procedures supporting privatization.

  8. DEVELOPMENT OF IN-HOUSE GOVERNMENT COST ESTIMATES
    • Develop all housing revitalization, replacement, and new construction costs.
    • Assess condition of all existing housing and estimate costs for Whole-Neighborhood upgrade costs to new construction standards.
    • Prepare operations and maintenance cost estimates for all government housing.
    • Build and operate Proforma models showing a private developer's operating expenses and capital improvement budgets.

  9. DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENTS (PWS)
    • Draft complete Performance Work Statements for housing operations and maintenance.
    • Base PWS development on past proven PWS documents for housing.

  10. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT
    • Assist building unique public-private housing partnerships, which result in more efficient operation, better service to the customer, and a profitable venture for the developer.