Contract Requirements

• SIN 653-1A HOME SALE SERVICES

  Appraised Value Sale: The appraisal leads to a guaranteed offer. The employee sells their home to the contractor after marketing the home according to agency guidelines. The contractor places the home back on the market for resale.
  Amended Value Sale: A valid offer from a qualified outside buyer leads to the contractor purchasing the home from the employee and closing with the independent buyer.

• SIN 653-1B Home Marketing Assistance

  The contractor assists the employee in the marketing of their home. A marketing strategy is developed, and the contractor assists the employee in evaluating offers and negotiating with potential outside buyers. This is provided either in conjunction with or independent of the home sale service.

• SIN 653-1C Destination Area Services

  Upon notification of transfer, the contractor helps the employee become familiar with their new location. The contractor can provide the employee with renter assistance, buyer assistance and mortgage counseling.

• SIN 653-1D Reports

  The Contractor sends reports to assist agencies in tracking their relocation activities. The content of the reports may be customized by the agency.

The contractor manages the employee’s property at the old duty station. Services include establishing rental value, screening tenants, managing rent and property maintenance.

Includes Cost of Living Analysis, Closing Assistance, Expense Management, Rental Management, Entitlement Counseling, Group Move Assistance and International Move Assistance.

Includes Special Property (difficult to sell) Services, Homesale and Marketing Assistance, Close Only Services and Buyer Value Option.

Includes training customized to fit the needs of the agency. Travel, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations, can be used in support of training.

Contractor shall provide a total package of “move management services.” Examples of move management services include but are not limited to: transferee entitlement and pre-move counseling; carrier selection; preparation of bills of lading; shipment booking; overseeing carrier evaluation process; performing service performance and prepayment audits; providing management information reports; assisting in claims preparation, filing, and settlement; and providing on-site quality control service and quality assurance plan. Customized move management services also may be required.

A full range of services to remove the existing office furniture, equipment and related supplies from the existing location, transport the items to the new location, and place them according to the direction of the federal agency. Services include but not limited to pre-move planning, relocation plan designing, providing packaging materials, packing/crating, loading/unloading, delivery and setup.