Notice Details

New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) seeks proposals from firms with expertise in National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) training (the “Proposers”) to provide NYCHA with NSPIRE and HOTMA specific training for NYCHA’s property management and central office staff, on both the Public Housing side and the Housing Choice Voucher side. This will consist of training sessions (each a “Session”) and testing materials for the sessions.  The topics for NSPIRE included in the Sessions must be customized to ensure NYCHA’s staff is able to (a) comply with the rules and regulations set forth in HUD’s NSPIRE program (b) conduct visual  inspections of Public Housing Developments in accordance with HUD’s Uniform Physical Condition Standards (“UPCS”), and (c) identify and repair deficiencies found pre, during, and post NSPIRE inspections in accordance with industry standards. The Sessions must also require participants to take an exam (the “Exam”), the passing of which will provide the participant with a certification of completion and continuing education credits for specialized NSPIRE/UPCS courses related to public housing (collectively, the “Certification of Completion and Credits”). The topics for HOTMA must include all relevant topics for compliance and all updates from legislation passed  from HUD in relation to HOTMA (as described further in the RFP), which cover policy changes including, but not limited to: (a) asset limitation, (b) calculating income, (c) deduction and expenses, (d) income, and (e) income exclusions. Therefore, Proposers must have all required accreditations and certifications necessary to prepare and teach the Sessions, to administer the Exam to participants, and to grant participants who pass the Exam the Certification of Completion and Credits. The foregoing services that NYCHA seeks pursuant to this RFP are more fully described within Section II of this RFP .

A non-mandatory Proposers’ conference (“Proposers’ Conference”) will be hosted online via Microsoft Teams on October 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Although attendance is not mandatory at the Proposers’ Conference, it is strongly recommended that all interested Proposers attend, and that Proposers thoroughly review bid documents in advance of the meeting. To participate in the Pre-Bid Conference, please follow the instructions below:  

Option 1: Copy and paste the below into your browser.  

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/241738342674754?p=RzGX2E0yRXUAwcHfWf

            Meeting ID: 241 738 342 674 754

            Passcode: Vj2vb2DX

 

Option 2: Call in (audio only) 

+1 646-838-1534,, 241738342674754# 

Phone Conference ID: 241 738 342 674 754#

 

Option 3:  Access the document “TEAMS Meeting Link RFP 523229” and click on the embedded link to join. 

Proposals must be successfully submitted into iSupplier in final form no later than 2:00 P.M. on November 10, 2026 (the “Proposal Submission Deadline”). Proposals which are saved in iSupplier as a “draft” but not successfully submitted will not be considered. Proposers should refer to Section IV(B) of this RFP for details on Proposal submission requirements.

The anticipated award date of the Agreement(s) to the Selected Proposer(s) is on or about January 2027.

All times stated above are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Interested firms are invited to obtain a copy of the RFP on NYCHA’s website. To conduct a search for the RFP number; vendors are instructed to open the link: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/isupplier-vendor-registration.page

Proposers should refer to Section IV(2) of this RFP for details on Proposal packaging and submission requirements.

Proposer shall electronically upload the Cost Proposal in Excel and a single .pdf containing ALL components of the Proposal into iSupplier by 2:00 P.M. on the Proposal Submission Deadline. NYCHA will NOT accept hardcopy Proposals. The Proposal shall not include embedded documents or proprietary file extensions. NYCHA will not accept Proposals via e-mail, fax, or mail.

Instructions for registering  for iSupplier can be found at http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/business/isupplier-vendor-registration.page

After Proposer’s register for iSupplier, it typically takes 24 to 72 hours for Proposer’s iSupplier profile to be approved. It is Proposer’s sole responsibility to complete iSupplier registration and submit its Proposal before the Proposal Submission Deadline.

NYCHA is not responsible for delays caused by technical difficulty or caused by any other occurrence.