CITY OF RICHLAND REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS RFQ No. 25-0095, HOME-Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program Subrecipient SUBMITTALS DUE: October 31, 2025, 3:00 p.m., EXACTLY, Pacific Local Time Public notice is hereby given that the City of Richland, Washington on behalf of the Tri-Cities HOME Consortium has issued the above solicitation for a qualified agency to administer the HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA). Federal laws and regulations described in 24 CFR, Part 92 are required. Detailed information and the submittal documents are available at www.publicpurchase.com, under City of Richland, Washington designated webpage. Contact Public Purchase directly if unable to access documents online at support@ publicpurchase.com. Online Chat is available from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MT at www. publicpurchase.com top left corner. If unable to reach Public Purchase, contact the City Purchasing Division at 509-942-7710. The HOME Consortium in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. Respondents who are Minority-owned and Women-owned Business Enterprises or Section 3 Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit proposals. These entities must have the capacity to develop affordable, single-family or multi-family housing for rental or homebuyer activities.