NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) February 22 Announcement

The proverbial can has been kicked down the road once more.  This announcement has now delayed the PBCA Awards again.  This message is from the:  NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) for the Performance-Based Contract Administrator (PBCA) Program for the Administration of Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contracts:

“Litigation had been filed in the Court of Federal Claims seeking to enjoin HUD from proceeding with the PBCA NOFA. HUD agreed not to proceed with making the awards until the Court ruled on the matter. A decision was expected to be reached by or before February 22, 2013. Although the court had originally indicated that it would provide a verbal ruling at yesterday’s hearing (February 19, 2013), due to the complexity of the program and issues involved, the court requested more time to consider the arguments. Because the current PBCA contracts have been extended through June 2013, the court stated that it would make a decision before the end of June. The court has also reserved the right to call parties back for a supplemental briefings, though it did not set a definite schedule. The cases have been consolidated under docket number: Fed Cl no. 12-852C.”