Volusia County's Department of Recovery and Resiliency (DRR) is seeking an implementation Contractor capable of executing a complex recovery from the damage Volusia County suffered from Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The recovery is funded by a U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery ("CDBG-DR"). DRR seeks one or more Contractors for staff augmentation for any and all services on an as-needed basis to implement the support of the DRR efforts for the recovery of Hurricane Ian, housing repair and replacement, infrastructure, and mitigation. Question Submission Deadline:October 4, 2023, 11:59pm Volusia County's Department of Recovery and Resiliency (DRR) is seeking qualified vendors to provide staff augmentation services that the DRR may wish to utilize on an AS-NEEDED BASIS to supplement or complement existing county DRR staff with at least the levels of experience, skills, abilities, and expertise identified. Authorization for performance of services by the selected Contractor(s) shall be in the form of written task assignments signed by the firm, executed and issued by the County. Each task assignment shall describe the services required, state the commencement and completion date of work, and establish the amount and method of payment. The task assignment will be issued under, and incorporate the terms of, the Contract. Expiration of the term of the Contract will have no effect upon task assignments issued prior to the expiration date. Obligations entered therein by both parties shall remain in effect until completion of the work authorized by the task assignment. Contractor's personnel shall report on-site between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to the DRR location, 123 W. Indiana Avenue, DeLand, FL 32720. Office space shall be provided by DRR. DRR shall provide IT support including computer workstations, and email accounts. The need for full-time contractor assistance listed under each task below are estimates based on anticipated current needs but in no way represent a guarantee of future expenditures. The DRR reserves the right to request a level of effort that is greater or lesser than the estimates, including the possibility of requiring additional categories. The Vendor may propose remote work for any staff provided, and the County may consider approval as part of each task assignment. The County expects that the hourly rate for remote work employees will be discounted as a result of reduced overhead costs. DRR shall have its own System of Record (SOR) for all projects funded through the CDBG-DR funds. DRR will be providing the management of this system, but the awarded Contractor(s) shall use the DRR SOR. Respondent's proposal for this project must contain evidence of Respondent's experience and abilities in the specified area and other disciplines directly related to the proposed service. The DRR anticipates awarding this solicitation to one or more qualified vendors. All of Contractor's employees who will work directly with clients or have access to the private information of the clients must undergo a Level II background check at the expense of the Contractor. These reports must be provided to the DRR prior to any employee (s) joining the workforce.