Section 3 Participant and Recipient Surveys

OMB Approval No. 2529-xxxx

(exp. xx-xx-xxxx)

Section 3 Business Registry Pilot Program Recipient Survey

Agency Name: __________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________

City/State: __________________________________________________________________

1. What is the total dollar amount of Section 3 covered contracts that your agency awarded from January 2012 to date?

$______________________________

2. How often did your agency use the Section 3 Business Registry Database since January 2012?

   1. Never

   2. 1-5 times

   3. 6-10 times

   4. 11-19 times

   5. 20 or more times

3. Did you instruct developers, general contractors, or other contractors to use the Section 3 Business Registry to locate prospective firms to award subcontracts to?

   1. Yes

   2. No

4. Approximately, how many Section 3 Businesses did your agency notify about covered contracting opportunities?

   1. None

   2. Less than 10

   3. 10-24

   4. 25-49

   5. 50-100

   6. More than 100

5. Approximately how many Section 3 Businesses did your developers or contractors notify about covered subcontracting opportunities?

   1. None

   2. Less than 10

   3. 10-24

   4. 25-49

   5. 50-100

   6. More than 100

6. How did you and/or your developers or prime contractors notify Section 3 Businesses about covered contracting or subcontracting opportunities?

   1. Email Blasts

   2. Pre-Bid Meetings

   3. Telephone Calls

   4. Personal Solicitations

   5. All the Above

   6. Other ________

7. Approximately how many Section3 Businesses submitted bids for contracts or subcontracts since January 2012?

   1. None

   2. Less than 10

   3. 10-24

   4. 25-49

   5. 50-100

   6. More than 100

8. Did the Section 3 Business Registry enhance your agency’s ability to award contracts to Section 3 Businesses?

   1. Yes

   2. No

9. Indicate the total dollar amount of construction contracts or subcontracts awarded to Section 3 Businesses by your agency, developers, or prime contractors since January 2012:

$ _________________________

10. As a result of the Business Registry, did your agency, developers, or prime contractors:

    1. Award more HUD-funded contracts to Section 3 Businesses

    2. Award fewer HUD-funded contracts to Section 3 Businesses

    3. Experienced no change in the amount of HUD-funded contracts awarded to Section 3 Businesses

11. How would you rate the quality and variety of firms listed in the Section 3 Business Registry?

    1. Excellent

    2. Fair

    3. Poor

    4. Unacceptable

12. How user-friendly would you rate the Section 3 Business Registry Website and Database?

    1. Excellent

    2. Fair

    3. Poor

    4. Unacceptable

13. Describe the steps (due diligence) that your agency took to ensure that Section 3 Businesses listed in the registry applicable met Section 3 eligibility criteria and/or state, local, and federal procurement standards.

14. Did you find any firms that misrepresented themselves in the Section 3 Business Registry database?

    1. Yes

    2. No

15. If so, please indicate the number of firms that misrepresented themselves and the steps that you took to address these findings:

16. Would you recommend that the Section 3 Business Registry be implemented permanently nationwide?

    1. Yes

    2. No

17. What suggestions do you have for expanding the Section 3 Business Registry beyond the duration of the pilot program?

"Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour. This includes the time for collecting, reviewing, and reporting the data. The information is being collected for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, and will be used to gain insights into the outcomes of HUD’s Section 3 business registry pilot program. Response to this request for information is not required in order to receive the benefits to be derived. This agency may not collect this information, and you are not required to complete this form unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No confidentiality is assured.”