HUD Philadelphia Contracting Operations Branch plans a solicitation for professional services to develop a Healthy Community Index and a related Healthy Community Assessment Tool. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541620. The contractor will conduct a pilot of the tool’s use in four cities selected by HUD. Solicitation number R-2010-L-00045 will be posted on FedBizOpps around Oct. 28. Contact Shelli.Porter@hud.gov.

The Forest Service Northwest Region plans to award multiple blanket purchase agreements for clerical support on a local, regional and nationwide basis. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 561439. Details of solicitation number AG-04H1-S-11-7002 can be found at http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vendors.php. Contact Kermadine Barton at 541-471-6746.

GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service and EPA’s Climate Leaders program are seeking 60 small contractors to participate in a pilot program to help them measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). President Obama has issued an executive order aimed at reducing the federal government’s supply chain carbon footprint. The President told GSA and a group of agencies to explore contract incentives or preferences for vendors who voluntarily measure and reduce their GHG emissions.

According to GSA’s announcement, pilot participants will receive dedicated help desk support to complete their GHG inventories, free third-party assurance services (for which other businesses pay thousands of dollars), and other benefits.

Interested parties should contact Maleka B. Greene at Maleka.Greene@gsa.gov.