The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a requirement for Direct Lease Contractors/Property Managers (PM), Housing Solutions Vendors and/or Property Owners (PO). FEMA Direct Lease is a housing assistance program to lease existing rental units for the purpose of providing temporary housing to eligible applicants who are displaced due to the presidentially declared major disaster designated FEMA DR-4673-FL as a result of Hurricane Ian declared September 29, 2022.Contractor shall research and identify potential direct lease properties that are not further than thirty (30) to sixty (60) minutes from damaged dwellings and that do not place an undue hardship centrally located to the counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia in the State of Florida. This should include existing residential properties advertised for lease(e.g., corporate apartments, vacation rentals, and second homes), vacant residential properties that are listed for sale (single family and multiple occupancy), and bank owned properties (e.g., foreclosures) or any other type of residential property that meets the criteria of a Direct Lease property as identified in this Statement of Work. The contractor shall evaluate each property to ensure the property is safe, secure, sanitary, and functional.Am_0001 - Updated to clarify response due date of 12:00 pm EST, November 30,