The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a requirement for Direct Lease Contractors/Property Managers (PM) and/or Property Owners (PO). The FEMA Direct Lease Program 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 Hurricane Laura under DR4559-LA. Contractor shall research and identify potential direct lease properties that are not further than 50 miles from the damaged dwelling and that do not place an undue hardship centrally located to parishes ofAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vernon, Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant,Rapides, Evangeline, Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion, within reasonable commuting distance tothe above parishes in the State of Louisiana. This should include existing residential propertiesadvertised for lease (e.g., corporate apartments, vacation rentals, and second homes), vacant residentialproperties 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 defined by FEMA (include the DHU reference here) and the standards identified in this Statement of Work.The contractor shall evaluate each property to ensure the property is safe, secure, sanitary and functional.