USPS Facilities Service Office, PO Box 40591, Phila PA 19197-0591

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST/ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES AT VARIOUS OWNED OR LEASED POSTAL FACILITIES IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY POC Project Manager Charlotte Parrish, 215-931-5491 Reference No. 96-01. The United States Postal Service requires Indefinite Quantity Industrial Hygienist/Architect-Engineer services at various owned or leased Postal facilities located in New York City and surrounding counties (Boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess & Putnam); and Northern and Central New Jersey (Counties of Sussex, Passaic, Warren, Morris, Essex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, and Monmouth). Required services include: asbestos-containing material's surveying/sampling scope of work and abatement cost preparation; air quality monitoring and industrial hygenic supervision during abatement activity; final inspection for conformance to contract specifications; preparation of contractual documents and construction cost estimates; solicitation and construction administration; and shop drawing review. The Postal Service reserves the right to award multiple contracts. The contract, with a guaranteed minimum of $5,000.00, will be for two years, with options for three one-year renewals. Each task order will be negotiated as an individual project and task orders for any one project will not have a predetermined cost limit. The total contract cannot exceed $500,000.00 for each 12-month contract period. The contract may be renewed for three one-year periods provided that the total contract amount does not exceed $1,500,000.00. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the aforementioned services are invited to submit a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and a completed SF 255, Architect-Engineer Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and a completed SF 254 for each proposed consultant, to the Office shown above, within twenty (20) calendar days of this Notice. No other notification of this request will be made. Following an initial evaluation, several firms will be chosen for interviews. Selection will be based on the following factors, in order of decreasing significance: a) proof of local, state and federal certification to perform the aforementioned services; b) a minimum of three (3) years of experience; c) location within geographic area; d) SF 254 and SF 255 review; e) experience with lead paint and PCB abatement; f) experience with USPS operations; and g) experience with indefinite quantity contracts. On the SF 255, firms with more than one office must indicate the staffing composition of the office(s) which will perform the aforementioned services. Firms will be considered as `local' only if their sole office is in, or within, 35 miles of the geographic area, if they have a local branch office handling design, coordination and project management. There is no geographical location restriction for consultants. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $1,000,000.00 of errors and omissions per claim. Participation of MBE and WBE is encouraged. Submissions will not be returned or retained. The number of offers received, offerer identity, or relative standing of offers will not be disclosed to anyone until contract award is made. Please do not phone for results. (293)

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