U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, P.O. Box 27497, Greensboro, NC 27498-1103

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A/E SERVICES FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN AREA OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA Due 122095. Contact John Hagan, A/E (910) 665-2815. One or more contracts for IQC A/E Services for the design and preparation of contract documents with options for contract administration and inspection services for the repair and/or alteration of postal facilities in the state of Virginia, in the Southwestern area. The contract(s) are also for IQC A/E Services to complete design of USPS furnished 30% standard plans (Small Standard Building Designs & Medium Standard Building Designs) for New Construction owned/leased buildings using cadd in the state of Virginia in the Southwestern area. Again options for construction administration and inspection services may be offered. Said area includes the counties of (Lee, Wise, Scott, Washington, Dickenson, Buchanan, Russell, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Bland, Caroll, Patrick, Floyd, Pulaski, Giles, Montgomery, Henry, Pittslvania, Franklin, Bedford, Halifax, Roanoke, Amherst, Wythe, Craig, Botetourt, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Appomatox, Mecklenburg, Rockbridge, Campbell, Nelson, Bath, Highland, and Charlotte. The base term of the contract will be for one year with four one-year renewal options for a total of five years. Individual work orders will be negotiated for each project. Individual work orders cannot exceed $250,000 for all A/E services involved in SSBD & MSBD buildings and can not exceed $100,000 for all A/E Services for a repair/alteration project. The total amount of work that may be issued per 12-month period for A/E services for repairs/alterations projects is $500,000. Their is no annual minimum for A/E services involved in SSBD & MSBD projects. The total amount of work ordered over the five year period cannot exceed $2,500,000. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described are invited to submit completed SF 255, ``Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project'', and a completed SF 254 ``Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire.'' Also submit a completed SF 254 for each proposed consultant. All submittals are to be postmarked no later than December 20, 1995. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF 255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with the instruction in the following order of preference: 1.) Firms located within the Southwest Virginia Area. 2.) Firms located outside the Southwest Virginia Area. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in Southwest Virginia area or they have a local branch office and all of the architectural design, coordination, and management of the project will be performed in that office. There is no restriction of the geographical location of consultants. The minimum acceptable architect and engineering complement of the prime firm and consultants is 2 architects, 1 electrical engineer, 1 mechanical engineer, 1 structural engineer and 1 civil engineer. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance in the amount of not less than $200,000 of errors and omissions per claim. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, Multiple awards may be awarded. Participation of minority-owned businesses is a consideration in U.S. Postal Service Architect-Engineer selections. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from award of a contract for the project. No other notification for this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. (324)

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