US POSTAL SERVICE, Purchasing Service Center, 2051 Killebrew Dr, Suite 610, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1880

D -- CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING DATA BASE AND APPLICATION SOL 266351-96-A-0250 DUE 030896 POC Jerry Souter, Purchasing Specialist, (612) 851-1185. Construction cost estimating data base and application. The US Postal Service is advertising for a national construction cost estimating data base with application. The estimating program would provide both the construction contractor, Architect Engineers under contract with the USPS, and the USPS Project Managers a vehicle for estimating construction projects and turn the estimate into a work order. The data base of line items should be accessible through a commercial off the shelf software to the maximum extent possible. The Contractor would maintain the data base and adjust the Unit Price Schedule to reflect average market conditions annually. The Contractor would maintain and update the Postal specifications, drawings, and details annually to incorporate new products, processes, and techniques as required by the Postal Service or industry standards. The specification and drawing/detail data base or any portions thereof must be accessible to down load for use by the USPS Project Manager. The system must be Windows compatible. The construction estimating date base must have the capability of individual area pricing and individual area unique line items, of which the Contractor would maintain along with the standard line items. Contractor is to provide line items with a price that is in accordance with the geographical area the IQC-C would be for, in ratio with the rest of the Unit Price Schedule, and with a correct and complete description of work each line item or group of line items includes, either within each line item or cross referenced to specifications and or details and drawings. The system should be able to assemble via a search an unlimited number of line items from the Unit Price Schedule, organize and assemble the line items in a standard format, multiply these quantities by the Construction Contractor's multiplier, and enable the Project Manager to issue the estimate as a work order both electronically and in hard copy form to the construction contractor. The work order must contain certain information required by the Postal Service to identify the project. The system should provide for the negotiation of line items that are not contained in the published Unit Price Schedule. Prior to submitting your offer you are invited to meet with representatives of the U.S. Postal Service on February 13, 1996 at 10:00 a.m., at the Kansas City Airport Marriott, 775 Brasilia Ave., Kansas City, MO 64153, Telephone (816) 243-1290, FAX (816) 464-5613, for a Pre-Proposal conference. All interested parties must contact the hotel to arrange for lodging, if required. Attendance at the Pre-Proposal meeting is at the expense of the Attendees. The Postal Service will not reimburse travelers to attend the Pre-Proposal meeting. Upon receipt of this solicitation, contact Ed Strain, Purchasing Specialist, to announce your intentions to attend the meeting, no latter than February 7, 1996. Ed Strain may be contacted at, Kansas City Facilities Service Office, 6800 West 64th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66202-4179, (913) 831-1855 Ext 411, FAX (913) 831-4202 or 6517,. Evaluation factors are: 1) Proposed System, 2) Experience, 3) Past Performances, 4) Key Staffing, 5) Management Plan, 6) Organization, and 7) Financial Capabilities. The solicitation will be available on or about February 1, 1996. To order a solicitation, contact Jerry Souter, Purchasing Specialist, Purchasing Service Center, 2051 Killebrew Drive, Suite 610, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1880, (612) 851-1185, Fax (612) 851-1115. The US Postal Service does not hold public bid openings nor does it accept individual sureties. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal by one of the methods offered by the US Postal Service: First Class, Priority, or Express Mail. (0012)

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