Facilities Service Office, U. S. Postal Service, P.O. Box 701, Columbia, Maryland 21045-0701

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR REPAIR/ALTERATION PROJECTS, EXPANSION, AND POSTAL STORE CAD/D DESIGN FOR OFFICES LOCATED IN LANCASTER, HARRISBURG, PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH JERSEY AREAS SOL RFQ #232098-97-A-0009 DUE 111596. POC Purchasing Specialist, D.W. Tokasz (410) 997-6214. The U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, Columbia, MD requires one or more contracts for architectural/engineering services for investigation, design, bid administration, shop drawing review and construction observation related to feasibility studies, estimates, designs, and construction projects in U.S. Postal Service owned and leased facilities. These projects will include expansion of existing facilities, repair and alterations of any portion of the facility or its systems, fit-out of new leased alternate quarters facilities or CAD/D-based design of Postal Stores in new or existing facilities. No environmental, mechanization or new construction work will be included. Services required include architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, estimating and construction inspections. Multiple contracts may be awarded for work in one or more of the following: southeastern portion of Pennsylvania; southern portion of New Jersey; and Delaware. The Postal Retail Store projects will utilize Autocad software Versions 11 and 12 by Autodesk. A/E firms must possess highly qualified skills using the above CAD/D software. U.S. Postal Service will provide training and Postal Store software as required. Selected firms shall accept the full responsibility for the complete set of prepared documents, only deviating as necessary to meet local codes, if leased, or as directed by the Contracting Officer. The contract, with a guaranteed minimum of $5,000, will be for two years, with options for three one-year renewals. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. Work orders for any one project may not exceed $100,000. The total contract cannot exceed $500,000 for each 12-month period. The contract may be renewed for three, one-year periods providing that the total contract amount does not exceed $2,500,000.00. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related-Services Questionnaire, and a completed SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and completed SF 154 for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above. This information must be received by November 15, 1996 in the Columbia Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, PO Box 701 (10500 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 200), Columbia, Maryland 21045-0701. All submittals will be reviewed and the most qualified firms will be interviewed to determined the most qualified firm(s). Interested firms with more than one office must clearly indicate on their SF 255 the staffing composition of the office or offices in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with the foregoing instructions, in the following order of preference: 1. Firms and consultants with knowledge of and recent (within 12 months) successful experience with ``Postal Store'' and related retail design criteria; 2. Firms located within a 50 mile radius of Lancaster, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, and Bellmawr, NJ; 3. Only firms located in the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Architecture and engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the preferred geographical area, or they have a local branch office in the preferred area and all the design, coordination, and management of the project will be performed in that office. Selection criteria will take into account the number of contracts for any individual firm or local office of a firm, to a maximum of 2 contracts at the same time with the Postal Service; computer capabilities and expertise; performance histories on Postal Service projects; and previous related experience performance references. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 of errors and omissions per claim. Participation of Minority-owned Businesses is a consideration in U.S. Postal Service architectural 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 this solicitation. No other general notification for this project will be made. This is not a request for proposal; but a request for qualifications. (284)

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