United States Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 7800 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75247-4217

C -- SITE ADAPTATION OF POSTAL SERVICE PROVIDED CADD BASED STANDARD PLANS FOR FACILITIES IN TEXAS, WITH EMPHASIS ON AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AREAS SOL 482980-97-A-0303. DUE 121896. Contact Mary-Ellen Bothwell, 214/819-7217. The scope of work may consist of preparation of complete and preliminary designs, construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates; assist the Postal Service during solicitation of proposals for construction, and perform optional Title II services during construction for surveillance; shop drawing review and approval; preparation of as-builts for new and major repair and alteration projects and building expansions within the State of Texas with emphasis on Austin and San Antonio, Texas areas. Additionally, the contract will include development of drawings based on program requirements and CADD disks provided by the Postal Service. The selected A/E(s) may be awarded subsequent services over a period of five (5) years subject to project needs of the Postal Service and the A/E's availability of staff knowledgeable in Postal work, firm workload, and the high quality of A/E's performance on recent Postal projects. There is a $5,000 guaranteed contract minimum. Award of additional projects may be made without further solicitation for facilities located within the geographical area noted above. Firms must meet the following requirements: 1) Possess latest version of Auto-CADD System, and 2) Have personnel registered in the State of Texas to practice Architecture. Firms which possess the qualifications to perform the services described above are invited to submit completed SF 255, ``Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project,'' a completed SF 254, ``Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire,'' and a completed SF 254 for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above, postmarked not later than December 18, 1996. The selection will be conducted by using the submitted SF 255 and the SF 254 forms. 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 foregoing instruction in the following order of preference: 1) Local (within the Austin/San Antonio, Texas City limits). 2) Within the State of Texas, 3) Out of State. Criteria to be used in selection firms for interview will be experience with CADD systems using similar procedures, experience of office personnel with CADD systems, and firm's ability to manage several facility projects at a single time. 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 Business Enterprise (MBE) is a consideration in U.S. Postal Service A-E 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 project. No other general notification for this project will be made. The U.S. Postal Service reserves the right to make multiple awards on this solicitation. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. Please mail all forms to Mary-Ellen Bothwell, Dallas Facilities Service Office, 7800 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75247-4217. Firms are encouraged to submit their proposal by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, or Express Mail). (324)

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