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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE AREA OF ERIE (ZIP 155, 157-168) IN THE STATE OF PA SOL 232098-97-A-0025 DUE 010397 POC Purchasing Specialist, D.W. Tokasz (410) 997-6214. This is a Request for Qualifications. The contract for A/E Services will be for two years, with individual work orders being issued. At discretion of the Postal Service, the selected firm will train architects designated by the Contracting Officer in ``Postal Store'' and related Postal-Design criteria. Projects will consist of repair and alteration work in existing post office locations. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. Work orders for any one project cannot exceed $100,000.00, and the total contract cannot exceed $500,000.00 for each 12-month contract period. The contract may be renewed for three, one year periods. The total amount of work ordered over the five-year period may not exceed $2,500,000.00, or be less than $5,000.00. Architectural firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit: (1) a Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (2) a Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and (3) any supplemental data. Those submitted must be postmarked by January 3, 1997. The selection will be conducted with the combined use of SF-254 and SF-255. 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 interested firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with the foregoing instruction 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 the area of the Erie District, Pennsylvania (zip codes 155, 157-168; 3. Firms located in the state of Pennsylvania. Architectural firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the local geographical area or they have a local branch office and all the architectural design, coordination, and management of the projectwill be performed in that office. Selection criteria will take into account the number of contracts for any individual firm to a maximum of 2 contracts for any combination of contracts at the same time with the Postal Service; computer capabilities and expertise shall be considered; performance histories on Postal Service projects; and previous experience performance references. The prime firm shall have a minimum of three (3) registered architects fully CAD/D experienced. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 of errors and omissions per claim and a copy must be attached to the package. 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 requestfor proposal. (0339)

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