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

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A/E SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DUE 040897 POC Frank Macias, 910/665-2848 E-MAIL: sweber1@email.usps.gov, sweber1@email.usps.gov. One or more contracts for Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect/Engineer Services (IQC A/E Services). Services include AutoCAD design, preparation of contract documents, contract administration and inspection services for construction, repair and alteration of postal facilities in the State of South Carolina. The area of coverage includes the entire state of South Carolina with the exception of Cherokee, Chesterfield, Lancaster, and York counties. 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 MSBD (Medium Standard Building Design) buildings and cannot exceed $100,000 for all A/E services for all other projects. The total amount of work that may be issued per 12-month period for non-MSBD A/E services is $500,000. There is no annual limit for MSBD A/E services. The total amount of work ordered over the 5-year period cannot exceed $2,500,000. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described are invited to submit a 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 April 9, 1997. 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 the following order of preference: (1) firms located within the State of South Carolina; (2) firms located outside the State of South Carolina. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the State of South Carolina. Out-of-state firms must 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 not a restriction of the geographical location of consultants. The minimum acceptable architect and engineering complement of the prime firm and consultant is two architects, one electrical engineer, one mechanical engineer, one structural engineer and one 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 USPS Contracting Officer, multiple awards may be awarded. 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 of this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals.***** (0078)

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