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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR REPAIR AND ALTERATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE NEW ENGLAND STATES SOL 082530-97-A-0073 DUE 050697 POC Jeanne C. Warren, Secretary, A/E Evaluation Board, 860-285-7184 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: United States Postal Service, jwarren3@email.usps.gov. The US Postal Service is seeking general architectural and engineering services for the preparation of drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and construction administration required for repair and alteration projects for the six New England States (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT). The contract will be subject to negotiation of individual work orders. In each instance, $100,000 has been established as the work order limit per individual project; $500,000 has been established as thhe total amount of work ordered per 12 month period. The contract will be for two years with three 1-year renewal options which can bring the duration of the contract to five years. The total amount of work for the duration (5 years) of the contract may not exceed $2,500,000. There is not a guaranteed minimum. The average work is estimated bewteen $1500 and $20,000. The USPS reserves the right to select more than one firm. Firms which posess the qualifications to perform the services described above are invited to submit a completed SF255, "Architect-Engineer and Related Serices Questionnaire", and a completed SF254, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for a Specific Project" to the abov office no laer than Tuesday, May 6, 1997. Se;ection criteria will be conducted with combined use of the SF254 and SF255. Interested firms with more than one office should indicate on their SF254 and SF255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Firms (with the use of their consultants)must have on their stafing the following registered disciplines, who must be registered in all the aforemention New England States: Architect and Mechanical, Electrical, Civil,and Structural Engineers. Consideration will be given to interested firms according to the following order of preference: 1) Local, being within of the aforementioned New England States; 2) All others. Architectural/Engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the geographial area or they have a local branch office and all the architectural and engineering design, coordination, and management of the project will be accomplished in that office. 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. Oferors are encouraged to suubmit their response by one of the methods offered by the US Postal Service (First Class, Priority or Express Mail) (0099)

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