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R -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES -- WESTERN TENNESSEE DUE 120597 POC A. E. Brown, 770/454-0637 E-MAIL: Donna A. Duval, U. S. Postal Service, dduval@email.usps.gov. The U. S. Postal Service intends to award one or more Indefinite Quantity Architect/Engineer Contracts for design, document preparation & contract administration on individual projects at USPS owned and leased facilities. Project types include repairs, alterations, expansion, and site adaptation of USPS CADD based standard plans. The contract for architect-engineer services will be for two years with a guaranteed minimum amount of $5,000. The contract may be renewed for three one-year periods. Work orders for any one project cannot exceed $250,000. The total contract amount cannot exceed $2,500,000. This contract is to cover the Western Area of Tennessee; however, it may be used occasionally within other areas of the Southeastern United States. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described herein are invited to submit two (2) copies each of completed SF 255 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project," SF 254 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire" for itself and SF 254 for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above not later than December 5, 1997. The selection will be conducted with the combined use of the submitted SF 255 and SF 254s. Interested firms with more thabn one office must indicate on its SF 255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Firms must have a minimum of two registered architects, have a minimum of two years Autocadd experience, and must be able to provide the service of at least one of each to the following disciplines (each registered in Tennessee): mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineering. Any of the engineering disciplines may be provided through outside consultant firms. Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with foregoing instruction in the following order of preference: (1) within fifty miles radius of Memphis, TN, (2) State of Tennessee, (3) out of State. There is no restriction on the geographical location of onculstants. Firms must provide proof of or demonstrate the ability to obtain errors and omissions insurance, minimum of $200,000 per claim, with submittals (two copies). It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon, or resulting from, award of this contract. No other general notification of this project will be made. Submittals will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals.***** (0303)

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