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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES IN THE PITTSBURGH DISTRICT (PA COUNTIES: ALLEGHENY, BEAVER, GREENE, FAYETTE, WASHINGTON AND WESTMORELAND; WV COUNTIES: BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARSHALL AND OHIO) SOL 232098-98-A-0055 DUE 061598 POC D. W. Tokasz, Purchasing Specialist, 410-997-6214 The contract for architect-engineer services will be for two years basic term, with individual work orders being issued. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. Projects will consist of new construction under the Family of Automated Designs (FAD) and/or repair and alteration work at existing postal facilities. Work orders for any one project cannot exceed $300,000. 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. A minimum contract value is $5,000. Firms which meet the requirements of this announcement are invited to submit: (1) a completed Standard Form (SF) 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (2) a completed Standard Form (SF) 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and (3) any supplemental data. Forms submitted must be received by June 15, 1998. The selection will be conducted by using the submitted SF 254s and SF 255s. 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 according to the foregoing instruction in the following order of preference: 1. Firms or Joint-Ventures with representation of all A/E disciplines required for work described above. 2. Firms located within the Pittsburgh District (zip codes beginning with 150-154, 156, 260). 3. Firms experienced in corporate and/or retail standard designs. 4. Firms experienced in CAD/D (preferably AutoCAD R12 or higher). 5. Firms experienced in repair and alteration work as well as new construction. Firms will be considered 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 project will be performed in that office. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 per claim of Errors and Omissions Insurance. 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 project. No other general notification for this project will be made. This is not a request for proposal.***** (0132)

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