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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A/E SERVICES FOR THE TRIBORO DISTRICT SOL 332495-99-A-0045 DUE 022699 POC Lori E. Savage (201) 714-5444/Paul Yu, Chairperson, A/E Evaluation Board This contract is for an Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services for the preparation of contract documents, including drawings and specifications for new construction and repair and renovation projects. Other services to be provided include the preparation of cost estimates, value engineering, energy efficient design, landscape design, and site planning. The contract, for a guaranteed minimum amount of $5,000, will be for a basic term of one year, with individual work orders being issued. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. Work orders for any one project cannot exceed $100,000, and the total dollar amount of work orders issued cannot exceed $500,000 for each 12-month contract period. The contract may be renewed for four, one-year periods providing the total contract amount does not exceed $2,500,000. The USPS reserves the right to make multiple awards. Firms applying should be architecturally oriented with staff or consultants in civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, environmental, and traffic engineering. Experience with construction contract administration or construction management is also required. Firms qualified to perform the services noted above 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 for the firm and each of the proposed consultants. Firms with more than one office must indicate on the SF-255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Submissions must be made to the above address postmarked not later than Friday, February 26, 1999. The selection will be based on the submitted SF-255 and SF-254, an interview, and the following order of preference: (1) Local; within the Triboro Area in the State of New York; (2) all others. Firms will be considered local only if their sole office or a local branch office is within the local geographic area as defined above, and all architectural design, coordination, and management of the project will be performed in that office. There is no restriction on the geographic location of consultants. The contract contains a requirement for evidence of current errors and omissions insurance. To the fullest extent possible, the US Postal Service welcomes the participation of women and/or minority owned/operated A-E firms. It is prohibited to pay any fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from the award of a contract for this project. Personal visits and phone calls for the purpose of discussing this project are not permitted. Copies of the required forms, SF-255 and SF-254, may be obtained through the Government Printing Office or online at http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/pc/hw_files/254-255.htm. No other general notification of this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 01/19/99 (W-SN288941). (0019)

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