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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE SOL 082530-00-A-0004 DUE 102899 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 engineering services for the preparation of drawings, specifications, cost estimates and construction administration required for small repair and alteration projects for the Processing & Distribution Centers/Facilities in the states of Maine and New Hampshire. 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 the 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 no guaranteed minimum. The average work order is estimated between $1,500 and $10,000. The USPS reserves the right to select more than one firm. Firms which possess the qualifications to perform the services described aboveare invited to submit a completed SF255, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire", and a completed SF254 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project" to the above office no later than Thursday, October 28, 1999. Selection criteria will be conducted with the combined use of 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 will be evaluated on its ability to provide Mechanical, Structural, Electrical design disciplines and technical support with available architectural and civil disciplines as needed. Firms (with the use of their consultants) must have on their staffing the following registered disciplines, all who must be licensed in the state of Maine and New Hampshire: Architect, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer. Considerations will be given to interested firms according to the following order of preference: 1) Local, being within the state of Maine or New Hampshire; 3) All others. Architectural/Engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the geographical area or they have a local branch office and all the architectural 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. Offerors are encouraged to submit their responses by one of the methods offered by the US Postal Service(First Class, Priority, or Express mail) Posted 09/29/99 (W-SN385927). (0272)

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