U.S. Postal Service, Kansas City Facilities Service Office, 6800 W. 64th St., Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66202-4179

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT A/E NORTHLAND DISTRICT SOL 193045-00-A-0019 DUE 022200 POC See below The U. S. Postal Service, Kansas City Facilities Service Office, will be conducting advertising for architectural and engineering services per below. This information is sent to you in advance for your consideration. Should you be interested in this project, please follow the instructions. THE KANSAS CITY FSO DOES NOT PROVIDE SF-254 and SF-255 FORMS. Send submittals to the attention of Vickie Ford, Facilities Service Office, 6800 West 64th Street Ste 100, Overland Park KS 66202-4179. Questions regarding specific submittal requirements should be directed to Jeff Meyer at (913) 261-2437. Other questions may be directed to Linda Hoefer at 913/261-2407 (E-Mail:hoefer@email.usps.com) or Vickie Ford at 913/261-2408 (E-Mail:vford002@email.usps.gov). Solicitation: 193045-00-A-0019,Proposals Due: 2/22/00,Time: 3:00 PM, Submittals: Original and 2 copies. The Kansas City Facilities Service Office is soliciting contracts for Architect-Engineer services for site adaptation and design development of CAD/D plans and specifications, known as Standard Building Designs; Repairs and Alterations;, and for general A/E project investigation, design and surveillance for projects (construction) ranging up to $5 Million. The Contract will have a minimum aggregate work order value of $5,000.00 and a Not-To-Exceed contract amount (A/E fees) of $2,500,000.00. Individually negotiated work orders will be issued for each project. The resulting contract will be for two years with three additional one-year options, if exercised. Multiple awards may be made for the Kansas City Facilities Service Office for A/E's in the Minneapolis/St. Paul MN area for projects in central and southern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin. However, projects in other areas may be issued against this contract. Any resulting contract may be bilaterally modified to meet changing Postal regulations. The Standard Building Designs include Small Standard Building Designs (SSBD) from 1,000 SF to 8,000 SF; Medium Standard Building Designs (MSBD) from 8,500 SF to 50,000 SF, Retail Store Designs (adaptation of Store CAD/D prototypes to existing buildings), and modular unit site adaptation. The scope of work may also include site adaptation of custom designed facilities, repair and alteration, or maintenance projects. The work will involve A/E investigation; design; preparation of proposal documents; project and contract administrative duties and observation of project construction. Submitting firms must have AutoCAD, with Release 12 capability. Firms should be multi-disciplined or have a continuing service arrangement with pre-identified consultants. The prime architectural or engineering firm must posses the following minimum staffing within the prime firm: 2 Registered Architects registered within the state(s) this notice encompasses. The consultant Engineering firms, if any, are preferred to have 2 registered Engineers in each of the following disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Civil. Firms must demonstrate a working knowledge and experience with the Architectural Barriers Compliance program (Postal Service Handbook RE-4, Standards For Facility Accessibility By The Physically Handicapped) and how its requirements are to be met, and/or demonstrate a working knowledge and experience with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and how its requirements are to be followed. Proof of errors and omissions insurance, or of the ability to obtain such, MUST be included with the submittal. Firms that possess the qualifications to perform the services described above are invited to submit a completed, current SF Form 255, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project," a completed current SF Form 254, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire," and a completed SF Form 254 for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above. A pre-selection to identify the most highly qualified firms will be conducted with the combined use of the submitted SF 255 and SF 254. 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. Indicate solicitation number in block 2b, of SF-255. The completed SF 255 should indicate the specific personnel from the responding firm and all consultants expected to do the work on this contract, with resumes for each, professional registrations by state, and experience in this type of work over the past five (5) years. Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with the foregoing instructions in the following geographic area(s) and order of preference: (A) the Minneapolis/St. Paul area (B) 50 mile radius of Minneapolis/St. Paul, (C) 100 mile radius of Minneapolis/St. Paul and (D) Elsewhere. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered local only if their designated office is in the local geographic area or they have a local branch office and all of the architectural design, coordination, and management of the project will be accomplished in that office. Consultants should be located within the same geographical area and order of preference as indicated for the prime firms. It is prohibited to pay any fee, brokerage fee, commission or percentage on any basis to any firm or person contingent upon the award of this contract. Submittals will not be retained or returned. Firms wishing the submittal returned must supply a self-addressed, postage paid envelope. This is not a request for proposal. This office does not supply SF-254 or SF-255 forms. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal(s) by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service: First Class, Priority or Express Mail. Posted 01/19/00 (W-SN416968). (0019)

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