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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE PHILADELPHIA AREA (ZIP CODES 190 AND 191) SOL 232098-00-A-0026 DUE 041400 POC D. Tokasz, Purchasing Specialist, 410-997-6214 The United States Postal Service is advertising for architect-engineer services contract for work in the Philadelphia District Area. The contract will be for two years with individual work orders being issued. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. Projects will either consist of architectural and engineering services for repair and alteration work in existing post office locations, or new construction under the U.S.P.S. Building Design Standards. Work orders for any one project cannot exceed $250,000. The contract may be renewed for three, one-year terms. The total amount of work ordered over the five-year period may not exceed $2,500,000. Minimum work to be ordered under the contract 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 postmarked by April 14, 2000, addressed to D. W. Tokasz, Purchasing Specialist, U. S. Postal Service, PO Box 701, Columbia MD 21045-0701 (Physical address is 10500 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 200, Columbia MD 21044-3505). Please reference Solicitation # 232098-00-A-0026. The selection will be conducted by using the submitted SF 254s and 255s and supplemental data. 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 located within the Philadelphia District zip codes 190 and 191; 2. Firms located within 30 miles of the Philadelphia zip codes of 190 and 191; 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. 3. Firms or joint-ventures with representation of all A-E disciplines in house -- architectural, civil, electrical, mechanical, and structural. 4. Firms whose consultants are within 20 miles of the principal A-E firm. 5. Firms with knowledge of and recent successful experience with Postal Building Design Standards. Selection criteria will take into account the number of postal contracts. Any individual firm can have up to a maximum of two (2) contracts at the same time with the Postal Service. Minimum number of State-licensed persons, in the firm including consultants, is one in each discipline and two (2) architects. AutoCAD Release 12 and above computer capabilities and expertise is a must criteria. 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 and Women-owned Business is encouraged. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon on 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. Posted 02/29/00 (W-SN429493). (0060)

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