U S Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 8055 E Tufts Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80237-2881

Z -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR PAINTING OF POSTAL FACILITIES IN THE STATES OF COLORADO AND WYOMING SOL 072976-00-A-0080 DUE 041900 POC Solicitation Information: Tom Carriere 303.220.6538; Technical Specifications: Ken Downes 303.454.4044 Total quantity of work is indefinite. Work orders will be issued when projects are identified. Term of contract is two years. Initial contract value is $250,000. Performance and Payment bonds are required. Quantity of work ordered will not be less than $10,000 nor more than $2,500,000. Postal Service reserves the option to increase the potential value of the contract in increments of $250,000 not to exceed $2,500,000 over the term of the contract. Additional Consent of Surety will be required for each increase. Offerors are required to submit a single MULTIPLIER to be applied to prices to determine value of each work order issued. The maximum amount of any single work order is $250,000. Work may include any of the items detailed in the Unit Price Schedule and/or Specifications and performed in any USPS-owned or leased postal facility in the States of Colorado and Wyoming. Multiple contract awards will be. Awards will be made to the responsible offerors whose proposal offers best value and is in the best interests of the Postal Service. Factors which will be considered in evaluating offers for award are past performance and references, painting of existing buildings experience, number of years experience with lead-based paint, experience of management and superintendents, financial capability, safety program, and the multiplier. Solicitation packages will be available on or about March 22, 2000 for a NON-REFUNDABLE fee of $50. Request Solicitation 072976-00-A-0080 by making funds payable to A&D Draft-Aid, P.O. Box 40877, Denver, CO 80204-0877. A&D Draft-Aid will accept VISA or MASTERCARD. Requests can be made by writing or calling Diana Esquerra at (303) 573-5757, or by sending a FAX to (303) 573-8714. If offer is not hand delivered, offerors are encouraged to submit proposal via U.S. Postal Service (First Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail). There will be no public opening of offers. All proposal information received is CONFIDENTIAL until award of a contract. The name of the successful offerors and the respective MULTIPLIER NUMBER will be released as public information. The number of offerors, their names, and their multiplier numbers WILL NOT BE RELEASED AS PUBLIC INFORMATION. This information is exempt from disclosure under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 4.***** Posted 03/22/00 (W-SN437037). (0082)

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