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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY ARCHITECT/ENGINEER -- RETAIL = SIGNAGE SERVICES SOL 519809-00-A-0003 DUE 080900 POC Kimberly Matalik, US Postal Service Retail, (202) 26= 8-3228 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: Kimberly Matalik may be contacted by e-mail at this, kmatalik@email.usps.gov. The United States Postal Service has developed a Retail= Signage Program over the past five years. This program was establish= ed to identify and brand USPS Retail units along with an ongoing co= rporate identity program. Standard sign designs and sizes have been = developed and are being erected nationally. The United States Postal S= ervice intends to award an indefinite quantity contract for Architect-Engineer services for sign design, sign management,= and sign implementation services. The required contract tasks will in= clude day to day planning and management of the USPS corporate and reta= il sign program and development of related resource materials. Poten= tial tasks include, but are not limited to 1) USPS Field Support: = Review of architects' 30% design drawings to ensure that program is bei= ng adhered to and to make recommendations for each project when = it is not. Preparing site plan information for USPS review/approva= l. Information includes development of plot plans and elevation = base drawings in AutoCAD, and completing ordering form for review = of USPS project manager, 2) Custom Signage Support: On occasion, the= re will be a need to create design intent detail drawings for manufac= turing guidelines and specifications for custom sign types to confor= m with local zoning or landlord requirements while maintaining brand= consistency. The local architect or project manager will pro= vide site information (local zoning regulations, landlord requirements,= dimensions, etc) in drawn or photographic documentation. The= re may be an occasion, upon request from USPS Project Manager, where th= e contractor will be required to coordinate/research site speci= fic landlord requirements and/or local zoning regulations on beha= lf of the USPS, 3) Physical Site Surveys: Physical site survey visits m= ay be required (approved through USPS National Headquarters) at som= e locations due to the size of the facility or number of facili= ties in a geographical area requiring signage. Contractor will be requ= ired to travel to site(s) and complete a physical survey of site cond= itions, which includes taking photos, drawing the plan of a facility,= and sketching dimensioned elevations while making sign recommenda= tions on the site, 4) Database Support: Creation and management of a s= ign database and incorporation of the existing facility sign data= into that database, and maintenance of database are essential comp= onents of this contract for ongoing sign replacement and maintenance is= sues. Currently using FMSSign Chart with Microsoft Access, 5) Comm= unication Tools and Technical Support: Annual development of sign orde= r forms, architectural design criteria support collateral, visual communications, and interaction with the field on facility si= gn issues are essential components to the success of the USPS sign prog= ram. These components shall be communicated to architects and proj= ect managers in the form of AutoCAD drawings, computer rendered e= levations or 3D models, written guidelines, brochures, photographic pre= sentation boards, seminar style electronic presentations or web site ac= cessible materials. Additionally, upon request by USPS Headquarters, = the contractor may be required to provide national training to US= PS project managers as process changes are made to the signage o= rdering procedures. Contractor will serve as technical expert to oth= er USPS Headquarters representatives, and 6) Research & Development: = Ongoing technical and graphic development is required to maintain an economically manufactured, progressive, quality and state of = the art sign system. Research into new technologies and materials wi= th an ability to integrate them into the current sign system is req= uired. This includes but is not limited to new and improved extrusio= ns, latest lighting technology and installation practices. Also,= there may be a requirement to develop designs for any new ventures = (Contract Postal Units, Ebusiness, Small Business, etc.,) that USPS may= direct. This is not a request forsign manufacturing or sign installa= tion services. Only firms or consultants specializing in sign des= ign program management and implementation should respond. Intere= sted candidates must have knowledge of sign placement, way finding=, sign visibility requirements, interpretation of sign codes and sen= sitivity to sign scale and proportion. The firm will be required to w= ork with USPS Project Managers, local consulting architects, and USPS Headquarters to review and/or develop individual facility sig= n schemes based on corporate and retail brand strategies using the stan= dard sign system for all USPS new build, renovation and upgrade facilit= ies. Qualified candidates shall have at least 7 years proven exper= ience in sign management and sign conversion programs of national conv= ersions of a minimum of 1,000 locations per year. Competency in bran= d management strategy and implementation, and sign design and fabrication detailing for large national retail programs is r= equired. In order to qualify for this scope of work, candidates shall = maintain a staff of graphic designers, industrial designers, architect= s, environmental graphic designers, interior designers. This st= aff shall be proficient in AutoCAD release 14, Corel Draw or Adobe Phot= oShop and Illustrator, Form Z (preferred, but not required), database management, digital media and web development. The contract = will be for two (2) years and individual work orders will be issued f= or each project. Work orders for any given project cannot exceed $25= 0,000. Minimum work to be ordered under this contract is $5,000.00. = The Contract may be renewed for three one-year periods provided t= he total contract amount does not exceed $5,000,000.00. Firms qualifi= ed to perform services described above are invited to submit a Stan= dard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, a= nd a Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project. These submissions must b= e received by August 9,2000, to the attention of Ms. Kimberly = Matalik, at US Postal Service Retail, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, = DC 20260-2442 (phone 202-268-3228). Selection will be conducted= using both the submitted SF 255 and the SF 254 (s). Interested fir= ms with more than one office must indicate staffing composition of th= e office in which the work will be performed. The contract requires t= hat the firms provide evidence of current errors and omissions Insura= nce of $200,000.00 per claim (exclusive of legal fees). Based on the content of the forms, the United States Postal S= ervice will conduct interviews with firms that best meet the require= ments of this Scope of Work. Preferences will be given to firms withi= n a day-trip distance from the USPS HQ. Participation of minority-owned and women-owned business in t= he United States Postal Service architect-engineer selection is encoura= ged. It is prohibited to pay any fee to any person or firm conting= ent upon or resulting from award of a contract from this project. No = other general notification for this project will be made. Submissi= on will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for propo= sal. The Postal Service reserves the right to reject any or all offers= .!! Posted 07/19/00 (D-SN476524). (0201)

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