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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A/E SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DUE 032897 POC Jim Halberg, (910) 665-2805. One or more contracts for Indefinite Quantity Contract for Architect/Engineer Services (IQC A/E Services). Services include design, preparation of contract documents, contract administration and inspection services for construction, repair and alteration of postal facilities in the State of North Carolina. The area of coverage includes the entire state of North Carolina and the counties of Cherokee, York, Lancaster and Chesterfield in South Carolina. The base term of the contract will be for one year with four one-year renewal options for a total of five years. Individual work orders will be negotiated for each project. Individual work orders cannot exceed $250,000.00 for all A/E services involved in MSBD (medium standard building design) buildings and cannot exceed $100,000.00 for all other A/E services. The total amount of work that may be issued per 12-month period for non-MSBD A/E services is $500,000.00. There is no annual maximum for MSBD related A/E services. The total amount of work ordered over the 5-year period cannot exceed $2,500,000.00. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described are invited to submit a completed SF-255, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project," and a completed SF-254, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire." Also submit a completed SF-254 for each proposed consultant. All submittals are to be postmarked no later than March 28, 1997. 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 firms responding to this advertisement in the following order or preference: (1) firms located within the state of North Carolina; (2) firms located outside the state of North Carolina. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the State of North Carolina or if they have a local branch office and all of the architectural design, coordination,and management of the project will be performed in that office. There is no restriction for the geographical location of consultants. The prime firm must have a minimum of two registered architects. The minimum acceptable engineering complement of the prime firm and consultants is one electrical engineer, one mechanical engineer, one structural engineer and one civil engineer. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance in the amount of not less than $200,000.00 for errors and omissions per claim. At the discretion of the USPS Contracting Officer, multiple awards may be awarded. 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 for the project. No other notification of this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. (0085)

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