U. S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT 06006-0300

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT A/E FOR DESIGN & SITE ADAPTION OF NEW POSTAL FACILITIES IN THE WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AREA USING MSBD CADD DESIGN SYSTEM SOL 082530-98-A-0025 DUE 011398 POC Jeanne C. Warren, Secretary, A/E Evaluation Board, 860-285-7184 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: United States Postal Service, jwarren3@email.usps.gov. Architect/Engineer services for the project consists of site adaption, verification of design, assembly of drawings, specifications, and proposal documents for CADD based standard plans and working drawings of Post Office facilities. Projects will range between 9,000 to 50,000 square feet. The estimated total project construction cost is undetermined with individual work orders being negotiated and issued for each project. The contract will include developmet of drawings based on program requirements and CADD CD provided by the Postal Service. Firms, including consultants, must meet the following requirements: 1) Possess Auto-CADD 13 or compatible system and 2)Have at least one architect and engineer registered in the following states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. The USPS may at its option, include Title II (Construction Administration Services). The contract will be subject to negotiation of individual work orders for services for each task. The total fees for the term of the contract will not exceed $2,500,000.00. The term of the contract will consist of a base term of 2 years with three one-year renewal options for a possible total of 5 years. The USPS reserves the right to make multiple awards. Firms which possess the qualifications to perform the services described above are invited to submit a completed SF255, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project", and a completed SF254, "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire" to the office shown above no later January 13, 1998. The selection will be conducted with the combined use of SF254 and SF255. Interested firms with more than one office should indicate on their SF255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to interested firms who respnd to this advertisement in accordance with the foregoing instructions in the following order of preference: 1)Local, residing in one of the states listed previously; 2)All others. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in one of the listed states, 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. 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. Firms are encouraged to submit their packages by one of the methods ofered by the U.S. Postal Service (First Class, Priority, or Express Mail). (0330)

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