DC Metro Facilities Service Office, U. S. Postal Service, 10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy, #400, Columbia, MD 21044-3510

Z -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION (R&A) AT VARIOUS LEASED AND POSTAL OWNED FACILITIES IN CAPITAL DISTRICT. SOL Solicitation #232092-98-A-0015 DUE 040698 POC Conni Brisson, Facilities Contract Specialist, (410) 884-1810 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: Conni Brisson may be contacted by e-mail at this address., cbrisson@email.usps.gov. The contract resulting from this solicitation will include various services for renovations and miscellaneous improvements for General Construction (R&A) projects at Postal owned and leased facilities within the Capital District Area. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, one or more contracts may be awarded. Contractors must have a minimum of three (3) years experience as of the date of issue in general construction work as a general contractor. Contractors must also posses the capabilities of working at least two to four jobs at the same time. Specific Work Order/s will be issued by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the Unit Price Schedule and Specifications. The maximum amount of any one Work Order is $250,000.00. The initial contract value is $250,000.00 where the total quantity of work ordered during the term of this contract will not be less than $10,000.00. The Postal Service reserves the option to increase the potential value of the contract in increments of $250,000.00 (asdeemed necessary by the Contracting Officer) not to exceed $3,000,000.00. Additional consent of surety will be required for each incremental increase. The contractor will not be required to perform a job where the value of the work required in any one building is less than $500.00 per work order. Offerors will be required to submit One (1) "Multiplier" to be applied to the various Unit Prices established in the "Unit Price Schedule"; The Multiplier must contain the Offeror's overhead, profit, bonds, insurance and all other contingencies. No allowance for such items will be made after contract award. Offers are due by 2:00 PM on April 6, 1998. Plans and Specifications will be available on or about March 6, 1998 at $50.00 per set, Non-Refundable, referencing Solicitation #232092-98-A-0015. Please Do Not Send Cash. Solicitation packages may be obtained at the DC Metro Facilities Service Office, U S Postal Service, Suite 400, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia MD 21044-3510. Personal visits and telephone calls for the purpose of discussing this project are discouraged. Contractors may call the solicitation hotline at (410) 884-1800. Then select option number 15. Since this is a negotiated Solicitation, offers will not be publicly opened. The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any one offer, or relative standing of the offer will not be disclosed to anyone except those postal personnel whose official duties require such information until award of contract is made. The Postal Service reserves the right to reject any or all offers. (0063)

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