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C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR REPAIR & ALTERATION & SSBD PROJECTS FOR THE STATE OF MAINE SOL 082530-00-0017 DUE 120699 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. The US Postal Service is seeking services for the state of Maine for general architectural and engineering services for repair and alteration projects; site adaptation; and construction administration for SSBDs (Small Standard Building Designs) for buildings between 1,000-8,000 square feet. The contract will be subject to negotiation of individual work orders. In each instance total fees for services will not exceed $100,000 for each task, nor will the total fees for the 12 month term exceed $500,000. The contract will be for two years with three one-year renewal options which can bring the duration of the contract to five years. The amount of work for the duration of the contract (5 years) shall not exceed $2,500,000. There is no guaranteed minimum. The work order estimates range from $2000 to $15,000. The USPS reserves the right to select more than one firm. Firms which possess the qualifications to perform the services described are invited to submit a completed SF255, Architect-Engineer Questionnaire for a Specific Project, and a SF254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire to the office above no later than December 6, 1999. Selection criteria will be conducted with combined use of SF254 and SF255. Interested firms with more than one office should indicate of their SF254 and SF255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Firms, including consultants, must meet the following requirements: 1) licensed architect registered in the state of Maine; 2) licensed mechanical and electrical engineer registered in the state of Maine, 3) Consideration will be given to interested firms who respond to this advertisement in accordance with the foregoing instructions in the following order of preference: 1)local, residing in the state of ME; 2)bordering states; 3) all others. Firms will be considered as local only if their office is in the area listed previously, or they have a local independently operated branch office, and all of the 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. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their proposal by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service. (First Class/Priority/Express Mail) Posted 11/04/99 (W-SN398371). (0308)

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