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Z -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT -- ASBESTOS ABATEMENT FOR VARIOUS COUNTIES WITHIN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY POSTAL DISTRICTS. SOL 332495-99-A-0008 DUE 111198 POC Antonia Smith -- 201-714-5433 Indefinite Quantity Contracts resulting from this solicitation will provide for asbestos-containing material removal, repair and/or encapsulation. The work may be performed at various owned or leased postal facilities in the following area: CENTRAL NEW JERSEY DISTRICT: Counties of Warren, Ocean, Monmouth, Mercer, Burlington, Middlesex, Hunterdon, Morris, Union, Somerset, Sussex; NORTHERN NEW JERSEY DISTRICT: Counties of Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic, Middlesex, Union, Sussex, Hudson, Warren. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, the Postal Service reserves the right to award multiple contracts. Contractors must have a minimum of three years experience in asbestos-containing materials removal, repair and encapsulation work and must possess the capability of working at least three to four concurrent jobs. Contractors must possess all proper certifications as required by federal, state and local laws. Competency requirement must be submitted with your proposal. Failure to do so may adversely affect consideration of your proposal. Offers will consist of a single multiplier. 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. The multiplier will be applicable to each and every item of work listed in the Unit Price Schedule set forth in the specifications. The total contract may not exceed two (2) years. The maximum cumulative total dollar value of all Work Orders during the two year period may not exceed $3,000,000.00. The maximum amount of any one Work Order is $250,000.00. Specific work orders will be issued by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the Technical Specs/Unit Price Schedule. The Postal Service guarantees no specific number of Work Orders. There is no guaranteed minimum. MBE/WBE participation is encouraged. Award will be made in accordance with Section M of the solicitation. Solicitation packages will be available on or about October 14, 1998. Requests for solicitation packages must be accompanied by a company check or USPS Money Order in the amount of $100.00 made payable to the USPS Disbursing Officer. Send request to New York Facilities Sevice Office, 2 Hudson Place -- 5th Fl, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5502: ATTN: Ms Toni Smith. Payments for solicitaton packages are NON-REFUNDABLE. Sealed Offers are to be returned to USPS, New York Facilities Service Office, 2 Hudson Place -- 5th Fl, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5502; ATTN: Ms Toni Smith and will be received prior to, but not later than, November 11, 1998 at 3:00 PM. Offers will not be publicly opened. The number of offers received, the identity of offerors, the amount of any offer or relative standing of the offers will NOT be disclosed to anyone until time of Contract Award. Posted 09/29/98 (W-SN256063). (0272)

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