U S Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 8055 E Tufts Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80237-2881

Z -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT -- HVAC SERVICES FOR NORTHERN NEVADA (INCLUDING NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA) AND SOUTHERN NEVADA SOL 072976-99-A-0040 DUE 011499 POC Solicitation Information: Diane Esguerra, A&D Draft Aid (303) 573-5757; Technical Information: Oscar Fernandez (702) 795-1072; Contract Administration: Connie Baca (303) 220-6593 Total quantity of work is indefinite. Multiple contracts may be awarded. All of the following terms and conditions will apply to each separate contract. One or more work orders will be issued when projects are identified. Term will be for two years. Initial contract value is $500,000. Quantity of work ordered will not be less than $10,000 nor more than $2,500,000. Postal Service reserves the option to increase the potential value of contract in increments of $250,000 not to exceed $2,500,000 over the term of the contract. Additional Consent of Surety will be required for each increase. Offerors are requested to submit a single MULTIPLIER for Zip Codes in Northern Nevada (includes Northeast California) beginning with 894, 895, 897, 898 and 961 and/or for Zip Codes in Southern Nevada beginning with 893, 889, 890, and 891 to be applied to prices to determine value of each work order issued under the contract. The maximum amount of any single work order is $250,000. Work may include any of the items detailed in the Unit Price Schedule and/or Specifications and performed in any USPS-owned or leased postal facility in the State of Nevada (includes Northeast California). Awards will be made to the responsible offerors whose proposal offers best value to Postal Service. Factors which will be considered in evaluating offers for award are number of years HVAC experience, past satisfactory performance as disclosed by reference checks, company size and staffing, capacity and current workload, and HVAC experience with postal or government buildings. THE USPS GOAL FOR SUBCONTRACTING WITH MINORITY AND WOMAN OWNED BUSINESSES IS 10% AND 3% RESPECTIVELY; MINORITY PARTICIPATION -- 10%; FEMALE PARTICIPATION -- 3%. Solicitation packages will be available on or about December 15, 1998 at $30 (non-refundable) per volume . Request Solicitation 072976-99-A-0040 from A&D Draft Aid, Attn: Diane Esguerra, P O Box 40877, Denver, CO 80204-0877. Requests must be in writing and may be faxed to (303) 573-8714. If offer is not hand delivered, offerors are encouraged to submit proposal via U.S. Postal Service (First Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail). There will be no public opening of offers. All proposal information received is CONFIDENTIAL until award of a contract. The name of the successful offeror and the MULTIPLIER NUMBER will be released as public information. The number of offerors, their names, and their multiplier numbers WILL NOT BE RELEASED AS PUBLIC INFORMATION. This information is exempt from disclosure under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 4.***** Posted 12/14/98 (W-SN279961). (0348)

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