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

C -- FIXED PRICE CUSTOM DESIGN SOL 232092-99-A-0020 DUE 012999 POC Heather Newman, Purchasing Specialist, (410) 884-1818 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: Heather Newman may be contacted by e-mail at this, hnewman@email.usps.gov. Architect-Engineer services for custom design postal facili= ties at the following locations in Virginia: McLean Main Office (232092-99-A-0020), Alexandria Memorial Station (232092-99-A-0021)=, Arlington Main Office (232092-99-A-0022), Fairfax Main Office (232092-99-A-0023). Architectural firms which meet the requirement= s described in this announcement are invited to submit: (1) a Stand= ard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (= 2) a Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and (3) supplemental data described below. These submissions must be received by January 29=, 1999. All submissions MUST be marked with the location and associ= ated number for which you wish to be considered. If you would like the= package considered for multiple projects, list all that apply but = only one submission is required. The submission should include two complete copies of all information. The selection will be conduct= ed with the combined use of SF-254 and SF-255. Interested firms with= more than one office must indicate on their SF 255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to interested firms responding to this= advertisement based equally on the following criteria: 1. Experi= ence in designing retail/office/distribution/multi-story buildings of a= complex nature; 2. List and describe five (5) projects with construction costs in the $5 -- $20 million range. Include project= type, location, and dollar value; 3. List and describe five (5) t= o ten (10) projects located in Fairfax, Arlington, McLean and/or Alexandria. Include project type, location, and dollar value; 4.= Minimum three (3) registered architects; 5. Strong CAD background= using AutoCAD. List the average number of years experience for employees at the local office as well as the current version utili= zed; 5. Performance histories on Postal Service projects; 6. Previous= performance based on references. Greater consideration will be giv= en to local firms. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current errors and omissions insurance of $200=,000 per claim. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentag= e, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resultin= g from award of a contract for this solicitation. No other general notification for this project will be made. This is not a request= for proposal. The Postal Service reserves the right to reject any or = all offers.!! Posted 12/31/98 (D-SN284481). (0365)

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