United States Postal Service, Major Facilities Office, 225 North Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38166-0300

X -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR ALLEGHENY, PACIFIC, AND SOUTHWEST AREAS. SOL 475450-99-A-0040 DUE 062999 POC Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, FAX 901/747-7408 WEB: U. S. Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: U. S. Postal Service, RWILLI10@email.usps.gov. Three contracts for Real Estate Indefinite Quantity Services will be awarded for a two years base period with three one year renewal options with individual work orders being issued. Work will consist of providing Real Estate Services in support of real estate and facility activities. Services may include the following: (1) real property appraisals, (2) feasibility studies, (3) site planning and evaluation reports, (4) leasing alternative quarters, (5) leasing built-to-suit quarters, (6) outleasing and subleasing, and (7) real property tax reviews and/or appeals. Work orders for the above described services will be issued by the Major Facilities Office, Memphis, Tennessee. The Major Facilities Office's areas of operation are as follows: (a) Allegheny Area: Delaware, Part of New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, (b) Pacific Area: California, and Hawaii, and (c) Southwest Area: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. Work orders for any one project cannot exceed $50,000, and the contract cannot exceed $250,000 for each 12-month contract period. The contract may be renewed for three one-year renewal periods providing the total contract amount does not exceed $1,000,000. Offerors may submit proposals for any or all areas; however, no offeror shall received more than one contract award. SPECIAL NOTE: Contractors awarded contracts resulting from Solicitation No. 475450-99-A-0002 are ineligible to receive award of a contract under this solicitation. Offerors must have an office within the geographical area for which their proposal is submitted, or must establish a full service business office in that area within one month after contract award. Proposal/price evaluation criteria will be evaluated (each discipline's hourly rate) after firms have been qualified under the technical qualification evaluation. Offerors must have a minimum of five (5) years commercial real estate and/or consulting experience in the geographical area specified. Awards will be made based on the proposals most advantageous to the Postal Service. Technical evaluations will be made based on: (1) Real Estate Experience (Maximum 45 points), (2) Staffing (Maximum 30 points), and (3) Financial capability (Maximum 25 points) in descending order of importance. Participation of minority-owned and woman-owned businesses in the U.S. Postal Service Real Estate Indefinite Quantity Services Contract selections is encouraged. Questions during the proposal period -- including questions involving any actual or apparent conflicts in the Solicitation documents -- should be addressed to: Major Facilities Office, Attn.: Rita W. Humphrey, 225 N. Humphreys Blvd., Memphis, TN 38166-0300. Questions may be FAXED to Ms. Humphrey at 901/747-7408, with the original copy mailed the same day. The solicitation package will be made available May 19, 1999. Proposal due date is 4:00 p.m., June 29, 1999. Cost of the solicitation package is $25 per set for Priority Mail service (2 to 3 days), $50 per set for Express Mail service (next day). All charges are non-refundable. If you desire a solicitation package, please send your written request, along with a check or money order made payable to: Rapid Reproductions; Attn: USPS; 5300 Pleasant View Rd.; Memphis, TN 38134-6414; FAX 901/385-2679, telephone number 901/388-6268. Please reference the subject solicitation number on your request. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal using one of the methods offered by the Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, Express Mail.) To expedite receipt of solicitation packages, FAX a copy of your check or money order before mailing it. If FAX is received before 1:00 p.m., the solicitation package can be mailed that day. 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 form this solicitation. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This Real Estate Indefinite Quantity Services Contract solicitation package will be available for inspection at F.W. Dodge, Inc. This is a negotiated procurement; therefore, offers will not be publicly opened, and no information will be released to the public until after contract award which may take 90 days. Posted 05/13/99 (W-SN331132). (0133)

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