Open End Design Services

Piedmont Community College is seeking to establish a one-year Open End Services Design Agreement with three qualified architectural firms to provide miscellaneous planning, specifications, and studies in support of informal campus development projects. The solicitation, numbered 88-95-20260529, with a closing date of August 14, 2026, is open to firms licensed in North Carolina in Architecture, Engineering, or Landscape Architecture. Proposals must include a Letter of Interest limited to ten single-sided or five double-sided pages and three copies of the State Building Commission’s Standard Form 254, along with one digital copy of the complete submission; all physical documents must be printed on 8.5” x 11” paper, unstapled or stapled in the upper left corner, and submitted without binders, tabs, or clips. Email and fax submissions are prohibited. The contract includes an option to extend for an additional year, and performance will occur across the college’s facilities in North Carolina, with proposals to be delivered to the designated physical and postal addresses in Roxboro. Evaluation of proposals will be conducted using ten weighted factors in descending order of importance: specialized expertise in educational facility projects, past performance on similar assignments, adequacy and qualifications of the proposed design team, current workload and existing state contracts, the proposed design approach, experience managing project costs and schedules, construction administration capabilities, local familiarity and proximity, record of successfully completed projects without legal or technical issues, and other relevant criteria. No numerical weights or adjectival ratings are specified, and the award basis appears to follow a best-value trade-off approach, though price evaluation details are not provided. Funding for the agreement is sourced from county-level appropriations and not federal funds, and no federal accounting codes are referenced. The total estimated contract value is $150,000, allocated across the selected firms, with no detailed CLIN or pricing structure disclosed. All submissions must comply with North Carolina licensing requirements, and while representations such as UEI, CAGE codes, and socioeconomic status are required via SF-254, no offeror responses are included in the solicitation materials. The contracting point of contact is David Torchin, though his specific role as contracting officer or technical representative is not defined.