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 architectural plans, specifications, and studies for informal campus projects, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional year. The solicitation, identified by number 88-95-20260529 and posted on July 16, 2026, with a response deadline of August 14, 2026, operates under a qualifications-based selection process rather than a price-driven award. Proposals must include a Letter of Interest limited to ten single-sided or five double-sided pages and a completed State Building Commission-approved Standard Form 254, with three hard copies and one digital copy submitted in person or by mail to the college’s designated address in Roxboro, North Carolina. Electronic submissions, email, and fax are explicitly prohibited, and all physical materials must be printed on 8.5" x 11" paper, stapled in the upper left corner, and free of binders, tabs, or clips. Firms must be licensed to practice architecture in North Carolina and demonstrate specialized expertise in similar projects, past performance, adequate staffing, current workload, design approach, construction administration capabilities, proximity to and familiarity with the region, and a clean record of completed projects without major legal or technical issues. The estimated total budget for the base year is $150,000, though no line-item pricing, CLINs, or cost breakdowns are provided, reflecting a best-value acquisition approach focused on technical and professional qualifications. No formal FAR Part 52 clauses are included in the solicitation, and no contracting officer’s representative, technical representative, or procurement contracting officer is formally designated, though David Torchin serves as the primary point of contact for submissions. The place of performance is confined to Piedmont Community College campuses in North Carolina, and the evaluation process relies entirely on qualitative review of submitted materials with no numerical scoring, weights, or adjectival ratings assigned to the selection criteria.