Y -- National Pre-qualification for Construction/General Contractor

The U.S. Postal Service, Supply Management Facilities Portfolio office, is issuing a Qualification Statement for a regional prequalification and specific project of Construction/General Contractor firms. The objectives of regional prequalification are as follows: (1) Prequalify design/build on a program basis. (2) To reduce the administrative burden associated with project specific prequalification. (3) Identify a number of sufficient highly qualified firms by geographic area to achieve adequate competition when required. Interested Construction/General Contractor firms must submit a Qualification Statement that covers the following parameters: (1) Geographic Areas: Northeast, South, Central and West (2) Contract Vehicle: Design/Build (3) Project Dollar Threshold: $10 to 20 million, $20 to $40 million. It is not required that interested firms apply for prequalification in all areas. The USPS seeks to prequalify only the most highly qualified design/build firms in each of the defined geographical areas. Note: Contractors who are now prequalified for a given area or dollar amount(s) are not required to submit or resubmit a qualification package. Contractors who wish to prequalify or contractors who wish to add new areas or dollar amounts must submit a qualification package. The Postal Service will select the most qualified Construction/General Contractor firms utilizing only the information provided in the Qualification Statement. Because prequalification is a competitive process, meeting the minimum requirements in the Qualification Statement will not guarantee prequalification. Construction/General Contractor firms that document superior capabilities performance, and experience, will receive the maximum number of points. A committee appointed by the contracting officer will evaluate Qualification Statements submitted by the due date. Respondents must have a minimum of five (5) years experience as a Construction/General Contractor and completion or ongoing of three (3) comparable construction projects within the past five (5) years for projects of $10 million to $20 million, and $20 million to $40 million. For the purpose of this prequalification a comparable project is defined as follows: for projects $10 million to $20 million, and $20 million to $40 million - Industrial / manufacturing buildings used for processing and distribution. New construction, expansion, major repair and alteration, phased construction in occupied facilities. Projects that include mechanization and / or automation installed by the design builder are preferred and may receive a higher rating. Projects that most closely resemble a USPS mail processing distribution facility in function, structure, systems, etc may also receive a higher rating. Prequalified Construction/General Contractor firms will be automatically notified for any qualifying project in the geographic area for which the firm is prequalified. Based on this notification the firm may request a copy of the solicitation. The solicitation will not be provided automatically. The USPS does not guarantee a specific number of solicitations will be issued during the prequalification period. The USPS at its. Sole discretion reserves the right to conduct project specific prequalification at any time. Prequalified firms will not be required to re-apply for prequalification. Firms shall be prequalified for a period of 5 years from the date of notification. Renewal: The USPS, at its sole discretion, may extend a firm?s prequalification term for an additional 3 years. This decision will be based on but not limited to performance, capabilities, financial condition, and responsiveness. A preproposal meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on May 31, 2007 at 4301 Wilson Blvd. Conference Rooms first floor, Arlington, VA 22203-1840. Qualification packages are available now and may be obtained by email request to Jose L. Carrasquillo at jose.l.carrasquillo@usps.gov or Bill Powell at bill.powell@usps.gov or written request to either at 4301 Wilson Blvd. Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203-1840. You also may FAX your request to either at 703-526-2747. Qualification Statements are due June 14, 2007 by 3:00 P.M. EST. The completed statements should be delivered via one of the many services provided by the Postal Service or hand delivered to Jose L. Carrasquillo, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203-1840. Qualification Statements will not be maintained or returned. Contractors will not be reimbursed for any expense(s) incurred in developing their Statement