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J -- DRYDOCK REPAIRS USCGC WEDGE (WLR 75307) SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA711 DUE 110895 POC Louis Romano, Contracting Officer (212) 668-6278. Provide all labor, material and equipment to perform rountine drydock repairs to the USCGC WEDGE (WLR 75307) and its barge. The major items which may be performed include but are not limited to the following: 1. Welding repairs, 2. Preserve barge spud well and renew liners, 3. Remove, inspect and reinstall propeller shaft, 4. Overhaul, renew and test valves, 5. Remove, inspect and reinstall rudder assemblies, 6. Overhaul steering hydraulics system, 7. Overhaul air capstan, 8. Preserve barge buoy boat deck, 9. Temporary Logistics, 10. Rountine drydocking, 11. Realign main engine, 12. Renew longitudinal framing & plating, 13. Replace hatches, 14. Replace fuel oil piping, vavles & associated fittings, 15. Install 2-ton derrick, 16. Replace searchlights, 17. Preserve lazarette, 18. Renew wasted metal in tender port side F/O tank etc. Vessel homeport is Demopolis, AL. Vessel lenght is 75' and barge length is 90'. Vessel availability schedule is 15 January 96 for 53 days. The place of performance is restircted to the Western Rivers of the United States. The ''Western River'' means the navigable portions of Mississippi River and its tributaries above mile 0 of the Lower Mississippi River. Navigable tributaries of the Mississipi River include only the waterways within the areas of jurisdiction of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Facilities as described in Light List Volume V (COMDTINST M16502.5), and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to the mouth of the Mobile River. This includes protected portions of the Intra Coastal Waterway connected to the ''Western Rivers'', but specifically excludes unprotected or open waters such as Mobile Bay, Lake Borne, or the Gulf of Mexico. There will be a non-refundable charge required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S) Coast Guard in the amount of $100.00 for requested USCG specification reference drawings. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is opne to both large an small business. Plans and specfifications will be issued on or after 14 July 1995. All responsible sources may submit a bid whch shall be considered by the United States Coas Guard. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: THe Department of Transportation (DOT) Officer of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises to acquire short term working captial and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receiving financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enable firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0272)

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