Contracting Office (fp), U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195

Z -- RETUBING OF BOILER SOL DTCG39-96-B-QEE067 DUE 071696 POC Contact Teri Snyder, Contracting Officer, 860-444-8662, FAX 860-444-8299 This project consists of retubing and refractory replacement for a wet tube Bigelow Boiler at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. There is no known hazardous material in this project. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business; SIC Code is 1711; Size Standard is $7 million. There will be only one site visit (which will be identified in the solicitation package) and contractors are strongly encouraged to attend. The contract resulting from this acquisition will be awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and price-related factors. The price is estimated to be under $100,000.00. It is intended to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract. Requests must be made in writing to Superintendent (fp), U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195 and must specify the solicitation number. ALL REQUESTS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A $15.00 NON-REFUNDABLE CHECK PAYABLE TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD. No telephone requests accepted. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0142)

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