Contracting Officer, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886-1747

Z -- REPLACE HOT WATER HTRS. FT. WADSWORTH HOUSING, STATEN ISLE NY SOL DTCGG1-96-B-3WK417 DUE 092396 POC Contract Specialist, BOB KRUZEWSKI 401) 736-1764 SOLICITATION NOTICE: Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, supervision to replace aprox. 312 gas fired hot water heaters (270 - 30 gal and 42- 40 gal) at USCG housing Ft. Wadsworth, Staten Island, NY. The estimated cost is between $25K and $100K. SIC code is 1799 at $7 million. Performance time is 120 calendar days. Solicitation packages available 8/23/96. Send a non refundable check for $20 payable to U.S. Coast Guard, to the address listed above. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. Bid opening date is 9/23/96. No phone calls please. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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, payment and performance 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 available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0215)

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