Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- REPLACE 10-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AT U. S. COAST GUARD AIR STATION NORTH BEND, NORTH BEND, OR SOL DTCG88-97-B-623163 DUE 011497 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Marilyn Van De Loo, (510) 535-7283 REPLACE 10-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AT U.S. COAST GUARD AIR STATION NORTH BEND, NORTH BEND, OR. Work includes but not limited to the following: Disconnect, cut, and demolish existing 10-inch reduced pressure backflow preventer assembly; provide new 10-inch reduced pressure backflow preventer assembly and support; provide a new 10-inch diameter pipe section as needed. Estimated cost of this procurement is between $25,000 and $50,000. Performance period is 45 calendar days after receipt of Notice Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 15 December 1996. SIC Code for this procurement is 1711, Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual Receipts for its preceeding 3 fiscal years does not exceed $7.0 million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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 receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides and 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. (0330)

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