Commander (v). U.S. Coast Guard, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 E. Main St., Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- FURNISH THREE (3) HANGER DOOR SECTION ASSEMBLIES SOL DTCG80-97-B-3FA823 DUE 051497 POC Contact Ms. Melissa Prestipino, Contracting Specialist, (757) 628-4643 or Mr. Douglas Landau, Contracting Officer (757) 628-4638 Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to furnish three completely new telescopic hanger door section assemblies (for the replacement of USCG 270' A Class hanger door) and all associated components for connecting to the existing hanger's lead section on the USCGC TAMPA, HARRIET LANE and NORTHLAND. The new replacement hanger door section assemblies shall be identical or equal to the USCG 270' B Class hanger door, and meet the requirements outlined in MIL-D-24151. The contractor will use the Coast Guard TP-2839 Section 588, and Coast Guard Drawing 905 WMEC 588-010 as references. The contractor shall ship the new telescopic hanger door section assemblies to Portsmouth, VA. One of the telescopic hanger door section assemblies must be shipped to arrive at vessel's homepier not later than 80 days after award. All referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA. There is no charge for the drawings. This procurement is set aside for small businesses only. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 14 APR 97. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. "This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit in $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above." (0085)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0049 19970328\J-0002.SOL)