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L -- ISO 9001 AUDIT AND ASSOCIATED REPORTS SOL DTCG40-97-R-60043 DUE 060997 POC Linda Mannion, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6475, Contracting Officer -- Sandra McKay, (410) 762-6476. Auditing of U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center Quality System for conformance/certification to ISO 9001 in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard specification. To include preliminary evaluation(s), preassessment audit(s), registration audit, participation in meetings, certification presentation, subsequent surveillance audits, all associated reports, camera ready artwork of certificates, Contractor's and Accreditor's quality seals, and copies of directory of companies registered by Contractor, revised to include the Engineering Logistics Center. Audits shall be conducted on site at the U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226. Initial review of the ELC's Quality System shall begin 30 September 1997. A total of five (5) surveillance audits shall be conducted in six (6) month intervals immediately following certification presentation. NOTE: Contractor shall be a registrar accredited through the American National Accreditation Program for Registrarsof Quality Systems as administered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Registrat~ion Accreditation Board (RAB). The scope of this accreditation shall include Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC Code) 8700 (Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management and Related Services). Contractor shall also be a Certifier accredited to the criteria of Standard EN45012 by either the National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies (NACCB) in the United Kingdom or the Raad voor de Certificate (RVC) in the Netherlands. The resulting contract shall be a firm-fixed-price contract. When calling to request a solicitation package, be prepared to state name, address, and solicitation number. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note 26. 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 is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0098)

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