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J -- DOCKSIDE REPAIRS TO USCGC ATTU (WPB-1317) SOL DTCG80-98-Q-3FA700 DUE 091197 POC Contact Ms. C. E. Floyd, Contract Specialist (757) 628-4653 This is a notice of Request for Quotation. Written quotations will be required. The RFQ will be issued on or about 26 August 1997. Anticipated award date is on or about 10 October 1997. Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform dockside repairs including the following Minimum Items: 1) Renew Watertight Door and Scuttle. 2) Clean, Dip, and Bake Ship's Service Diesel Generators. 3) Overhaul Bilge Pump Assemblies. 4) Overhaul Fire Pump Assemblies. 5) Overhaul Appleton Marine Electro-Hydraulic Crane. Vessel availability schedule is 02 December 1997 for 21 days. The place of performance will be at the U.S. Coast Guard, Integrated Support Command in Miami Beach, Florida. All referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 26 August 1997. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This Notice is for information 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. 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. (0218)

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