Commander (vpl-1), USCG, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- DRYDOCKING AND REPAIRS TO USCGC 55 FOOT AIDS TO NAVIGATION BOATS (ANB) SOL DTCG80-98-B-3FA744 DUE 011298 POC Contact Ms. Janet Martin, Contract Specialist (757) 628-4640 Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform routine drydock repairs including, but not limited to, the following Minimum Items: 1) Air Test Skeg, 2) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Starboard/Port Propeller Shafts, 3) Remove and Reinstall Starboard/Port Propellers, 4) Overhaul, Renew, and Test Valves, 5) Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Starboard/Port Rudders, 6) Renew Corrosion Preventative Zinc Anodes, 7) Provide Temporary Logistics, 8) Routine Drydocking. Indefinite Items include: 1) Welding Repairs, 2) Renew Rubrail, 3) Remove and Reinstall Rubrail, 4) Renew Rubrail Fasteners, 5) Renew Starboard/Port Stern Tubes, 6) Renew Starboard/Port Struts, 7) Renew Starboard/Port Propeller Shaft Couplings, 8) Straighten Starboard/Port Shafts, 9) Starboard/Port Engine Realignments, 10) Renew Starboard/Port Stern Tube Bearings, 11) Renew Starboard/Port Strut Bearings, 12) Perform Minor Repair and Reconditioning of Propeller, 13) Valve Renewal, 14) Overhaul Crane and Deck Winch Hydraulic System, 15) Inspect, Overhaul, and Test Cargo Handling Gear, 16) Renew Crane Pedestal Bearings, 17) Renew Wood Fenders, 18) Renew Wood Deck Planking and Inspect Deck Plank Retainers, 19) Preserve Main Deck, Swim Platform and Port and Starboard Engine Room Hatches, 20) Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel Oil Tanks, 21) Preserve Aluminum Underwater Body, 22) Preserve Aluminum Underwater Body, 23) Preserve Aluminum Underwater Body, 24) Preserve Cabin Exterior, 25) Preserve Freeboard, 26) Single Shots (1-99), 27) Emergency Drydocking. Vessels are 55 Foot Aids to Navigation Boats. Vessel length is 58 feet; width is 17 feet. Vessel homepier is New Orleans, LA. Vessel availability schedule is to be defined separately for each vessel. The performance period for each vessel is seventeen (17) days. The place of performance is not geographically restricted, however, for the vessel to travel by water, the maximum nautical mileage will be limited to NINETY (90) nautical miles from New Orleans, LA. Any contractor providing for work to be accomplished at a commercial location exceeding NINETY (90) nautical miles will have to transport the vessel by land at the contractor's expense which shall be inclusive in the amount bid. The contract will consist of one (1) base year and TWO (2), ONE (1) year options to be exercised at the Government's discretion. There will be a non-refundable charge of $100.00 in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. Orders must be placed within ten (10) days of solicitation issuance. The proposed contract listed here is 100% set aside for Small Businesses. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 01 Jan 98 from our office location, Commander (vpl-1), Maintenance & Logistics Command, Atlantic, 300 East Main street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102. This notice is for information purposes for minority, women-owned and disadvantaged Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged 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. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. (0330)

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