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J -- DRYDOCK & REPAIRS OF USCGC PLANETREE (WLB 307) SOL DTCG85-98-B-625M17 DUE 031798 POC JANYCE DeCANTO, CONTRACTING OFFICER (510) 437-3773 The contractor shall provde all labor and materials to perform drydock and repair for USCGC PLANETREE (WLB 307), a 180' buoy tender, home moorage in Ketchikan, AK. All work will be performed at the contractor's facility during the period of 20 April 1998 and completing 12 June 1998. Work items to include; temporary services, drydocking, underwater body inspection, shaft thrust bearing inspection, meter calibration, vent duct cleaning, sea valve & waster piece overhaul, steering gear maintnenance, rudder stock maintnenace, bow prop maintenance, level two cargo hoisting gear overhaul, single point davit overhaul, underwater body preservation (100%), propeller inspection, magnetic boiler treatment, zinc anode renewal, hull plate renewal. The solicitation is issued in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. All responsive sources may submit a bid which will be considered by this agency. For Women-Owned and Disadvantage Business Enterprises, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Minority, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disavantaged enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) at the prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The manimum 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 offical listed above. (0336)

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