Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- REPLACE ESD SHOP ROOF AT USCG SSD MEMPHIS SOL DTCG83-98-Q-3WDQ19 DUE 040398 POC Karen Lebo (216)902-6220 Provide labor, materials, equipment, and transportation to replace approximately 2400 SF of EDPM Building roof with a new taper insulations, PVC reinforced membrane roof system, flashing materials, gutters and downspouts. Performance period is 75 DANTP. Estimated range is between $25K and $100K. This SIC Code for this procurement is 1761. Size standard is $7 million. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by the agency. This is an unrestricted acquisition being solicited and awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Telephone requests are not accepted; only written requests received directly from the reqestor will be accepted. FAX NUMBER is 216-902-6278. This office has an established Procurement Information Line which provides information regarding projects currently on the street and open for bidding. The telephone number is (216)902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, contract specialist, and offeror opening/closingdate will be provided. -- A NON-REFUNDABLE CHECK OF $15 IS REQUIRED FOR THIS SOLICITATION PACKAGE, MADE PAYABLE TO THE "US COAST GUARD." REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED. -- All responsible sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by the agency. "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 programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any elgible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term LendingProgram (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0065)

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