Commander (FCP), USCG MLC (Pacific), Finance Division, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

F -- OIL AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP SOL DTCG89-98-R-68F904 DUE 070798 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk at 510/437/3006/Contracting Officer Mr. Robert Townsend, 510/437-3009 On-call services, materials and equipment to contain, clean up and/or mitigate the harmful effects of oil and hazardous substance spills on or in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States including the bottoms and adjoining shorelines of such waters. Miscellaneous incidental services include disposal of oil and hazardous substances, helicopter overflights and lifts, trucking and hauling, and diving and salvage. Areas covered include Alaska; the Seventeenth Coast Guard District. It is anticipated that multiple awards of Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) will be made to responsible offerors submitting acceptable offers in response to the solicitation. Awards may be made to both large and small businesses. All responsible contractors may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Current BOA Contractors for the Seventeenth Coast Guard District need not respond to this synopsis. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. See Note 26. (0100)

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