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

J -- DESIGN, ENGINEER AND MANUFACTURE A LOAD BANK SOL DTCG89-99-Q-66SI73 POC Contact D.O'Neal, (510) 437-3002, Contracting Officer, Chief C.Gale, (206) 217-6818, Technical Representative E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, doneal@d11.uscg.mil. The U.S. Coast Guard will issue a solicitation for a compatible load bank to be designed, engineered and manufactured. The load bank shall be a single self contained 500kW (.5MW) resistive load bank. Delivery to Naval Engineering Support Unit, Seattle. It is intended for this load bank to be compatible with a pair of Paul Marrow Companies Model LB-3MW960D Load Bank Systems. The existing load banks are rated at 3Mega Watts each at 960 volts (DC). The supplier will provide technical assistance at Naval Engineering Support unit, Seattle during the initial set up & load banking sequence of all propulsion generators on a polar class icebreakers, to be scheduled at a date to follow delivery of the unit. This solicitation will be set-aside 100% for small business. The SIC Code is 1731. The Small Business size standard is $7 million annually. The contract type will be firm fixed price. Award will be based on the following criteria: Lowest price of items that meets or exceeds specifications. A Site Visit will be scheduled between 01 Jun 99 to 04 Jun 99 for vendors to observe a load banking sequence onboard a polar class vessel to view and observe the compatibility of existing controls & monitors of the Paul Marrow LB960-6MW Load Banks. A solicitation will be issued approximately 1 week after the Site Visit and will close 2 weeks thereafter. All interested parties shall request a copy of the solicitation from the POC listed above via e-mail, fax or written request. NO VERBAL REQUEST WILL BE ACCEPTED. The following notice is for informational purposes: 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 $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information and application forms concerning STLP, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. See Note 1. Posted 03/02/99 (W-SN303752). (0061)

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