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20 -- WATER JET BLASTING SERVICES SOL DTCG40-99-Q-50003 DUE 042399 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Sharon D. Johnson, (410) 762-6465, or Contracting Officer, Nancy M. Dean, (410) 762-6461 Services to Ulta High Pressure Water Blast IAW provided Statement of Work. Services to be performed at U.S. Coast Guard YARD, Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 21226. The pricing is as follows: 1. Freeboard Surfaces, 4250 SF. Qty-1 Unit-Job; 2. Underwater Body and Appendages, 7700 SF, Condition A, B or C: 2A. Condition A, Oty-1 Unit-Job; 2B. Condition B, Qty-1 Unit-Job; 2C. Condition C, Qty-1 Unit-Job; 3. Underwater Body Surfaces, Condition A, B or C, (a combination of up to 5 increments may be required) 770 SF per Increment; 3A. Condition A, Qty-5 Unit-Increment; 3B. Condition B, Qty-5 Unit-Increment; 3C. Condition C, Qty-5 Unit-Increment. NOTE: Items 2 & 3 (Conditions A, B & C) are optional items pending Coast Guard inspection. 4. Weather Deck surfaces, 2600 SF, Qty-1 Job Unit. Price all options. Quotes have to be received in this office no later than 04/23/99 due to services that are scheduled to commence May 12, 1999. 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 a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are availalbe 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. (AC0414025-03) Posted 04/14/99 (I-SN320294). (0104)

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