Commanding Officer (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, Juneau, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th St., Room 817, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

Z -- SEAL COAT APRON & TAXIWAY AT USCG AIR STATION SITKA, SITKA, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-99-Q-643080 DUE 062199 POC L. S> Fermin (907) 463-2413 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, lfermin@cgalaska.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, equipment, and materials for surface preparation and application of an asphalt fog seal and crack sealing to be applied to the Air Station taxiway and aircraft apron. Following application, the taxiway and apron shall be re-striped. The estimated cost range of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. The time of completion of all work will be stated in the request for quotation. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard 1611 and the applicable size standards is $17.0 million. Request for Quotation packages must be received in this office by the close of business 01 June 1999. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. 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. This is applicable to any eligible prime subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for quote, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the quote amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available 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 officer listed above. Quotations must be submitted to this office no later than 21 June 1999. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THESE DOCUMENTS. Quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. Posted 05/10/99 (W-SN329777). (0130)

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