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

J -- 20,000 FACTORY RECOMMENDED GENERATOR OVERHAUL ON D-398 AT USCG LORAN STATION SHOAL COVE, AK SOL DTCG87-00-B-643023 DUE 020400 POC Rebecca Wade (907) 463-2418 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, rwade@cgalaska.uscg.mil. 20,000 Factory Recommended Service, Inspection and Rebuild Procedures (Major) on one (1) Coast Guard owned Caterpillar Model D-398, Serial No. 66B5179, Kato serial #72993. Generator located at USCG LORAN Station Shoal Cove, Alaska. Invitation for Bids DTCG87-00-B-643023. Provide all equipment, common and special tools, travel and incidentals necessary to perform factory recommended major 20,000 hour service, inspection and rebuild procedures on (1) Coast Guard owned Caterpillar model D-398, serial number 66B5179, Kato #72993 generator located at USCG Loran Station Shoal Cove, Alaska. Work includes, but is not limited to providing all labor necessary for the inspection and rebuild procedures, including parts/materials as outlined in the Caterpillar recommended 20,000 hour service and rebuild procedures listed in Caterpillar Publication SEBU6103-4 dated 4/1/93, SEBU6701-01 dated 11/1/93. Upon completion of 20,000 hour overhaul, the contractor shall test run the engine generator under full load for four (4) hours and verify factory operating specifications. The contractor shall arrange his own transportation and transportation of equipment to and from Ketchikan, Alaska in accordance with the specifications. Work must be performed by a master factory trained mechanics for work on 500KW generators. Work shall be accomplished in a professional manner and in strict adherence to current Caterpillar company recommended requirements and procedures and completion of this work shall be performed within 30 days from date of award unless prior approval is received from the Contracting Officer. All parts used shall be genuine Caterpillar Tractor Co. parts meeting all manufacturer original equipment specifications. The standard industrial classification code is 7699 and the size standard is $5.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office nolater than 4 January 2000. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: 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. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting officer listed above. There is NO charge for these documents. Posted 12/14/99 (W-SN408488). (0348)

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