Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer (vpl), USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command -- Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA, 23510-9102

J -- DRYDOCK REPAIRS TO THE USCGC OSAGE (WLR-65505) AND BARGE SOL DTCG80-00-B-3FCG96 DUE 062100 POC Jay Snyder, Contract Specialist, Phone 628-4642, Fax 628-4674, Email JSnyderMLCA.USCG.MIL -- Michael Monahan, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4639, Fax 757-628-4676, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG80-00-B-3-B-3 FCG96&LocID=497. E-MAIL: Jay Snyder, JSnyderMLCA.USCG.MIL. 17. Provide all labor, material, equipment and services necessary to perform drydock repairs including, but not limited to the following Base Items: (1) Renew Barge Hull Plating, (2) Renew Barge Deck Plating and Framing,(3) Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks, (4) Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tanks, (5) Preserve Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tanks, (6) Renew Propeller Shafts, (7) Renew Water-Lubricated Shaft Bearings, (8) Remove and Reinstall Propellers, (9) Perform Propeller Minor Repair and Reconditioning, (10) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rudder Assemblies for the Steering System, (11) Clean and Test Grid Coolers, (12) Overhaul, Renew, and Test Valves, (13) Preserve Spud and Spud Well on Tender and Barge, (14) Inspect, Overhaul and Test Barge Boat Davit, (15) Inspect, Overhaul and Test Allied Aton Crane, (16) Perform Non-Destructive Testing of Various Deck Fittings, (17) Preserve Barge Buoy Deck and Capstan Drum, (18) Preserve Underway Body, (19) Preserve Freeboard, (20) Provide Temporary Logistics, (21) Routine Dry Docking for both the Vessel and Barge. Options include, but are not limited to the following items: (1) Welding Repairs including Crack Repair (Steel), Flat Plate Renewal, Shaped Plate Renewal, (2) Remove and Dispose of Additional Diesel Fuel, (3) Perform Minor Coating Repair, (4) Strut Barrel Renewal, (5) Strut Renewal, (6) Renew Rudder Lower Bearing Truck, (7) Renew Upper Bearing Housing and Upper Bearing Housing Support, (8) Preserve Bilges in various locations, (9) Ultrasonic Testing, (10) Spud Well Liner Preservation and Renewal, (11) Composite Labor, (12) Laydays. Vessel_s homeport is Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The vessel_s length is 65 foot 10__, B-Class River Tender and 100 Foot Barge. Vessel availability schedule is for fifty-four (54) days, starting on or about August 28, 2000. The following Geographic Restriction applies: Vessel and Barge is restricted from Mile Marker 0.0 on the Ohio River to Mile Marker 128.7 on the Monogahela River and Mile Marker 72.0 on the Allegeheny River and Mile Marker 341.0 on the Ohio River plus 88.2 miles of the Kanawha River and 7.9 miles of the Big Sandy River. The Vessel and Barge Geographical Restriction includes travel no further south than Memphis, TN and no further north than St Louis, MO on the Mississippi River. Orders for U.S. Coast Guard specification reference drawings must be placed within ten (10) days from the solicitation issuance date. There will be a non-refundable charge of $150.00 required, in the form of a certified check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard, MLCA, for a set of hard copy drawings. Drawings are now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM sets are available for all cutters and will be provided free of charge. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g. *.TIF *.TIF(group), *.DWG, and *.DWF, etc.). All other referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, Virginia. Funds are available for this procurement. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or around May 22, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provided accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at 1-800-532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Numbered Note: 26 Applies. Posted 05/03/00 (D-SN450868). (0124)

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