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 -- DOCKSIDE REPAIRS OF USCGC WILLOW (WLB-202) SOL DTCG80-00-B-3FCJ94 DUE 071100 POC Gail McDaniel, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-628-4649, Fax 757-628-4676, Email GMcDaniel@mlca.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 FCJ94&LocID=497. E-MAIL: Gail McDaniel, GMcDaniel@mlca.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dockside repairs including but not limited to the following Base Items: (1) Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tank(s). (2) Renew Bridge Window Seals. (3) Preserve Spill Oil Recovery Tank (25%). (4) Modify SORS Tank Float. (5) Inspect and Test Cross Deck Winches (Level II). (6) Inspect and Test Chain Inhaul Device (Level I). (7) Overhaul Anchor Windlass Assembly. (8) Inspect and Overhaul Mechanical Chain Stoppers (Level I). (9) Overhaul Anchor(s) and Anchor Chain(s). (10) Inspect and Test Boat Davits. (11) Inspect and Test Buoy Crane (Level II). (12) Test Pad Eyes. (13) Preserve Main Mast. (14) Renew Deck Covering System. (15) Provide Temporary Logistics. Option Items include but are not limited to the following: (1) 10% Minor Coating Repairs on Potable Water Tanks. (2) Preserve Potable Water Tanks. (3) Preserve Spill Oil Recovery Tank. (4) Provide Additional Temporary Logistics. (5) Composite Labor Rate. Vessel's homeport is located at NETC Pier 2, Newport, RI 02841. The place of performance will be the vessel's homepier. Vessel's availability schedule is for 28 calendar days starting 11 September 2000. Vessel is a 225 Foot Seagoing Buoy Tender. 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 (group4), *.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 June 12, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This notice is for information 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 assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises 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 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 1-800-532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Numbered Note 26 applies. Posted 05/25/00 (D-SN458680). (0146)

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