59 -- ICE BUOY BATTERIES

Notice Date

May 18, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Curtis Bay, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000

ZIP Code

21226-5000

Solicitation Number

DTCG40-01-B-70022

Response Due

June 29, 2001

Point of Contact

K. Harrigan, Contract Specialist, 410-762-6481, J. McGuirk, Contracting Officer, 410-762-6486

E-Mail Address

jmcguirk@elcbalt.uscg.mil (kharrigan@elcbalt.uscg.mil)

Description

17. This announcement was originally posted on 05/16/01 in FedBizOpps at www.eps.gov. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on 05/29/01 via FedBizzOpps at www.eps.gov. Hard copies of solicitation will NOT be issued. Specifications and drawings will be mailed to interested parties upon request. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the EPS system for the IFB and all subsequent amendments. NSN 6135-01-106-5542; Ice Buoy Battery, 320 AH, operating voltage; 12 volts DC nominal 320 ampere hours. Delivery shall be F.O.B. destination, 13 Lots to various Coast Guard destinations, a total quantity of 346 each. All to be made in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard Specification G-SEC-406E dated February 1999 with Change 1 dated February 2001 and applicable drawing number 120982, Rev. D which will be provided with the solicitation package. Award will be made on an ALL OR NONE basis and delivery shall be made NO LATER THAN 1 OCTOBER 2001 but NO SOONER than 1 September 2001. NOTE: QUALIFIED PRODUCT REQUIRED. For additional information on the QPL requirements, please contact Mr. Jon Grasson, Commandant (G-SEC-2), USCG Headquarters, 2100 Second St. SW, Washington, D.C. 20593, Telephone number: 202-267-1892. All responsive and responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by this agency. Facsimile Bids or electronically submitted Bids are NOT accepted. 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 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting persons listed above. *SEE NOTE 26!!!!

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010522/59SOL004.HTM (W-138 SN50M569)