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19 -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 49 FOOT STERN LOADING BUOY BOAT (BUSL) POC Contact: Contracting Cpecialist, LT Terry Toy, Ph: (202) 267-2529 /Contracting Officer: Mr. C. E. McGill, Ph: (202) 267-2486 This notice is an update to the U. S. Coast Guard 49 foot Stern Loading Buoy Boat (BUSL) project. On 15 November 1994, the Coast Guard published an announcement in the Commerce Business Daily stating its intent to release a Request for Comment (RFC) for the design & construction of the BUSL. The RFC was released on 20 December 1994, with industry comments due 27 January 1995. The Coast Guard is finalizing the technical requirements, specifically those due to environmental considerations. The Coast Guard plans to install and test a new exhaust system and incorporate the results into the final design prior to releasing the solicitation. In the interim, the Coast Guard is also reevaluating the proposed acquisition strategy. Consequently the Coast Guard does not intend to make a final decision on the acquisition strategy for this requirement until the summer 1995. Any resulting changes to the Coast Guard acqusition strategy will be announced in the Commerce Business Daily. (0089)

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