U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center Curtis Bay, Code 3110/53, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226

76 -- FT4A SHIPBOARD OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL REVISIONS POC Contact Jo Ann L. deBullet, Contract Specialist, (410) 636-4366 or Nancy M. Fogg, Contracting Officer (410) 636-4367 Potential Sources Sought. The Coast Guard is seeking qualified sources that perform updates, revision, corrections, consolidate and republish the Turbo Power & Marine Shipboard Maintenance Manuals for the FT4A-2, FT4A-6, FT4A-12 and GG4A-3 Gas Turbines, including free turbines i.a.w. Coast Guard Specification Number 4331-D-086-177. The title of the specification is FT4A Shipboard Operation and Maintenance Manual Revisions. Upon completion of the manual the Shipboard Maintenance Manual will become Coast Guard Technical Publication (TP) 3256. Delivery of items will be F.O.B. Destination. All drafts and preliminary copies shall be submitted for approval, prior to Final copies being delivered. Quantity for the final is 55 each, with additional copies of 10 each being listed as a contingency item. It is the Government's belief that Turbo Power & Marine Systems, Inc. is the only one that can supply these manuals since all the commercial documents and the TP&M/PWA technical library contain proprietary information. This contract requires the use of 12 commercial documents, all of which were developed by United Technology Corporation/Pratt & Whitney Aircraft/Turbo Power & Marine Systems, at Aircraft Road, P.O. Box 611, Middletown, CT 06457. Other concerns having the expertise and required capabilities to furnish the above items are invited to submit complete information discussing capabilities in duplicate within fifteen (15) days for this announcement. No cost or pricing information is required is required. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The government does not intend to pay for the information solicited. This notice is for informational purposes for minority, women owned and disadvantage business enterprises only: 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 (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Number Note 22 (0116)

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