Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- REPLACE WINDOW STOPS & PAINT INTERIOR OF BUILDING 48, SUPPORT CENTER ALAMEDA, CA SOL DTCG88-95-B-623B04 due 071995. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7210; Procurement Assistant, Janice M. McAroy, (510) 535-7219. Only written requests for solicitations will be accepted (FAX 510/535-7288). Furnish all labor, material, equipment necessary to paint all new and previously painted interior surfaces, replace all interior and selected exterior wood stops, replaced selected mullions, glazing and moulding, repair structural wood members affected by dry rot using up to one gallon of each of the dry rot repair products specified work is located at Support Center Alameda, Building 48, Alameda, CA. The estimated cost of this procurement is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. Performance period is 60 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open to large and small business participation. The applicable SIC code is 1542. Small Business size standard is $17.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered. Anticipated bid issue date is 19 June 1995 with opening date 30 days later. FOR MINORITY, WOMEN AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (144)

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