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J -- DRYDOCKING AND LEAD PAINT REMOVAL FOR 140' ICEBREAKING TUGS SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA773. Due 030496. Contact Ms. Renee Feddern, Contract Specialist, (212) 668-3375, Ms. V. Nemara, Contracting Officer, (212) 668-3455. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to provide drydock repairs and lead paint removal including but not limited to the following items: 1) Preserve Freeboard 2) Preserve Superstructure 3) Preserve Weather Decks 4) Preserve Main Mast, Fore Mast, and Stub Mast 6) Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Propeller 7) Minor Repair and Recondition Propeller. The vessels home piers are as follows: CGC BISCAYNE BAY, St. Ignace, MI; CGC BRISTOL BAY, Detroit, MI; CGC KATMAI BAY, Sault Ste. Marie; CGC MOBILE BAY, Sturgeon Bay, WI; CGC NEAH BAY, Cleveland, OH. The vessels are geographically restricted to the Great Lakes. Contractors will have the opportunity to bid on performing work on one vessel at a time, or 3 at a time with the remaining two vessels to be completed separately at later dates. Vessel availability schedules are as follows: 1) 5/20/96, 06/17/96, 07/08/96, 09/02/96, and 08/30/97 2) 07/08/96, 09/02/97, and 08/30/97. Performance Period is scheduled for twenty eight (28) and thirty five (35) days. There will be a non-refundable charge of $100 in the form of certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings and publications. Orders must be received within ten (10) days prior bid opening. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. For Minority, Women-Owned 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. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 26 January 96. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. (017)

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