Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Rm. 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060

F -- PROFESSIONAL DIVING SERVICES TO DISCOVER AND RECOVER BATTERIES IN THE OHIO RIVER SYSTEMS Sol DTCG83-96-B-3CL145. Due 032796. POC Audrey L. Overholt, Telephone (216) 522-3934, Ext. 683. Provide professional diving services to discover and recover batteries at approximately 60 ATON sites in the Ohio River System. Requirement Items are as follows: Unit Bid Item 1: Perform additional 10 ft. radial search; Unit Bid Item 2: Perform additional. sediment sampling; Unit Bid Item 3: Recovery of additional batteries, and Unit Bid Item 4: Small Boat Operations. Performance period is estimated to begin on or about 10 June 1996. Currently, the completion date has not been established but will be included in the solicitation package. There is a Non-refundable deposit required in the amount of $50.0-0 per solicitation package. Personal checks are not accepted. Certified checks, cashiers checks or money orders will be accepted. Make check payable to U.S. Coast Guard. No telephone requests will be accepted; only written requests received along with the bid deposit will be accepted directly from the requestor. Anticipated bid opening date is on or about 27 March 1996. Please do not call to verify the bid opening date. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency. The small business size standard for this contract is 7389 and the average size standard is $5.0 million. This is an unrestricted procurement and is open to both small and large businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). For a listing of all available procurements, a Procurement Information Line has been established for this office. Please call (216) 522-3934, extension 745, and a description of the project, solicitation number and bid opening date will be provided. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), 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 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. (032)

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