Commander, USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (vpl) Bldg 400, Section M, Room 208, Governors Island, NY 10004-5085

J -- DRYDOCKING REPAIR USCGC BLACKBERRY SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA784. Due 032896. Contact Mr Douglas Landau, Contracting Officer, 212/668-3374. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to provide drydock repairs including but not limited to the following items 1) Welding repairs 2) Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Propeller Shaft 3) Renew Water-Lubricated Shaft Bearings 4) Remove and Reinstall Propeller 5) Clean and Test Skin Coolers 6) Preserve the Transducer Hull Rings and Renew the Depth Indicating Transducers 7) Overhaul, Renew and test valves 8) Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Rudder Assembly 9) Remove and Dispose of Diesel Fuel 10) Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks 11) Provide New Diesel Fuel 12) Non-destructive Coating System Thickness measurements 13) Remove, Preserve, and Reinstall Sewage Holding Tank 14) Preserve Potable Water Tank 15) Renew Corrosion Preventive Zinc Anodes 16) Provide Breakfast 17) Provide Lunch 18) Provide Dinner 19) Provide Temporary Berthing 20) Temporary Logistics 21) Routine Drydocking 22) Renew Weathertight Doors 23) Renew Lazarette Hatch 24) Preserve Antennas and Antenna Foundations 25) Install Port Light 26) Preserve Buoy Deck and Chain Stopper 28) Renew Vermiculite Coating in Shaft Alley Void & Reserve Bilge 29) Renew Fuel Oil Valves 30) Weld Starboard Buoy Deck Scupper 31) Inspect, Overhaul, and Test Weigh Handling Equipment and acrossdeck Winch 32) Overhaul, and Inspect Chain Stoppers 33) Renew Deck Covering 34) Acid clean sewage piping. Vessels homepier is Caswell Beach, N.C. Vessel length is 65'-4''. The repairs will be performed at the contractors facility in accordance with the terms and provisions of the specification. Vessel availability schedule is on or about 29 April 1996. 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 placed within ten (10) days of solicitation issuance. 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 Feb 1996. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. (037)

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