Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

J -- REPAIR/REBUILD MOBILE CRANE - LORAIN LRT 330 S/N #90180 TURTABLE ASSEMBLY AT USCG BASE KETCHIKAN, AK SOL DTCG87-96-Q-643025 DUE 030896 POC L.S. Fermin, Contracting Officer 907/463-2413 DTCG87-96-Q-643025 Provide all parts, labor, equipment and materials necessary to accomplish the following work at U.S.Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, Alaska on a Koehring Mobile Crane model Lorain #LRT 33A, 33 ton PCSA Class 10-108. Rebuild Lorain LRT 330 s/n #90180 turntable assembly, swing speed and swing reduction unit. This shall include the main ring gear, slip rings, hold down bolts, associated hoses and wiring in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations as a minimum. Provide a record of inspection after installation of above parts; included in this inspection shall be a listing of tolerances on the main ring gear. A Purchase Order will be issued pursuant to the written request for quotation. This is a Small Purchasee/Small Business Set-Aside. The work required by this Request for Quotation is identified as Industry Standard #7699, and applicable size standard is $3.5 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. The time for completion is 21 calendar days from date of award of a Purchase Order. All responsible sources may submit a quote, by mail or facsimile (WITH HARD COPIES MAILED TO THIS OFFICE), which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard Request for Quotation documents must be submitted and received by this office on or about 26 March 1996. For Minority Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: 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 and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT bonding assistance program enables firms to apply for bid. Performance and Payment Bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid bond amount to a surety losses. 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 $500,000.00. For further information, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1189. Interested parties can obtain the Request for Quotation from Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747. Tel. (907) 463-2413. FAX (907) 463-2416. (0292) (0053)

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