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

Z -- UPGRADE THE SMOKE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS IN HOUSING UNITS AT USCG SUPPORT CENTER KODIAK, AK. SOL DTCG87-96-B-643110 DUE 040496 POC R. J. Garrison, Contracting Officer 907/463-2441 Provide all materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals, as-builts and perform labor to install three detectors in each of the 178 housing units located at Nemetz Park and Lake Louise Housing at the U. S. Coast Guard Support Center Kodiak, Alaska. This is 534 detectors total and approximately 6500 feet of concealed (in walls and ceiling behind existing materials) copper cable (NM-B 12/3 with bare ground). Also, provide all materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals, as-builts and perform labor to install two each detectors in 16 housing units including approximately 750 feet of concealed NM-B 12/3 with bare ground at Upper Government Hill at U. S. Coast Guard Support Center Kodiak, Alaska. Provide all materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals, as-builts and perform labor to install a total of 22 smoke detectors including approximately 500 feet of NM-B 12/3 bare ground in five Commanding Officer housing units on Lower Government Hill at U. S. Coast Guard Support Center Kodiak, Alaska. NOTE: ALL CONCEALED CABLE IS TO BE INSTALLED BEHIND THE WALL/CEILING MATERIAL BY OPENING THE PATH WITH STRAIGHT SAW CUTS AND INSTALLING THE CABLE CONCEALED AND THEN RECOVERING THE PATH WITH NEW GYPSUM BOARD TAPED AND FINISHED TO MATCH THE EXISTING. The estimated cost range is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. The time for completion is 120 calendar days after award of a contract. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1731, and the applicable size standard is $7.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 4 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 subcontractor 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 against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide account receivable. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information please call the OSBDU at (800) 532-1189. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by sending a check or money order in the amount of $25.00 to Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P. O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747. This is a non-refundable fee for the plans and specifications. (0057)

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