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Z -- EROSION REPAIR AT QUARTERS A WATERFRONT SOL DTCG41-96-B-QWB019. Due 041696. POC Mrs. Sharon K. Griffin, Contract Specialist (804) 898-2219; Ms. Barbara S. Whitley, Contracting Officer (804) 898-2332. Provide all labor and materials to perform erosion repair of the waterfront area near Quarters A at the USCG Reserve Training Center, Yorktown, VA. The project includes removal of existing concrete, asphalt, metal and washed up debris, demolishing, removal and installation of new chain link fencing, repair of erosion damage, construction of a riprap protective wall, planting trees and restoring grass in the project area. Contract performance time is 90 days after date of award. Estimated range is between $100,000 and $250,000. Solicitation packages will be available o/a 15 March 1996 for a non-refundable fee of $5.00 per set; requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. Written requests for packages must be accompanied by certified check, cashier's check or money orders made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. A pre-bid conference/site visit will be held o/a 29 March 1996. This is an unrestricted procurement per PL 100-656, Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988. Offers will be accepted from both large and small businesses. For the purpose of determining size status, a small business is one whose average annual receipts for the preceding three years does not exceed $17 million (SIC 1629). All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. 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 a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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. (054)

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