Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

F -- PROFESSIONAL DIVING SERVICES TO DISCOVER AND RECOVER BATTERIES AT VARIOUS SITES IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON Sol. DTCG88-96-B-6AL393. Due 050796. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer, Pamela Boscovich 510/535-7278. Only written requests for solicitations will be accepted (FAX 510/535-7288). Provide professional diving services to discover and recover batteries at approximately 286 ATON sites along the Snake and Columbia Rivers; Grays Harbor Area; and Coos Bay Area in Washington and Oregon. Requirement items are as follows; Unit Bid Item 1: Perform additional 10ft radial search; and Unit Bid Item 2: Perform additional sediment sampling. Performance period is 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice of Award. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is a 100% Emerging Small Business Set-Aside. An emerging small business is a small business concern whose size is no greater than 50 percent of the numerical, small business size standard listed below. The applicable SIC code is 7389. Small Business size standard is $5.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: All other procurements that do not require bonding. Anticipated bid issue date is 5 April 1996 with opening date 30 days. (075)

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