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J -- DRYDOCK REPAIRS USCGC WHITE SUMAC (WLM-540) 133 FOOT COASTAL BUOY TENDER SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA845 DUE 052296. Contact Mr. Barat Baechle, Contract Specialist, 212/668-3377, Mr. Romano, Contracting Officer, 212/668-6278. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform routine Drydock and Repair to the USCGC WHITE SUMAC (WLM 540). Items to be performed include but are not limited to the following: 1. Welding Repairs. 2. Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shaft. 3. Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Intermediate Shafts. 4. Renew Water Lubricated Shaft Bearings. 5. Remove Inspect and Reinstall Propellers. 6. Minor Repair and Recondition Propeller. 7. Preserve the Transducer Hull Ring and Renew and Depth Indicating Transducer. 8. Clean Galley and Engineroom Ventilation System(s). 9. Overhaul, Renew and Test Valves. 10. Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Rudder Assemblies. 11. Overhaul Port Boat Davit. 12. Test Pad Eyes and Links. 13. Preserve Buoy Deck and Buoy Port. 14. Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks. 15. Preserve Underwater Body. 16. Clean and Inspect Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tank(s). 17. Preserve Sewage Collection and Holding Tank(s). 18. Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tank(s). 19. Preserve Potable Water Tanks. 20. Renew Corrosion Preventive Zinc Anodes. 21. Provide Temporary Messing. 22. Provide Temporary Berthing. 23. Ultrasonic Testing. 24. Provide Temporary Logistics. 25. Routine Drydocking. 26. Renew QAWT Hatch in #2 Hold and CPO Stateroom Door Threshold. 27. Renew Plating & Framing Sections in #1 Hold 28. Renew Hull Plating in Engine Room. 29. Overhaul Anchor(s) and Anchor Chain(s) 30. Preserve Chain Locker 31. Preserve Bilges In Engine Room and Machine Shop. 32. Renew Insulation in Fos'cle. 33. Renew Sewage Vacuum Piping. 34. Inspect and Test Air Receivers. 35. Renew Bilge Piping. The USCGC WHITE SUMAC whose Homeport is St. Petersburg, FL availability is scheduled for 26 Aug 1996. The performance period for the vessel is forty-two (42) calendar days. There is no geographic restriction. There will be a non-refundable charge required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard in the amount of $100.00 for requested U.S. Coast Guard specification reference drawings. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is open to both large and small businesses. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 01 March 1996. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. 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 receiving 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. (092)

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