Commander, USCG Maintenance & Logistics Command Atlantic (vpl) Bldg 400, Section M, Room 202, Governors Island, NY 10004-5085

J -- DRYDOCK REPAIRS - USCGC GRAND ISLE (WPB-1338) SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA700 DUE 071196. Contact Mr. Pyong N. Ko, Contracting Officer (212) 668-6271. Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform routine Drydock Vessel Maintenance including, but not limited to, the following Minimum Items: 1) Renew Shell Plating, 2) Fabricate/Install Bronze Sleeves, 3) Remove Cutters/Install New Rope Guards, 4) Remove/Inspect/Reinstall Propeller Shafts/Propellers, 5) Renew Water Lub Propeller Shaft Bearings, 6) Remove/Reinstall Propellers, 7) Inspect/Repack MDE Exhaust Flapper Valves, 8) Preserve Transducer Hull Ring/Renew Depth indicating Transducers, 9) Install Tank/Compartment vent Gooseneck/Inverted Check Valves, 10) Overhaul/Renew/Test Valves, Rudders, 13) Overhaul Stabil Fins, 14) Renew Lower Fin Stock Bearing, 15) Clean/Inspect Fuel Tanks, 16) Preserve Freeboard, 17) Clean/Inspect Sewage/Grey Water Collection/Holding Tanks, 18) Inspect/Maintain Cathodic Protection Sys, 19) Provide Temporary Messing/Berthing/Logistics, and 20) Routine Drydock, etc. Indefinite Items include, but not limited to: 1) Welding Repairs, Straighten Propeller Shaft, 3) Repair Propeller Root Erosion, 4) Renew Rudder Bearings, 5) Preserve U/W Body, 6) Renew Reference Electrode/Cathodic Anode/Capastic Fairing, 7) Ultrasonic Testing, etc. Place of performance is unrestricted. Vessel's homeport is Coast Guard Station, Gloucester, MA. Vessel's availability schedule is 42 days starting 7 October 1996. There will be a nonrefundable charge of $100.00 required in the form of a certified check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. All other referenced documents are available for viewing at Building 400N, Governors Island, NY. Funds are not presently available for this procurement. The government's obligation under this solicitation is contingent upon availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contractual purposes can be made. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 10 Jun 96. 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 receivable 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 STPL and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (113)

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