Commandant (G-ACS-3-B/BRD), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001

S -- PEST CONTROL SERVICES SOL DTCG23-96-B-3SGWHW DUE 072096. Contact: Ms. Bonita R. DeWitt, Ph: (202) 267-2526; Contracting Officer: Mr. Darren L. Brown, Ph: 2920) 267-2506. The U.S. Coast Guard has a requirement for the management and operation of total pest control for facilities and family housing maintenance at Fort Wadsworth and Rosebank in Staten Island, New York and for the Battery Building in New York. The Contractor must be licensed by the State of New York. This requirement shall include planning, programming, supervising and performing all pest control services. The Contractor shall provide all necessary planning labor, supervision, pesticides, materials, transportation, tools, equipment, and all incidental and related work or services to accomplish the required pest control services. The required pest control functions include facility and family housing pest control, structure and structural pest control, change of occupancy, prevention and control of disease vector pests. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. The SIC Code is 7342 and the size standard is $5 million. The period of performance is base year and one option year. It is anticipated that the Invitation for Bid DTCG23-96-B-3SGWHW will be issued on or about July 20, 1996. Bid opening date will be on or about August 29, 1996. The acquisition will be awarded on a Firm Fixed Price/Indefinite Quantity basis utilizing invitation for bids. Requests for the solicitation must be in writing. Interested offerors must reference IFB No. DTCG23-96-B-3SGWHW and include the responding firm's name, address, point of contact name, telephone number and business status. All responses must be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of this notice. Direct all written responses to Commandant (G-ACS-3B/BRD/5208), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593-0001. Telephone requests will not be honored. 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 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (173)

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