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J -- DRYDOCK AND REPAIR OF USCGC RUSH (WHEC 723) SOL DTCG85-97-R-625L60 DUE 122396 POC Myrna Takakuwa, Contracting Officer (808) 541-2424. Drydock and repair of USCGC RUSH (WHEC 723), a 378 cutter homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii. Work is scheduled between 28 April and 13 June 1997. All work will be performed in the State of Hawaii at the contractor's facility capable of dry docking the cutter. Major work items include : underwater body inspection and preservation ( partial ), sea valve/ waster piece overhaul, ultrasonic measurement of hull thickness, fathometer transducer renewal, electric motor overhaul, steering gear hydraulic overhaul, zinc anode renewal, propeller shaft mechanical seal inspection and repair, thrust bearing inspection, controllable pitch propeller system maintenance, rudder stock maintenance, bow propulsion maintenance, hull plating renewal, bow propulsion drive motor cleaning, and main gas turbine auxiliary salt water installation. Solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program will be issued on or about 25 November 1996. Additional note for Women-owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT) Minority, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs 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. (0290)

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