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J -- DRYDOCK AND REPAIR FOR USCGC POINT RICHMOND (WPB 82370) SOL DTCG85-97-B-625L67 DUE 010697 POC Janyce DeCanto, Contracting Officer (510) 437-3773. The contractor shall provide all labor and materials to drydock and repair USCGC POINT RICHMOND (WPB 82370), homeported Anacortes, WA. Performance is scheduled from 3/10/97 to 4/18/97. Work items to include; gantt production chart, temporary services, drydocking, underbody inspection, underwater body preservation (partial), boat boom overhaul, fuel oil tank cleaning and inspection, sewage tank cleaning and inspection, electric motor overhaul, intrusion alarm and ammunition lockers installation, fathometer transducer renewal, cleaning and calibration of gauges, tachometers, thermometers, escape scuttle renewal, deck coverings replacement, superstructure plating renewal, removal of fuel oil overboard discharge valve, sewage deck discharge overhaul and OWS/bilge valve renewal, gray water piping repair flush mount scuttle installation, hull plating renewal, gooseneck vent renewals. Solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program will be issued on or about 29 November 1996. All responsible sources may submit bids which will be considered by the agency. 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 enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at the 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. (0317)

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