Commander (VPL), MLCPAC, Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 50-7, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

S-TEMPORARY MESSING FOR USCGC POLAR STAR SOL DTCG85-97-Q-625238 DUE 122396 POC Contact Alison Schnitzer, Contracting Officer, (510) 437-3378 WEB: n/a, n/a. E-MAIL: Alison Schnitzer, Coast Guard Naval Engineering, Contracting Officer, alisonschnitzer.mlcp @internet.uscg.mil. Provide temporary messing for the 110-person crew of the USCGC POLAR STAR, for a period of 21 days. The contractor shall provide a combination of on-board catering, and off-ship messing in a commercial restaurant, within a 30-minute one-way commute from the vessel. The following meals will be catered on board (estimated amounts): Breakfast (Sunday thru Saturday) for up to 60 people, Lunch (Monday thru Friday) for up to 110 people, Lunch (Saturday/Sunday) for up to 50 people, Dinner (Sunday thru Saturday) for up to 60 people. The following meals shall be provided off-ship in a commercial restaurant: Breakfast (Tuesday thru Friday) for up to 80 people, Dinner (Monday thru Friday) for up to 80 people -- USCGC POLAR STAR is located at Cascade General Portland Shipyard, in Portland, Oregon -- Services to begin on or about 06 January 1997. The proposed contract listed here is open to small businesses only -- Specifications will be issued on or after 19 December 1996. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. 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 captial 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. (0341)

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