USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

H -- TEST/INSPECT WEIGHT HANDLING EQUIPMENT, FIRST COAST GUARD DISTRICT SOL DTCGG1-97-B-3WK079 DUE 030597 POC Contract Specialist, Jim Adamo, (401) 736-1762, fax (401) 736-1704 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Contractor shall provide all labor, weights, measures, testing materials, equipment, transportation, and shall perform all operations in conjunction with testing, inspecting, and reporting the condition of weight handling equipment located within the service area of the USCG Civil Engineering Unit Providence at various Coast Guard installations in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. The Contractor shall provide an inspector accredited by the U.S. Department of Labor to test, inspect and report the condition of all weight handling equipment. Contract includes one base and four option years. Estimated cost of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000, inclusive of all option years. SIC code is 8734. Solicitation packages to be available on or about February 3, 1997 and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Jim Adamo. There is a $20 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the U.S. Coast Guard. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of bids is on or about March 5, 1997. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. (0013)

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