Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- IMPROVE SOCCER FIELD AT NEMETZ PARK/LAKE LOUISE KODIAK, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-97-Q-643042 DUE 030397 POC L. S. Fermin, Procurement Assistant, (907) 463-2413 DTCG87-97-Q-643042 -- Improve Soccer Field at Nemetz Park/Lake Louise, Kodiak, Alaska. Provide all labor, materials, and equipment to install a multi-purpose playing field (soccer, football, rugby, track and field events, field games) which will involve some clearing and grubbing, local (on site) and imported earthwork, and minor landscaping with respect to establishing a safe recreational playing field. The field will be approximately 240 feet long by 160 feet wide. The estimated cost range for this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. The time for completion of this project is 1 August 1997. The work required by the solicitation is identified as industry Standard #1629 and the applicable size standard is $13.5 million dollars in the annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. Request for RFQ documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 11 February 1997. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaqed Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid bond amount to a surety against losses. 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 officer listed above. There is no charge for these documents. All responsible sources may submit a Quotation which shall be considered. Quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. L. Fermin/CEUJuneau@internet.uscg.mil Civil Engineering Unit (0021)

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