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P -- REMOVE VALLEY SPAN ANTENNA AT U. S. COAST GUARD OMEGA STATION, KANEOHE, OAHU, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-97-R-633124 DUE 032097 POC Point of Contact -- Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2158 E-MAIL: Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, B.Hoe/CeuHon@internet.uscg.mil. Provide materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to remove the valley-span Omega antenna, including the anchor A-frames, counterweight tower, and Helix Building roof insulator. The work is located at the USCG Omega Station, located in Haiku Valley, Kaneohe, Oahu Hawaii. The antenna presently stretches directly above portions of the newly constructed H-3 freeway. All work shall be completed within 180 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. All work on and directly above the H-3 freeway structure shall be fully completed within 45 days immeidately following the termination of the antenna operations on October 1, 1997. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. This is a competitively negotiated procurement. Technical proposals will be sought and evaluated and an award made to the offerer providing the best value to the Government. Technical proposal shall address in detail the proposed approach for satisfying the evaluation factors. The proposal shall include information on past performance; qualifications of key personnel; proposed method of performance; risk analysis; environmental risk analysis; and schedule. There is a charge of $25.00 for the solicitation package. Only cashier checks or money orders made out to the U. S. Coast Guard in the exact amount will be accepted. Cashier checks or money orders are not refundable unless the bid is cancelled. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. This notice is for informational purposes for minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged 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. 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. (0023)

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