Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- AID-TO-NAVIGATION (ATON) STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FOR ANT COOSBAY, CHARLESTON, OR SOL DTCG88-97-B-623106 DUE 031897 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contract Specialist, Terry Leong, 510/535-7284 AID-TO-NAVIGATION (ATON) STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FOR ANT COOSBAY, CHARLESTON, OR. Provide all labor, material, supervision, equipment, transportation, and all other necessary work to accomplish the following work in the Suislaw River area: (1) Suislaw River Daybeacon 14 (LLNR 9520): Remove the temporary buoy and the existing damaged single pile wood structure, and install an 18" diameter single pile steel aid-to-navigation (ATON) structure. Return the buoy to the Coast Guard ANT Coos Bay in Charleston. (2) Suislaw River light 23 (LLNR 9550): Remove existing damaged single pile wood structure, and install an 18" diameter single pile steel aid-to-navigation (ATON) structure. (3) Suislaw River Daybeacon 26 (LLNR 9560): Remove the temporary buoy and the existing damaged single pile wood stucture, and install an 18" diameter single pile steel aid-to- navigation (ATON) structure. Return the buoy to the Coast Guard ANT Coos Bay in Charleston. YAQUINA BAY AREA work includes: (1) Yaquina Bay Boat Basin West Light(LLNR 9660): Remove existing buoy system, return it to the Coast Guard ANT Coos Bay, Charleston, and install an 18" diameter single pile steel aid-to-navigation (ATON) structure. (2) Yaquina Bay Light 14 (LLNR 9675): Remove damaged five pile wood structure, and install an 18" diameter single pile steel aid-to-navigation (ATON) structure. The estimated cost of this procurement is between $25,000 and $100,000. Performance period is 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open to large and small business participation. SIC Code for this procurement is 1629, Small Business size standard is $17 million. 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. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Anticipate bid issue date is 13 February 1997 with opening date 30 days later. (0024)

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