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J -- HAULOUT & REPAIRS OF THE COAST GUARD 52' MOTOR LIFE BOATS SOL DTCG85-97-Q-66B364 DUE 040397 POC Dianne H. Jackson, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: Dianne Jackson, Coast Guard Naval Engineering, Contracting Officer, diannejackson.mlcp@internet.uscg.mil. The Contractor is to provide labor and materials to haulout and repair two USCG 52' Motor Life Boats. The location of the boats are in the following area: Grays Harbor, WA and Cape Disappointment, WA. All work shall be performed at the Contractor's facility. Performance will commence 02 June and complete 08 August 1997. Items of work include and but are not limited to: Haulout and Underwater Body Work, Underwater Body Preservation, Hydraulic Steering System Cleaning and Inspection, Potable Water Tank Cleaning and Inspection, Potable Water Tank Preservation, Freeboard Preservation, Weather Deck Preservation, Superstructure Preservation, Rudder Bearing Renewal, Towing Rail Reseal, and Electric Meter Calibration. The request for quote will be a Small Business Set-Aside procurement issued on or about 28 February 1997. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilitization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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 forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contract the contracting official listed above. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. See Note 26. (0028)

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