DOD/Support Services Contract Section, USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5001

J -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REBUILDING OF EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG38-97-R-J00001 DUE 033197 POC Contact Nancy DeBerry, Contract Specialist, (919)335-6198 or Martha Hebrew, Contracting Officer, (919)335-6557 The U.S. Coast Guard has a requirement for Engineering and Technical Support services for the T700 Engine Test Cell facility located at the Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, Elizabeth City, NC. The contractor will provide engineering and technical services and technical evaluations of the Turboprop or Turboshaft gas turbine engine test facilities, support equipment and support studies, tests of component modifications such as alternative inlet airflow configuration and engine test related instrument systems and support for the Automatic Data Acquisition System (ADAS) for the T-700 test cell. Tasks may include: evaluations of engine test facilities and test instrumentation, field testing, engineering and design analysis, research and development tests, test software modifications, mechanical/electronic equipment design and fabrication and report preparation to evaluate the performance of turboshaft/prop fixed test facilities/test instrumentation and support equipment. The contractor shall provide technical reports and results of all tests and evaluations. The contractor may be required to travel to military/commercial/FAA/USCG activities to conduct on-site testing, engineering and technical evaluation/analysis. The work ?will require the use of CMR Technologies proprietary data for the ADAS system. The Coast Guard does not own, nor can it provide, drawings or specifications required for these services. The Coast Guard intends to negotiate with the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the ADAS system, CMR Technologies, of Island Heights, NJ. The solicitation will be issued on or about 24 February 1997. Requests for this solicitation must be in writing, telephone requests will not be honored; however, facsimile requests may be submitted to (919)335-6790. 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See Note 26. (0041)

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