Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center; Propulsion Systems Contracting Branch (Code 046/46); Mail Stop #26; 2401 Hawkins Point Road; Baltimore, MD 21226-5000

20 -- SHIP & MARINE EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG40-97-B-60031 DUE 041797 POC Kelly Carney, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6472; S.M. McKay, Contracting Officer, (410) 762-6476. (1) NSN 3940-01-354-3813, Tackle Block, 3-sheave, Crosby/McKissick P/N 8000979, Drawing Number 871010E, Model 623-S, OR EQUAL, est. qty. 30 each: (2) NSN 3940-01-297-3267, Tackle Block, 2-sheave, Crosby/McKissick P/N 8001184 OR EQUAL, est. qty. 18 each; (3) NSN 3940-01-366-4977, Tackle Block, 1-sheave, Crosby/McKissick P/N 8000771 OR EQUAL, est. qty. 15 each; NSN 3020-01-426-3855, Sheave Wheel, replacement sheaves for each of the above listed Tackle Blocks, est. qty. 12 each. Blocks shall be used on the 180' WLB Buoy Tender Boom Systems. Block material shall be steel overall. Blocks shall be complete with side plates and spacer plate between each sheave. Shackles shall not be included with the blocks. Sheaves shall be equipped with roller bearings and grease seals. Bearings shall have both inner and outer race and shall be sized for the 3.94" main shaft. Sheave hub width shall be 2.875". Requirement will be for one (1) base year and four (4) option years. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination to Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Receiving Room, Bldg. #86, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000. Delivery to be sixty (60) days after issuance of a delivery order. The solicitation will include a requirement to submit technical information adequate to ensure the items being offered are equal to Crosby/McKissick part numbers as referenced within this notice. When calling be prepared to state your name, address, and the solicitation number. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note 12. 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 prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. 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. (0070)

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