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J -- BILGE AND TANK CLEANING WITH GAS FREE CERTIFICATIONS SOL DTCG40-97-B-40034 POC Patrick Mannion, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6451, Facsimile No. (410) 762-6056, David H. Monk, Contracting Officer, (410) 762-6456, Facsimile No. 410-762-6056. The USCG Engineering Logistics Center is soliciting bids on a 100% small business set-aside basis from qualified organizations to award an indefinite-delivery contract for bilge and tank cleaning services. Services may require performance to meet a gas free condition. Certification of gas-free condition must be made by a marine chemist. Services will be done on vessels at berth or at dry dock that are located at the U.S. Coast Guard YARD, Curtis Bay, MD 21226. The contractor must be able to perform services within twenty-four hours of verbal notification. These services are considered commercial. Bilge cleaning services include removal and disposal of waste and/or contaminated sludge oil, fuel, other contaminated liquids, and all debris. The contract will be awarded for a one year period, with a one year option period. The SIC Code for this requirement is 7699. Interested small business concerns are encouraged to submit a request for solicitations via facsimile (410) 762-6056. In order to be added to the mailing list, requests should be submitted to the Procurement Office not later than fifteen (15) days after the date of this notification. It is estimated that solicitations will be issued fifteen days after the date of this notification, and the solicitation opening date will be thirty days after the issuance. This Notice is for informational ~purposes for Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise: 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 $500,000.00. 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. See Note 1. (0070)

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