Commander (vpl-1). USCG, Maintenence and Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- DRYDOCK AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR THE USCGC SUNDEW (WLB-404) SOL DTCG80-97-B-3FA7A2 DUE 042897 POC Contact Mr. Kevin L. Brumfiel, Contracting Officer, (757) 628-4635 Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydock repairs to the USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) including but not limited to the following minimum items: (1) Renew hull plate section, (2) Renew watertight doors, (3) Install watertight doors, (4) Renovate hoist control booth, (5) Modify ships whistle foundation and renew pull cables, (6) Modify the propulsion control console, (7) Remove, inspect and reinstall propeller shaft, (8) Remove and reinstall propeller, (9) Preserve transducer hull rings and renew depth indicating transducer, (10) Repair directional loudhailer, (11) Overhaul, renew, and test valves, (12) Install deck drains, (13) Remove, dispose of diesel fuel (5,000 gallons), (14) Clean and inspect tanks, (15) Inspect and test air receivers, (16) Test and set relief valves, (17) Remove, inspect and reinstall rudder assembly, (18) Disassemble and inspect the bow thruster, (19) Inspect, overhaul, test weight handling equipment, (20) Overhaul anchor windlass assembly, (21) Remove and measure anchor chains, (22) Overhaul and weight test shipboard davit crane (Allied 5000), (23) Overhaul and test motor cargo boat davit, (24) Annual inspection of liferafts and hydrostatic releases, (25) Pad eye installation, (26) Preserve weather decks, (27) Preserve buoy deck, (28) Preserve aft peak tank and hawser locker, (29) Non-destructive coating system thickness measurements, (30) Clean and inspect sewage and grey water collection and holding tanks, (31) Provide temporary messing, (32) Provide temporary berthing, (33) Provide temporary logistics, (34) Routine drydocking, etc. Indefinite items include but are not limited to the following items: (1) Welding Repairs, (2) Inspect replacement propeller shaft, (3) Renew shaft covering (25% increments), (4) Renew water-lubricated shaft bearings, (5) Renew forward shaft sleeve, (6) Renew aft shaft sleeve, (7) Perform minor repair and reconditioning of propeller, (8) Renew 5.0 inch waster piece, (9) Renew 4.0 inch waster piece, (10) Renew 3.0 inch waster piece, (11) Renew 2.5 inch waster piece, (12) Renew 2.0 inch waster piece, (13) Renew 0.5 inch waster piece, (14) Remove, dispose addtl. diesel fuel (500 gal incr), (15) Provide addtl. diesel fuel (500 gal incr), (16) Renew rudder bushing, (17) Renew rudder pintle bushings, (18) Rewind anchor windlass motor, (19) Destructive coating system thickness measurements, (20) ...Condition A (700 sq ft), (21)...Condition A, entire u/w body, (22)...Condition B (700 sq ft), (23)...Condition B, entire u/w body, (24)...Condition C (700 sq ft), (25)...Condition C, entire u/w body, (26) Preserve vacuum collection tank A-302-Q, 220 gal, (27) Preserve sewage collection, tank A-302-Q, 2,000 gal, (28) Preserve grey water collection, tank A-302-Q, 265 gal, (29) Ultrasonic testing, single shots (1-99 shots), (30)...100 shots per group, (31)...500 shots per group, (32) Provide addtl. temporary logistics, etc. Vessel length is 180 feet; width is 37 feet. Vessel homepier is Duluth, MN. Vessel availability schedule is on or about June 30,1997. Performance period is scheduled for 56 calendar days. There will be a non-refundable charge of $100.00 in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. Orders must be placed within ten (10) days of solicitation issuance. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after Mar. 28, 1997 from our office location, Commander (vpl-1), Maintenance & Logistics Command, Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102. This notice is for information purposes for minority, women-owned and disadvantaged Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged 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. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. (0071)

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