Commanding Officer, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska 99802

Z -- REHAB USCG GOLDEN ANCHOR KITCHEN SOL DTCG87-97-B-643077 DUE 042197 POC J.H.O'Malley, Contracting Officer, USCG(907)463-2417 DTCG87-97-B-643077-Rehab existing kitchen, serving area, and storage areas of the Golden Anchor facility located at the USCG Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Alaska. Upgrade kitchen equipment, lighting, flooring, and energy usage for the kitchen. Make code changes to the fire sprinkler system, electrical system, and mechanical system. Architectural includes kitchen office, food prep area, storage, servery, kitchen quarry tile floor, and entrance walk. Mechanical work includes waste and floor drain, exhaust hood, fire protection, piping, ductwork, and propane gas system. Electrical work includes kitchen and servery lighting, upgrade building electrical, connect kitchen equipment, and add fire prevention interlocks for propoane gas and fire alarm system. Food service work includes kitchen equipment, dishwasher with preheater, kettles and hood, griddle with oven, salamander broiler, french fryer, ovens, open burners, and char-broiler. The estimated cost range for this project is between $250,000. and $500,000. dollars. This procurement is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. The Industrial Standard Code is #1542, and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. Request for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than April 21, 1997. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; the Departmemt 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 contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide for accounts receivable. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information please call OSDBU at (800)532-1169. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by sending a nonrefundable check or money order order issued to the U.S. Coast Guard in the amount of $25.00 to the following address -- Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747 Phone (907)463-2417. J. H. O'Malley/CEUJuneau@internet.uscg.mil (0080)

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