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

28 -- FUEL CONTROL REPLACEMENT SOL DTCG40-97-R-60033 POC Linda Mannion, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6475, Contracting Officer -- Sandra McKay, (410) 762-6476. Replacement Fuel Control Systems for Turbo Power & Marine Systems FT4A-2, FT4A-6, and GG4A-3 gas turbines to be installed on U.S. Coast Guard 378' WHEC. To include design, development, prototype installation, testing, inspection, and packaging. Delivery shall be made F.o.b. Destination to the U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000. A firm-fixed-price contract is anticipated for one (1) prototype shipset, with an option for various additional shipsets. The date for receipt of offers has not yet been determined. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Notes 12 and 26. 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 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. (0084)

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