Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

Z -- HVAC SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS AT USCG TRAINING CENTER PETALUMA, CA. SOL DTCG88-97-B-QE4T05 DUE 051697 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7280; Contracting Officer Pamela Boscovich 510/535-7280 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: HVAC SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS AT USCG TRAINING CENTER PETALUMA, CA. Furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to modify the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and associated work in the ET/TT Classroom Building (Bauer Building), Building 544. Performance period is 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Estimated cost of this procurement is between $250,000 and $500,000. Anticipate bid issue date is 16 April, 1997, with opening date 30 days later. SIC Code for this procurement is 1711, Small Business size standard is small if its preceeding 3 fiscal years receipts do not exceed $7.0 Million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides and 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0084)

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