Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- UST REMOVALS AND SITE ASSESSMENTS, USCG LORAN STATION NARROW CAPE, KODIAK, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-97-Q-6XA036 DUE 051497 POC L. S. Fermin, Procurement Assistant, (907) 463-2413 DTCG87-97-Q-6XA036 -- U.S.Coast Guard Loran Station Kodiak, Narrow Cape, Alaska. The services consist of removing two (2) previously closed-in place underground storage tanks, removal of two 800 ft. 3 inch underground fuel supply lines, and all associated piping, then conducting two (2) sites assessments according to 18 AAC 78 and all applicable Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation requirements. The estimated cost range for this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. The time for completion of this project is 90 calendar days from acceptance of purchase order. The work required by the solicitation is identified as industry Standard #1629 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in the annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. Request for RFQ documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 23 April 1997. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaqed 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. 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 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. Pursuant to FAR Part 28.102-1(b), one of the following payment Protections shall be provided within 15 calendar days from receipt of a purchase order: (1) A payment bond or (2) Irrevocable Letter of Credit. Payment bond shall be furnished with surety or sureties acceptable to the Government. The Penal amount of payment bond shall equal to 50% of the purchase order price. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting officer listed above. There is no charge for these documents. All responsible sources may submit a Quotation which shall be considered. Quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. L. Fermin/CEUJuneau@internet.uscg.mil Civil Engineering Unit (0092)

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