U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Contracting Office (FP), 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195

Z -- JACOB'S ROCK PIER CURB REPLACEMENT, PROJECT #7016 SOL DTCG39-97-B-QEE052 POC Dinah Mulligan (860) 444-8266 This project consists of replacing 1250 linear feet of 12 inch x 12 inch wooden wheel curbs at Jacob's Rock Pier at the Coast Guard Academy. There is hazardous material in the project -- CCA in the existing wood curbs. The work will be performed at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. This acquisition is advertised on a full and open basis in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The applicable SIC Code is 1629, Size Standards is $17.0 Million. The date and time of a site visit will be included in the solicitation package, which is expected to be available by the end of April 1997. Contractors are encouraged to attend that site visit. The contract resulting from this acquisition will be awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation, is most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and price-related factors. It is intended to award a Firm Fixed Price contract in the range of $25,000 -- $100,000. Requests for the solicitation must be in writing, specifying the Invitation for Bid number. Telephone requests will not be honored. All requests must be accompanied by a $15.00 nonrefundable check payable to the U.S. Coast Guard. Requests should be sent to Superintendent (fp), U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195. 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 programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short term working capital and bonding 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, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DoT provides an 80 per cent guaranty on the bond amount to the surety against losses. Loans are also 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DoT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0098)

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