Commander (v). U.S. Coast Guard, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 E. Main St., Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- DOCKSIDE REPAIR USCGC MALLET (WLIC-75304) SOL DTCG80-97-B-3FA845 DUE 060297 POC Contact Ms. Mildred Anderson, Contracting Specialist, (757) 628-4637 or Mr. Douglas Landau, Contracting Officer (757) 628-4638 Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dockside repairs including but not limited to the following minimum items: (1) Renovate Crew's Berthing, (2) Renovate CPO Head, Crew's Head, Log Office, Main Passage Way, Laundry Room & Trunk Well, etc. Vessel's homeport is Corpus Christi, TX. The place of performance is restricted to homepier. Vessel's availability schedule is 7 JUL 97 for 21 days. Vessel is a 75 Foot "B" Class Inland Construction Tender and 84 Foot Barge. All referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA. A charge of $50.00 is required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. All businesses, large and small, are encouraged to submit bids for the subject requirement. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 19 MAY 97. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. "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 in $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above." (0121)

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