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

Z -- REPAIR RUBBLE MOUND BREAKWATER AT U.S. COAST GUARD STATION HUMBOLDT BAY, SAMOA, CA SOL DTCG88-97-B-623604 DUE 061797 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer, Pamela Boscovich, 510/535-7278 REPAIR RUBBLE MOUND BREAKWATER AT U.S. COAST GUARD STATION HUMBOLDT BAY, SAMOA, CA. Only written requests for solicitations will be accepted (FAX: 510/535-7288. Work includes backfill erosion area at tip of main breakwater and reduce breakwater slope from 1.5 to 1 to 2 to 1 surrounding the tip; provide adequate breakwater toe protection; and rebuild the damaged section of the breakwater. The estimated cost of this procurement is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The performance period is 150 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 18 May 1997. The applicable SIC Code for this procurement is 1629, Small Business size standard is small if its preceeding 3 fiscal years receipts do not exceed $17.0 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 Disadvantaged 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. (AC0597027-06) (0130)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0203 19970516\Z-0008.SOL)