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19 -- USED BOAT FOR USE AT GLACIER BAY, ALASKA SOL RFP 1270-97-010 DUE 071797 POC Jim Clark, Contracting Officer 303 969-2755 The National Park Service, Glacier Bay Field Station, located in Gustavus, Alaska, USA, has a need for a used, or unused, diesel-powered vessel of 40' to 55' length with an aft work deck capable of performing commercial operations including diving, working crab and shrimp pots, setting and hauling long lines, towing small barges weighing up to 30,000 pounds, and deploying small nets. This vessel will be used as a research vessel and will also need to deploy and tow various oceanographic instruments. The vessel should be capable of safely operating year-round in cold and inclement weather in open ocean conditions. The hull should be full or semi-displacement with a draft no greater than 6 feet, with protected rudder and prop. The vessel must cruise at a maximum speed of 8 knots when fully loaded, and also be capable of sustained slow-speed (1-2 knots) oprtation. The vessel must be able to provision a crew for up to 14 days. Offeror's must be willing to have their vessel inspected, including an out-of-the-water inspection at buyer's expense, and a sea trial will be required of the finalists. For further information. contact the National Park Service, Contracting Officer, Jim Clark, at 303 969-2755. For a copy of the solicitation fax a request on your letterhead to Maria Munoz at 303 969-2994. (0154)

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